The Fourth Secret
The Fourth Secret: The Renewal of the World in Sitrei Torah resists any simple exposition, for it is crafted in paradox, meant to conceal and reveal at once. The matter…
The Month of Repentance Elul 1-14
Elul 1. The first step into the season of return. And already the air carries a fragrance unlike any other, a softness that signals the Beloved’s nearness. The King has…
The Oath
I have long anticipated the beginning, actually, before the beginning of our natural confines. There certainly was a supernatural beginning for the Neshamot Tsadiqim (Righteous souls). What was that beginning…
The Prophet and Yetzirah
The Prophet and Yetzirah The ontological architecture of prophecy, as revealed by the Sages and within the recursive depths of Sod, is not an episodic event or a gift arbitrarily…
Psa 91 Targum
The Secret Abode and the Shade of Glory The opening verse, "He who has made his residence in the secret place of the Most High will abide in the shade…
Targum Yonatan Yesha’yahu 6
Yesha’yahu 6:1-13 Notes for Targum CHAPTER 6 6.1 In the year that King Uzziah was struck with it, the prophet said, I saw the glory of the LORD resting upon…
Habitual Spirituality
Sivan 21 Habitual–Spirituality Granular Practices I wanted to provide my readers with a practical system for maintaining a spiritual focus (Torah Focus) throughout the day. Modify it to fit your…
A Kiss of Sinai 2
The Mystical Meanings of Immersion (Mikvah) and Divine Union This is an outline of Thursday, Sivan 10, 5785, class on the kiss of Sinai. This class explores the concept of…
This is Mikveh
Scriptural Foundation Iyar 27, 5785 Hebrews – Bereans 6:1–3 A Call to Maturity Bereans 6:1 Therefore, let us leave the elementary teachings about Messiah and go on to maturity, not…
The Kiss of Sinai
The Kiss of Sinai Iyar 24, 5785 The Kiss of Sinai: A Metaphor for Divine Intimacy and Revelation I. The Primordial Kiss: Tzimtzum and the Genesis of Being Before…