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Jewish mysticism, especially in texts like the Tikkunei Zohar, gives voice to this feeling – not just for us, but even, remarkably, for the Divine. The passage we're diving into fr...
Take the very first letter of the Torah, the Beiyt (ב) in Be-REiShYT (בראשית) – "In the beginning." The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, sees this letter as far more tha...
Jewish tradition has a powerful way of describing that feeling: exile. But not just our exile, the exile of the Shekhinah. The Shekhinah, often translated as the Divine Presence, i...
It’s the word zot – "this." Sounds simple. But in the mystical tradition, particularly within the Tikkunei Zohar, the zot is anything but simple. It's a doorway. A portal. A connec...
The Tikkunei Zohar, a central text of Kabbalah, offers a beautiful and intriguing explanation. It speaks of souls, of guests, and of a very special kind of peace that descends upon...
That, in essence, is the mystical idea behind the Sukah we find discussed in the Tikkunei Zohar. But what exactly is this Sukah? It’s not just the temporary dwelling we build durin...
You read it and think, "Okay, there’s got to be more here than meets the eye." That's how I feel about the verse in Deuteronomy, "If you come across a bird’s nest beside the road, ...
The Tikkunei Zohar, a central work of Kabbalah and a companion to the Zohar, explores the inner dimensions of the Torah. In Tikkunei Zohar 46, we find a powerful connection between...
The Tikkunei Zohar, a later extension of the Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mysticism, tackles this feeling head-on. In Tikkunei Zohar 46, we find ourselves in the middle ...