The sages say: A wise man learns from a hint. A fool learns only from a fist (i.e., a punch in his face). Indeed, there
The Torah has body and soul, law and mystery. Both derive from a common source: the Hebrew language. The first text of Kabbalah is the
Rectifying the State of Israel in 10 steps: Step 1: Faith in the Torah (the Bible as interpreted by the Sages) as the Word of
Meditative prayer lifts us up and out of our mundane reality. The early chasidim would meditate an hour, pray an hour, then meditate an additional
The 3 basic nutrients are carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Spiritually, they correspond to acts of kindness, prayer, and Torah study. The Torah describes the most
18 = chai (chet-yud, 8-10), life. The triangle of 8 = 36 (all numbers from 1 to 8) and of 10 = 55, together =
Torah is the blueprint of reality. Blue is the color of the sea, the sky, and the Throne of Glory. White – transcendence, blue –
One of the objectives of studying Kabbalah is to rectify, broaden, and mature our associative power of imagination. So do we witness unity. To recognize
The Torah calls the Jewish People upon leaving Egypt "the army of God." To leave exile we must become an army, with a commander-in-chief. The
God saved Jacob from his father-in-law Lavan, his brother Esau, and his "son-in-law" Shechem (his daughter's rapist), three generations. Jacob is the all-inclusive Jewish soul.