Tag: torah
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,
Masters of Judgement
Rosh Hashana marks the conception and Pesach marks the birth of Knesset Yisrael,
Black Fire on White Fire: Torah of Atzilut
This Torah of Atzilut was what Adam would have received had he not
The Klipah Precedes the Fruit
The passion lights of the gevurot, when unpacked and enlightened by their matching
ZOT CHANUKKA: A TRIBUTE TO THE SHEKHINA
The kabbalists read into Chanukka’s eight days, a journey of progressive tikun down
Shame is Nothing to Be Ashamed About
Divine perfection, in order for it to be infinite, must include the possibility
The Shame Behind Causeless Hatred
Baseless Hatred is what caused our exile, and yet for two thousand years
Converts: Unsung Heroes of the Oral Torah
Shavuot 5778 / 2018 "And you shall know the soul of a convert,
Symbolic Resonance Permeates the Seder
Pesach 5778 / 2018 We start the seder by pronouncing the fifteen steps
The Akeida: A Hero’s Journey
Rosh HaShana 5778 / 2017 Rabbi Dr. Yehuda Gellman’s exploration of the Mei
When the People are Ready the Obstacles Dissolve
Tisha B'av 2017. Enemies are the primary obstacle to quality of life. If
Blessed Be the Makom…Blessed Be the Giver of Torah…
Pesach 5777 / 2017 HaMakom refers to the womblike vacuum produced by the
Like it Or Not, We Are In This Together
Shavuot 2014 / 5774 One could depict the whole course of history as
Dewdrops of Light: Shavuot 5773/2013
When HaShem revealed the Torah at Sinai, the Israelites died at every word...
Shavuot (Inspired by Meor v’Shemesh)
Jacob’s ladder reaches up through the worlds to the inwardness of G-d called
On Chanukka Everyone’s a High Priest
When the High Priest lit the menorah his intention was actually a prayer,
The Evolving Feminine: An Enlightened View from Kabbala
The Ari's “The Seven Stages of Feminine Development” describes a stepwise path of
The Messianic Vision of Equality and Beyond
The Voice of the Bride by Rav Shneur Zalman of Liadi, Presented and
Shavuot 2009 / 5769
Shavuot, the anniversary of the Torah’s revelation, is called the marriage ceremony between
Holiday Teachings