What is midrash? Simply, it means “interpretation.” But it’s not just any old interpretation. Specifically, midrash is Biblical interpretation in…
Category: Kabbalah
Spiritual Birth: Omer 49
Birth Day. That’s one way of thinking about the last day of the Omer. The day we touch on Shechinah…
Yesod the Stream: Omer 41
Yesod. Foundation. Yesod she’b’Yesod. Ultimate Foundation. What kind of foundation? Not the solid one we see under a house. But…
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…
Justice in Beauty: Omer 16
Gevurah. Justice. Tiferet. Beauty. Gevurah she’b’Tiferet. Justice within beauty. How does beauty hold justice in it? Well, there’s Plato’s view,…
Mantra Strength: Omer 13
Yesod. Foundation. Gevurah. Judgment. Yesod she’b’Gevurah. Foundation of Judgment What are the foundations of judgment? Are they feelings? Beliefs? Can…
Beautiful Judgment? Omer 10
Tiferet: Beauty. Gevurah: Judgment. Tiferet she’b’gevurah: Beauty in Judgment. At its best, judgment activates our rational minds. So, let’s take…
Good Judgment: Omer 9
Gevurah she’b’gevurah. Judgment in Judgment. I’ve been waiting for this one. Why? Well, my memory might be a little fuzzy.…
Love Quiets Judgment: Omer 8
Gevurah. Power. Boundaries. Judgment. Chesed she’b’Gevurah. Judgment tempered by Love. My husband is a cognitive psychologist. So he has thought…