Questions tagged [mysticism-kabbalah]
Kabbalah is the mystical teachings in Judaism that are mainly based on the Zohar (traditionally attributed to Rabbi Shimon Bar Yohai) and then later elaborated upon by others such as Rabbis Isaac Luria and Israel Baal Shem.
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Why does Kabbalah use the term "olamot" conjugated in the feminine when the Tanakh conjugates it as "olamim" in the masculine?
I'm curious why "olam" would be conjugated in the feminine throughout Kabbalah (as in the "arba'ah olamot") when as far as I know it is a masculine noun and is conjugated with the &...
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Shoresh Neshama
When we say shoresh neshama, is there a different root for each level of the soul (nefesh, ruach, neshama) or only for the level of the neshama?
For exemple, Arizal says that Nadav ben Aharon has only ...
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When Hashem wishes to punish someone He takes away their bitachon
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Hi, I read in Shaar Bitachon page 4 in the White version with Chassidic notes, in the commentary, that the Baal Shem Tov said that a person must pray that his trust be strengthened, because when ...
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Supernal Man (Adam Kadmon) and other forms
Kabbalah talks about a supernal man (Adam Kadmon), who is in the spiritual realms and somehow parallels the man below.
In that case, is there a supernal cow, supernal oak tree, etc., if everything ...
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What do these footnotes mean?
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Hi, what do these footnotes mean? Are they related to the text?
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What does it mean "barcheinu be-ohr panecha" according to sod?
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In Shmona Esre in Sim Shalom we say "barcheinu avinu kulanu ke-echad be-ohr panecha".
What does "be-ohr panecha" mean according to sod?
Does face mean chochma also?
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Where does it say that every disease has a spiritual source?
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Hi! Where does it say that every disease has a spiritual source? I heard that there were certain Tzaddikim who were able to see the spiritual source of sickness and could heal the person based on ...
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Siddur Masok Midvash on cleansing our soul before Shabbos
I have heard from Rav Daniel Glatstein shlita (Shiur: Parshas Emor: The Mystical Dimensions of Shabbos - When They Arrive and How to Hold On To Them), that there is a concept that the six perakim of ...
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Zohar and the 42 first letters of Torah
Sometimes it is said that 42 is the gematria of אהיה, but it is only 21. What is meant by that statement? I only know about the ana bekhoach prayer.
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Variations on interlaced fingers
Based on Kabbalah some have the custom to not join hands together with interlaced fingers.
Classically, that looks something like this:
But what about if the fingers are on the inside, like this:
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What is Tzurah and Chomer & does it relate to mainly Olam deisgalia & Olam De Iskasia
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I read in ch 26 in Tanya that if a person is going through any sort of pain it is essentially coming from the world of Olam deIskasia(the hidden world that is mainly labeled by the first two ...
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What is the Chinam Klipa
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Hi I was told about a klipa explained in Chassidus called chinam where a person wants everything for free without work. Where does it talk about this? What is the sources in Chassidus?
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Where does the Rebbe write that Rambam was a mekubal
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I heard the Rebbi mi Lubavich (Rebbi) said Rambam was a mekubal. Where does he say this?
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How is Tehilim Teach about The fear of G-d?
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Hi I read in Meam Loez correct me if I am wrong, that Rebbe would say that Psalms teaches about fear of G-d. How does it teach this specifically? & Is he talking about the pshat of Tehilim or ...
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Why are we obligated to forgive others
Does this bring atonement for them and us? Or how does forgiveness affect the forgiven and the one that forgives.
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