The Creation of Light

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The creation of light is G-d’s concept of existence. It is the vision He articulated into being before getting down to the nuts and bolts of creation. The vision which precedes all, pervades all, and culminates all.

One Day: The Spiritual Meaning of Day and Night

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The story of creation reveals the spiritual meaning of day and night. Learn about the creation story from the teachings of the Rebbe.

Newfound Manuscript From the Mitteler Rebbe Gives Hope

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This manuscript was penned by the second Chabad Rebbe’s (Rabbi Dovber Schneerson, the Mitteler Rebbe), and it includes the conclusion of a discourse delivered by his father, Rabbi Schneur Zalman on Shabbat Parshat Va’eirah 5568.

The Rashbi

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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.

Long Range Missile

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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.

The Mysticism Mandate

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The Shaloh

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Fact sheet on the Shaloh, Rabbi Isaiah HaLevi Horowitz. His major works: Commentary on Zohar; Commentary on Tur Shulchan Aruch and more. Learn about the times and life of the Shaloh.

The Ramban

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The Ramban’s commentary on the Bible is multi-dimensional, weaving the “wisdom of the truth” (mysticism) into understanding the Bible. This is a fact sheet on the Ramban.

The Ramak

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Ramak penned many influential Kabbalistic works and was one of the greatest disseminators of mysticism.

The Besht

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The Baal Shem Tov, also known as The Besht, single handedly reinvigorated mystical Judaism. He emphasized the power of each individual soul; the concepts of love of your fellow; serving G-d with joy; Divine Providence and perpetual creation.