A Wheel Within a Wheel Now as I beheld the Chayot [living creatures], behold one Ophan [wheel] at the bottom hard by the living creatures, at the four faces thereof. The Read More » May 21, 2021 / 10 Sivan 5781 5 Comments
The Soul is in the Blood For the life of the flesh is in the blood.” (Leviticus 17:11) The word translated here as “life” in the Hebrew original is nefesh, i.e., Read More » May 4, 2020 / 10 Iyyar 5780 6 Comments
The Surrounding Light and the Penetrating Light The Torah portion Vayakhel deals with the construction of the Mishkan, i.e., the “Tabernacle.” In Kabbalah, the Mishkan is viewed as a microcosm that represents Read More » March 23, 2020 / 27 Adar 5780 2 Comments