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The Talmud tells us a wild story about Rabbah bar Bar Hannah, a figure whose legendary travels are filled with unbelievable encounters (B. Bava Batra 73a). On one of these journeys...
They’ve journeyed far, and now, they're about to experience something beyond comprehension. Exodus 19 tells us that on the third day, as morning broke, the atmosphere crackled with...
That feeling is at the heart of our story today, a tale I call "The Cottage of Candles," retold from Howard Schwartz's Tree of Souls. Once, there was a Jew driven by an unshakeable...
According to the Sefer ha-Bahir, they were so well hidden that they couldn't be revealed to just anyone. So, what did God do? This is where it gets really interesting. God decided ...
In Jewish mysticism, this presence is often understood through the concept of the Shekhinah. But here's something fascinating: it's not just one Shekhinah, but two! According to my...
One powerful answer lies in the concept of the Shekhinah (שְׁכִינָה). The Shekhinah, often described as the divine feminine presence, the immanent glory of God, has a fascinating a...
In Jewish mysticism, there's a powerful story about exactly that – the story of the Shekhinah, the divine feminine presence, and her long journey to find a home. The kabbalists, th...
Jewish tradition has a powerful way of understanding that feeling: it's the Shekhinah, the Divine Presence, in exile with us. Think of the Shekhinah as the feminine aspect of God, ...
But what if I told you that, according to Jewish tradition, there is a way, a glimpse, perhaps, of the Divine Presence – the Shekhinah? The Shekhinah, a Hebrew word often translate...