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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Shelach 5772
Vol. 8, No. 38 --20 - 26 Sivan, 5772 / June 10 - 16, 2012
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Two special articles this week:
The first, is a teaching by the Baal Shem Tov about Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel, the sage whose "hilula" (yahrzeit celebration) is this Shabbat and whose burial spot near Tzefat is considered a propitious place for people to pray to meet soon their destined life-partner. The next, by KabbalaOnline's own S. S. Triester, examines a facet of Havdalah, the ceremony with which we conclude Shabbat and officially begin the new week. Two of the remaining articles focus on the Jewish love of our Holy Land, an important theme in this week's Reading. |
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The Secret of the Ten Fingers
— One must be careful to direct the great spiritual potential invested in one's hands.
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| Baal Shem Tov | |
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Straying Birds
— The Talmud teaches that whenever Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel studied Torah deeply, birds flying over his head were burnt and fell.
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| Tuv Ha'aretz | |
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Righteous, and in the Land
— Chapter Four, Part 1
The righteous of Eretz Yisrael act as the conduit for all divine influence |
| Pirkei Avot | |
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3:14 Created in the Divine Image
— By tasting the fruit of the Tree of Life we can restore our original Divine image.
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| Weekly Torah Reading | |
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Spying on G‑d
— Israel is an opportunity to redeem the physicality of the world.
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Connecting to the Land
— The essential difference between the supervision and guidance by G-d in the desert and in the Land of Israel.
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| Mystic Story | |
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A Perceptive Eye
— A tale of how the hidden powers of a mystic saved a traveling rabbi.
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