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We all probably have at some point. But what happens when that unwavering commitment actually causes harm? That's the kind of sticky situation that Baal HaSulam, in his remarkable ...
And it’s a question that Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag, known as Baal HaSulam (Master of the Ladder) grapples with in his preface to the Zohar, that foundational text of Jewish mysticis...
After all, isn’t it written in the Torah, in Deuteronomy (4:15), "For you did not see any image"? So, how can we then turn around and describe the Divine using names and the Sefiro...
The great Kabbalist Baal HaSulam, in his preface to the Zohar, delves into a fascinating concept: that the entire Torah can be seen as a mystical representation of the structure of...
Jewish mysticism, especially when delving into the Zohar, is like that. It's a journey into those hidden depths. Today, let's explore a fascinating idea from Baal HaSulam's preface...
And it's all tied to the ten sefirot. What are the sefirot, you ask? Imagine them as ten divine emanations, attributes, or aspects of God through which the Infinite manifests in th...
It all boils down to this idea of a separating force, a kind of cosmic… diaphragm. What is this "diaphragm," you ask? Well, in Kabbalistic terms, it’s not the muscle that helps you...
It turns out, in Kabbalah, it absolutely is! Today, we're going to delve into a fascinating, albeit complex, concept from the Sulam commentary, which unveils hidden meanings within...
In Kabbalah, that feeling, that yearning, is incredibly powerful. It's the engine that drives creation itself. And it all starts with what's called the ascent of the "feminine wate...
