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Category: Kabbalah
Kabbalah by the Numbers
On the fourth day of Hanukkah, I accompanied a prison chaplain as she offered holiday programs at two medium-security institutions. Numbers matter…
Compassion is God's Revenge
The Ba’al Shem Tov taught: Compassion is God’s revenge. Is this not a beautiful teaching for the Jewish New Year?…
Revelation on the Railroad
Kabbalah’s key teachings encourage us to know God through creation. God is One, without limit and without end. So limitless…
Pilgrimage to Forgiveness
My husband and I are on a pilgrimage to Mt. Baker. Yes, a pilgrimage. There’s nothing else to call it.…
God Is Not Eternal
This Shabbat, all around the world, Jews will sing the medieval hymn Adon Olam. Because we usually sing it at…
Staying in the Room
Recently, a new artisan storefront opened near my Main Street home. As I like to support local artisans, I wandered…
Quantitative or Qualitative?
Rabbi Elazar said, “Whoever counts the people of Israel transgresses a negative commandment, for it is stated by the prophet…
Malchut: Levinas on Response-ability
Malchut. Literally: kingdom, reign, royalty. Kabbalistically: seat of God’s throne where heaven and earth meet, cosmic cervix that births the…