Day 4: Netzach she’b’Chesed, Eternity in Love TEXT STUDY How do you respond to the biblical prophet Isaiah’s teaching about…
Category: God
God, a Nursing Mother
A Kabbalistic Metaphor How is God like a nursing mother? Isaac of Akko, a 13th century Kabbalist, writes: Taste and…
Devekut Made Simple
Devekut. A kabbalistic concept that means “attachment to God.” The basic practice is simple: stay aware of God’s presence. You…
Deuteronomy Great & Awful
Deuteronomy. Somehow I have got to make my peace with this biblical book. But it’s hard. Deuteronomy is unlike any…
How to Speak God's Name
God’s name: it can heal and it can hurt. How will you choose to speak it? Torah shows you options—and…
Parents: Love & Judgment
Parents. Mine are long gone, but I still hear their voices. A mix of encouragement and—shall we say—correction. At Rosh…
God is a Woman: Omer 42
Malchut. Also known as Shechinah, God’s Maternal Presence. Yesod. Foundation. Malchut she’b’Yesod: Mother God at the foundation of the world.…
Creator? You there? Omer 30
Gevurah. Judgment, boundary, form. Hod. Splendor. Gevurah she’b’hod. Forms of splendor. The tradition of Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, describes God as…
Endure: Omer 26
God is eternal. Humans temporarily endure. We’re so different. But the Omer count gives us only “seven sefirot to describe…