Week of Emor 5782 - Book of Leviticus 5782

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Week of Emor 5782

Vol. 18 No. 36, 7 - 13 Iyar, 5782 / May 8 - 14, 2022

A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat Four themes in this week's Torah reading, Emor --Education, the role of the Kohanim-priests, Counting Omer, and the miraculous "Show Bread" in the Holy Temples — are analyzed through Kabbalah eyes in articles 4-6. We continue with Kabbalah on Pirkei Avot (ch. 3) in the 3rd article. Next week will be our special Lag b'Omer issue; we start preparing now with articles 1-2. To receive the weekly magazine in your email, go to Subscribe. To sponsor a future issue, go to Dedicate.
First Steps
	Preparing for Kabbala — Observance of the mitzvot is primary…to eliminate the thorns… From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky
The Rose
	The Rose Among the Thorns — Introduction - Part 1 From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; adapted from the Zohar by Peretz Auerbach The holy Zohar opens with the image of the Jewish nation likened to a beloved rose with 13 petals and 5 sepals.
Pirkei Avot - Ethics of the Fathers
	3:2 Shepherdess of the Exile — Kabbalah explains that our survival in exile depends upon the Divine Presence. From the teachings of Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad
Self-Improvement
	Kabbala and Education — A Kabbalistic approach to spiritual growth By Yitzchak Ginsburgh

	Priestly Misconduct — Judaism acknowledges and sanctifies human desire. By Yosef Y. Jacobson
	Exodus of Body and of Soul — Through waving the barley, animal food, the priests elevate physicality. From the teachings of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi
Mystic Story
	A Delicious Offering — Via simple good intentions, a formerly secret Jew offers "show-bread" in Safed. By Yerachmiel Tilles

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