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Jewish mystical tradition offers glimpses, tantalizing hints of the unimaginable grandeur and power at the heart of creation. Today, let's take a peek inside. We’re going to delve ...
And it knows that God feels it too. In the Heikhalot Rabbati, a text from the Heikhalot literature—these are the ancient mystical texts describing ascents to the divine realms—we f...
Jewish tradition grapples with this very idea, especially when it comes to the Torah, the Law. Rabbi Ishmael, a central figure in mystical Jewish thought, shares a fascinating teac...
It's not like there was an instruction manual from IKEA! Rabbi Ishmael, relaying a teaching from Rabbi Akiba in the name of Rabbi Eliezer the Great, gives us a pretty amazing insig...
Heikhalot Rabbati, a mystical text describing heavenly ascents and visions, gives us a glimpse into that pivotal moment. It wasn't just about laying stones and raising walls. It wa...
These texts, steeped in mystical traditions, offer us glimpses into the heavenly realms. What does God actually say? This particular passage plunges us into a unique moment of reve...
In Mitpachat Sefarim, a collection of Jewish writings whose name literally means "wrapping of books," we find a raw, unflinching look at a generation seemingly gone astray. The aut...
It's more than intellectual prowess, that's for sure. It's about character, about who you are as a person. The Mitpachat Sefarim, an important Jewish text, delves into exactly this...
That’s the idea behind a beautiful, if somewhat hidden, tradition in Jewish mysticism: consciously engaging with the spiritual root of what we eat. We’ve talked before about the po...
