Heaven, which in Hebrew is called “Gan Eden” (lit. “the Garden of Eden”), is the light of Hochma. The “garden” is Malchut, which is the last Sefira in the process of creation, made to receive the entire bounty of fulfillment that was created. Malchut filled…
Kabbalists divide generations according to the appearance of aspirations for the purpose of creation. In that sense, a new generation began when Abraham the patriarch appeared in ancient Babylon. He made a spiritual revolution and called on his countryfolk to…
Israel’s Independence Day often invokes reflections on the meaning of independence and whether we are truly independent. Evidently, we are not independent economically. In a globalized world, no country is independent, much less a country whose economy relies so heavily…
1. The word “Israel” stems from two words, “Yashar Kel,” which means “straight to God.” 2. The people of Israel first received their name as a group of people who gathered around Abraham around 3,800 years ago. Abraham taught them the…
Kabbalah is not mysticism. It is a science that involves the attainment of the perception and sensation of the causal forces in our lives, while we’re alive in this world. Regarding what Kabbalah states about the human mind, it relates…
“This wisdom is no more and no less than a sequence of roots, which hang down by way of cause and consequence, by fixed, determined rules, interweaving to a single, exalted goal described as ‘the revelation of His Godliness to…
It is only an allegorical statement. Do we really think that God or the Creator descended from heaven holding the Torah in His hands? The Creator is a force of nature that connects harmoniously between all elements of reality. Some…
Before COVID-19 took over the world by storm, the newspapers were very often focused on the spreading global anti-Semitism. The coronavirus put people on survival mode, and when you’re busy saving your life and the lives of your loved ones,…
The Passover holiday this year is expected to be the most unique in modern history. For the first time, the Jewish people, regardless of their location, will celebrate not only around the table but inside the Web. It is a special occurrence…
The whole world is coming out of Egypt these days, not just the people of Israel. In the wisdom of Kabbalah, Egypt symbolizes the ego, and through #COVID-19, we are being pulled out of our egoism and into a more inclusive…
How are we going to spend our first Passover under the social distancing conditions brought about by the coronavirus? What will the Passover Seder look like? As a first, many families will be using the Zoom video conference tool to connect virtually…
It took the US Administration three years to tailor the detailed Trump’s Middle East peace plan. The so-called “Deal of the Century” was finally announced, aiming to offer a solution to the long-lasting Israeli-Palestinian conflict through all kind of…