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Va'eira 5775

Vol. 11 No. 17, 20 - 26 Tevet, 5775 / January 11 - 17, 2015

A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat This Sunday is the yahrzeit of the Rambam (Maimonides - see first two articles) and Thursday is that of the Baal Tanya (see last two articles). Articles 4-5 relate to meditations on Divine Names, a theme in the Weekly Reading while #3 delineates 4 Kabbalah customs for enhancing one's Shabbat observance. To receive the weekly magazine in your email, go to Subscribe. To sponsor a future issue, go to Dedicate.
Jewish Meditation
	Becoming a Prophet — The Rambam describes the nature of prophecy. By Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon ("Maimonides"); adapted by Eliyahu Touger
Weekly Torah Reading
	Losing Awareness of G-d — The purpose of the plagues was to teach us about G-d. By Binyomin Adilman, based on Sefer Baal Shem Tov
Shabbat » Laws & Customs
	Kabbalistic Shabbat Customs — Four contributions from the Kabbalists of Tzefat to enhance the Shabbat experience By Baruch Emanuel Erdstein
Divine Names
	Tree Trunk Tetragrammaton — Kabbalah teaches that to understand G‑d's unity, one must understand His Divine Names. By Rabbi Joseph Gikatila; translated and adapted by Avi Weinstein
Weekly Torah Reading
	Divine Names: Like Holy Keys — "Gates of Light-Sha'arei Orah", Introduction (Harper Collins) By Rabbi Joseph Gikatila; translated and adapted by Avi Weinstein Kabbalah reveals that the entire Torah is dependant upon G-d's Names.

	Staffs and Snakes — Ultimately, the forces of concealment of G-dliness become subsumed in holiness. Adapted from the works of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi by Yossi Marcus
Mystic Story
	Simple Logic — In order to provide for his daughter to get married, his friends suggested a venture into the hard liquor business. By Yerachmiel Tilles

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