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G-d Desires The Heart- The Ba'al Shem Tov On Prayer chassidut Dec 26, 2018

One of the main tenants of Chassidic philosophy is that “G-d desires the heart”. While the mind is the seat of the intellect and logic, it is nevertheless falli...

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The Arizal on overeating- Parshat Shemot arizal kabbalah parsha Dec 25, 2018

 “These are the names of the Children of Israel. with Jacob each man and his household, coming (descending) into Egypt”

 A New King

The new King who “did not ...

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Staying Afloat In A Turbulent World- Lessons Of Joseph & Judah chassidut kabbalah parsha Dec 23, 2018

"The people of the book", is a pretty accurate description of the Jewish people, wouldn't you say?

More than merely study, learning is intertwined with the ver...

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The Ba'al Shem Tov Wisdom- Keter Shem Tov: Procreative letters chassidut Dec 17, 2018

#21 What Is Within A Word?

The Ba’al Shem Tov says that infinite possibilities are hidden within either a spoken or written word. בא אל התיבה״- go into the ar...

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The Tenth Of Tevet history Dec 16, 2018

The Tenth of Tevet is one of the four fast days that commemorate dark times in Jewish history. The others are Tisha B'Av (the day of the destruction of both Tem...

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Chesed L'Avraham - Rabbi Avraham Azulai: Ma’ayan 1// Nahar 9 חסד לאברהם chesed l'avraham kabbalah Dec 14, 2018

Ma’ayan 1// Nahar 9

We are in spiritual world history class. In this chapter, Rabbi Avraham Azulai speaks about the second “providential watch”, which takes pl...

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The Arizal- Sha’ar Hakavanot- Lectures On Prayer kabbalah prayer Dec 13, 2018

Lectures On Morning Prayer# 2

The ARI tells us that there are 2 levels within the worlds, the external and the internal dynamics. The external level of the wor...

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The Ohr Haganuz- The 36 Candles Of Chanukah cycle of the year kabbalah Dec 10, 2018

By Rabbi Amichai Cohen 

The Ohr Haganuz

The Midrash says that the original light of creation was used by Adam and Eve for 36 hours. The Kabbalists say that th...

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What Is In A Dream? parsha self help Dec 03, 2018

By Amichai Cohen

When you hear the word "dreams" what comes to mind?  

For many people sleep comes to mind, for others hope for a newfound reality comes to mi...

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The Power Of Gratitude- Thanksgiving kabbalah self help Nov 25, 2018

In our "I- Generation" where people are increasingly more self complacent, and feel unsure as to what the future brings, the message of gratitude and thanksgivi...

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Jacob's Ladder- The Treasure Is Right Under Your Head! (+Vlog) parsha Nov 20, 2018

The epic dream of Jacob represents have many different interpretations. According to the Zohar, the ladder represents prayer. The Talmud explains that the ladde...

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Spiritual Algorithms- The Current Revolution kabbalah Nov 20, 2018

The dictionary defines algorithm as “a process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.”

M...

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