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#111: Reflecting Cherubs
Cherubs made many appearances in the Tabernacle and the Temple. Hewn onto the Cover of the Ark off the Covenant were two golden cherubs facing each …
6 hours ago
#110: Man As Microcosm
How exactly can man influence all the worlds, all the spheres, all the dimensions, and all the realms? Our Sages compare the human to the soul of the…
3 weeks ago
#109: The Sanctuary of the Heart
The more important someone is the greater the impact of their actions. The maneuver of a general changes the course of a campaign; a mistake of the g…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
#108: The Power of Pre-Sin Adam
Adam was created in the image of God. He was given vast influence over God’s creations. What is the mechanism of this power? What is the mechanism of…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
#107: Created in the Image of God
“And God made man in His image. In the image of God (Elokim) He made him.” The majority of the secrets of the Kabbalistic esoterica are hidden in the…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
#106: Mishnah Commentary, Heuristics, and Appendices
As a very young man, Rambam wrote a commentary on the entire Mishnah. He prefaces his commentary with a sprawling and magisterial introduction which …
4 months, 3 weeks ago
#105: Post-Mishnaic Development of Oral Torah
The Mishnah was at the end of the canonization of the Oral Torah. The Tosefta, the Sifra and Sifri soon followed. 300 years after Rabbi Judah the Pri…
5 months ago
#104: Sixth Order of Mishnah (Purity)
The Order of Purity is the longest of the Six Orders of Mishnah and by far the most foreign to us. The overwhelming majority of the laws of this orde…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
#103: Fifth Order of Mishnah (Sacrifices)
Unfortunately, none of us have ever witnessed or participated in a sacrifice. Ever since the Temple was destroyed more than 1,950 years ago, our nati…
6 months ago
#102: Fourth Order of Mishnah (Damages)
Human interactions can often times get messy. There are myriads of circumstances that require courts and judgements. The Fourth Order of Mishnah cont…
6 months ago