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The Zohar

From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; translation and commentary by Shmuel-Simcha Treister, based on Metok MiDevash

Turning the Tables

Mystical Classics

From Shenei Luchot HaBrit by Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz

The Leviathan and the Wild Bull

Chasidic Masters

From the teachings of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

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Beginner

The Carnivorous and the Kind

Contemporary Kabbalists

From the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; adapted by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky

Beginner

Beyond Worldly Revelations

Ascent Lights

By Shaul Yosef Leiter

Beginner

The Land of the Living

Mystic Story

The Torah of the Land of Israel has a healing power.

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Brian San Diego April 22, 2025

If Hashem had to prepare our ancestors for receiving the Torah — and even the sin of the Golden Calf was part of His divine plan — it suggests that the existence of good is only meaningful in contrast to the presence of evil. So my question is: when Moshiach comes, and the world reaches a state where ‘the wolf will dwell with the lamb’ and all evil is transformed into holiness, will we still be able to appreciate good in the same way we do today?

— if the ultimate purpose is for all “evil” to be transformed into good, why destroy Amalek? Why not elevate it?

Could it be possible that an evil as deep as Hamas could convert their beliefs and perhaps unite Jews and Palestinians as brothers and sisters? Reply

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