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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Tazria-Metzora 5780
Vol. 16 No. 30, 25 Nisan - 1 Iyar, 5780 / Apr. 19 - 25, 2020
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
The 1st and last articles are from or about Rabbi Chaim Vital (see "Dedication" below)
The 2nd article continues our insights into the mitzvah of Counting Omer. The 3rd article presents insights for the 2nd chapter of Pirkei Avot (the Mishnaic tractate of 'Ethical Principles'), of which we study one chapter each Shabbat until Shavuot (and many repeat the cycle through the last Shabbat before Rosh Hashana). The Weekly Reading combines two separate readings. Article #4 is for Tazria, #5 is for Metzorah, while #6 addresses a theme common to both. Dedication
In honor of the yahrzeit on Thursday, 30 Nissan, of Rabbi Chaim Vital (see lead article and story),
the main disciple of the "Holy Ari" and the only one permitted to record his teachings. |
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| Biographies of Major Kabbalists | |
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Rabbi Chaim Vital
— Rabbi Chaim became famous as one of the greatest kabbalists.
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| Seven Omer Weeks Mystical Classics | |
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Harvest Time
— You get what you give - and then a bit more
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| Seven Omer Weeks - Pirkei Avot | |
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2:4 Fulfill the Will
— We must constantly meditate with proper intention
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| Weekly Torah Reading - Chasidic Masters | |
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Kosher Indicators
— Kabbalah demands that we be kosher both inside and out.
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Between Cedar and Hyssop
— The tall man pressed his lips together so that not even a drop of water should go in, for that wasn't in keeping with his prestige.
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| Weekly Torah Reading - Ascent Lights | |
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Completely Crazy
— Total loss of clarity heralds the Messianic Era.
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| Mystical Story | |
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A Memory Beverage
— Rabbi Yosef Karo cautioned Rabbi Moshe Alsheich: "Your student Chaim Vital is remarkable. Be exceptionally careful."
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