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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Ki Tisa 5771
Vol. 7, No. 24 -- the week of 9 - 15 Adar I, 5771 / February 12 - 19, 2011
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
This week's Torah reading contains two pivotal events in the relationship between the Almighty and the Jewish people:
the sin of the Golden Calf and gaining forgiveness for the sin of the Golden Calf. Several articles, including the lead one, examine this topic.
This is the second week of the "leap-month" (see article left on home page from last week) and Friday is "Purim Katan." That means start the 30-day countdown to the "Big Purim" and its celebration that we look so forward to. |
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| Weekly Torah | |
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Sins, Snakes, & Golden Calf
— At the giving of the Torah, the blemish of sin was removed from the world
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| Divine Names | |
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Conversing With Foreign Agents
— Torah cautions us against mentioning idolatrous names
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| Tuv Ha'aretz | |
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The Problem of Sinning in the Land
— Chapter Six, Part 2
Presence in the Holy Land demands an increased level of piety. |
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FAQ: Other Cultures
QUESTION: "What is the ultimate goal of Kabbalah? Is there an equivalent to 'enlightenment', such as in Buddhism?" |
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Cleansing the Spiritual Worlds
— Kabbalah explains that the washing of our hands elevates the supernal worlds.
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Strange Service
— We must train ourselves to see others in a positive light.
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| Mystic Story | |
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Two Helpful Gentile Testimonies
— One Friday the Baal Shem Tov arrived in town for Shabbat, unannounced and unexpected.
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