Talmudic
The encyclopedic collection of Oral Torah, the saints and sages of this era define and redefine, wit, wisdom, and soul.
The Talmudic era spanned the first five hundred years of the Common Era. The first 250 or so years were dedicated to the Mishnah, complied in the Holy Land of Israel by Rebbe, R’ Judah the Prince, and was the first textual documentation of the Oral Torah given at Sinai and relayed from teacher to pupil, mouth to ear, for close to fifteen hundred years. The next 250 years was the era of the Gemara, elaborating on and elucidating the Oral Tradition taught in the Mishnah. There is a Jerusalem Talmud compiled in Israel, but more ubiquitous is the Babylonian Talmud, anthologized by Ravina and Rav Ashi. The sages in these eternal tomes are soulful personalities personified.
The Kabbala of Curses
To understand the deeper meaning of these blessings dressed up in the “garments” of “curses” requires a penetrating look into the forces that lay beneath the surface of existence in general.
Read MoreCoping with the Meron Tragedy: An Open Discussion and Q&A w/ Rabbi Simon Jacobson
An Open Discussion and Q&A w/ Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Read MoreOy Rashbi! How Can We Celebrate Lag B’Omer in Face of Tragedy
What are we to make of the horrific loss of 45 people and many more injured at this year’s festive Lag B’omer celebration on Mount Meron? They came to honor Rabbi Shimeon bar Yochai, a 2nd century sage and mystic. They danced through the night in love, joy and unity. And then…
Read MoreThe Kabbalah of Curses
The 49 curses listed in the Torah portion of Bechukosei evokes an interesting question: what possible benefit can be found in these curses?
Read MoreThe Rashbi
The Rashbi is the author of the classic Kabbalistic work, the Holy Zohar (‘Book of Splendor’), first published in 1558. This is a fact sheet on the Rashbi.
Read MoreLong Range Missile
On Lag BaOmer it is customary to take the children to parks and fields to play with bows and arrows. Learn about the spiritual significance of this.
Read MoreThe Kabbala of Curses
The 49 curses listed in the Torah portion of Bechukosei evokes an interesting question: what possible benefit can be found in these curses?
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