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Category: Kabbalah
Home of Your Soul
Last week, I got an urgent text from one of our offspring. The text said: I’m spiraling a bit about…
Who Shall I Be This New Year?
Here is a New Year teaching for Rosh Hashanah from Rabbi Kalonymus Kalman Shapira of Piaseczna. With a brief commentary,…
Omer 49: Spiritual Freedom
Day 49: Shechinah she’b’Shechinah, Presence Within Presence Today’s post ought to be the Omer season’s grand finale. After all, the…
Omer 48: Wrapped in a Talit
Day 48: Yesod she’b’Shechinah, Grounding in Presence What does it feel like to be aware of the divine presence? Or…
Omer 45: Cosmic Alignment
Day 45: Tiferet she’b’Shechinah, Beauty in Presence In the lore of Kabbalah, Tiferet is a face of the Divine Father.…
Omer 43: Learning how to Learn
Day 43: Chesed she’b’Shechinah, Love in Presence TEXT א אָבִֽינוּ הָאָב הָרַחֲמָן הַמְ֒רַחֵם רַחֵם עָלֵֽינוּ וְתֵן בְּלִבֵּֽנוּ לְהָבִין וּלְהַשְׂכִּיל לִשְׁמֹֽעַ…
Omer 41: Perfect Spring Day
Day 41: Yesod she’b’Yesod, Ultimate Foundation ז זֶה־הַ֭יּוֹם עָשָׂ֣ה יְהֹוָ֑ה נָגִ֖ילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָ֣ה בֽוֹ׃ This is the day God has made;…
Omer 39: Truth in Our Time
Day 39: Netzach she’b’Yesod, Enduring Foundation TEXT א אֱ֯מֶת וְיַצִּיב וְנָכוֹן וְקַיָּם וְיָשָׁר וְנֶאֱמָן וְאָהוּב וְחָבִיב וְנֶחְמָד וְנָעִים וְנוֹרָא וְאַדִּיר…