Tag: kabbala
DIALOGUE WITH DESTINY(reprint)
Said Haman to Achashverosh: “Let these [Jewish] people be destroyed…” The King removed
Post October 7th, One Nation: Diverse Yet Indivisible
HaShem embedded a safety mechanism into the providential influence He exerts upon our
Post October 7th: Zohar on the “Three Cries” as a Model of Trauma
There are a million ways to make space for new light. We can
Post October 7th: Anger Drives the Plot
Survival has required us to perfect the capacity to transform the intensely concentrated
Addiction and Higher Teshuvah: Rosh HaShana 2023
You might be surprised to hear that addiction is as old as humanity
SHADOWS AND LIGHT: CHANUKKA 5783/2022
Chanukka lights bring healing to the corruptions of power that surround our light
Solemn Joy, Sweet Sorrow
When Tisha B’Av—the day for mourning the woes of our nation—falls on Shabbos—our
“This Opposite This” HaShem Made the World
This tug-of-war stripped down to its basics is really about “who eats who?”
A Kabbalistic Kavanna for Eating Matzah at the Seder
Pesach 2021 / 5781 by Sarah Yehudit Schneider Matzah on Pesach is a
Purim 2021: Who is Charvonah…
Charvonah is a seemingly insignificant character in the Purim story. He is one
Our Fruit Tree and Vegetable Kingdom Role Models: Tu B’Shvat 2021
On Tu B’Shvat we celebrate our generous and magnificent fruit trees that selflessly
The Seder as a Meditation on MATZAH
As we evolve and enlighten in the course of the evening we project
Turning Noga into Chashmal
Chashmal thus becomes the codeword for embracing paradox by skirting back and forth
A Short Tribute to Etrog for Tu B’Shvat
The word for etrog (אתרוג) relates to the Hebrew root, רגג, which means,
Chanukka: Harbinger of Messianic Gender Shifts to Come
Chanukka references toward the future, R. Luria associates them with Mashiach ben David,
Fifteen Stages of the Pesach Seder
The Fifteen Stages That Form the Backbone of Our Pesach Ritual and trace
The Klipah Precedes the Fruit
The passion lights of the gevurot, when unpacked and enlightened by their matching
Holiday Teachings