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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Devarim 5771
Vol. 7, No. 47 -- 29 Tammuz - 7 Menachem Av , 5771 / July 31 - Aug. 6, 2011
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Sunday night - Monday is "Rosh Chodesh" (New Moon Day of the month of) Menachem-Av, which is also the yahrzeit of Aaron, the brother of Moses and the first High Priest.
This week we begin the final book of the "Five Books of Moses (see articles 5 & 6) This Shabbat also has a unique name, "Shabbat of Vision" (see article #4), the Shabbat which always precedes Tisha B'Av. In Tsfat it is also called "Shabbat of the Holy Ari," because Thursday night - Friday 5 Av (August 4 - 5) is the yahrzeit of Rabbi YITZCHAK LURIA, the HOLY ARI, the famous Kabbalist of the golden age of Tzefat [Safed] in the 16th century whose teachings dominate the study of Kabbalah today (see the first three articles & the last) as well as influencing the development of the Chasidic movement. Dedication
The staffs of KabbalaOnLine.org and Ascent-of-Safed
deeply regret the passing of Yaakov ben Zvi Feivel Halevi Kaszemacher, long-time chasidic resident and gallery owner in Tzefat Old City and one of its best known artists and photographers (To see his |
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The Holy Ari
— Rabbi Yitzchak Luria was undisputedly the greatest practitioner and expounder of Kabbalah since Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, author of the Zohar.
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| Ari Basics | |
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Introduction
— The Holy Arizal: Our Teacher...Our Master
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Northern Exposure
— The first word of the Torah also alludes to hidden beginnings.
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Shabbat of Vision
— The greatest joys emerge from the lowest of spiritual states.
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Don't Go Around in Circles!
— There comes a time when growth means setting down roots.
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Back to the Land
— Deuteronomy teaches us to keep the Torah relevant and alive.
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The “Holy Ari” Reads a Forehead
— Rabbi Moshe pleaded with the holy Ari: “I know you have the power to tell me what have I done that requires rectification, from the day I was born until now.”
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