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Weekly Torah Archives Bamidbar - Numbers

Shelach

Numbers 13:1-15:41

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The Zohar

Teachings from the primary text of Kabbala, "The Book of Shining Light"

From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai

Transcendent Nothingness

Surveying the High Country

Spying Out Spiritual Worlds

Think Big

Seek Not After Your Heart and Eyes

THEMES of Featured Zohar Articles

Daily Zohar Study

Based on a yearly cycle of brief daily Zohar study

Annotated text

Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from the Zohar selection in Hok L'Yisrael

The Holy Ari

Outstanding Kabbalist of the last 1800 years; Leader of the Safed circle of mystics

From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky

Souls of Spies and Princes

Caleb, the Cave & the Curse of Canaan

Time-Out

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Mystical Classics

An anthology from the Shelah, the Alshich, the Ohr Hachayim, and others

By the Sweat of Your Brow

From Shenei Luchot HaBrit by Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz

First Things First

From Shenei Luchot HaBrit by Rabbi Isaiah Horowitz

Holy Shadows

From Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman's commentary on the Torah

Who Sent Whom and Why

Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from PaRDeS HaBahir

All Your Heart

Translated and annotated by Rahmiel-Hayyim Drizin from PaRDeS HaBahir

Who is a Servant of Whom

From the Ohr HaChaim commentary by Rabbi Chaim (ben Moshe) ibn Attar

THEMES of Featured Mystical Classics Articles

Chasidic Masters

Inspirational insights from the Baal Shem Tov and Hasidic leaders of succeeding generations

A Positive Perspective

By Binyomin Adilman, based on Meshech Chochma

Misguided Scouts

From a discourse of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi; adapted by Yosef Marcus

The Joining of Spirit to Spirit

From the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov

Misled Emissaries

By David Sterne, based primarily on Shem miShmuel.

Chasidic Love of the Land of Israel

THEMES of Featured Chasidic Masters Articles

Contemporary Kabbalists

Penetrating insights from leading Kabbalists & mystics of our times

Spying Out the Land and Our Selves

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

Ascend and Conquer

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

Connecting to the Land

By Rabbi Avraham Brandwein

Challah vs. Idolatry

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

Stronger than We and He

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

THEMES of Featured Contemporary Kabbalists Articles

Ascent Lights

Contemporary illuminations from Ascent-of-Safed's director, Rabbi Shaul Leiter, staff & guest teachers

By Shaul Yosef Leiter

Spying on G‑d

Telling It How It Really Is

Scouting Out the Land

Walk and See

Positive Vision

THEMES of Featured Ascent Lights

Beginner

Mystic Stories

Wonders and Inspiration from Kabbalists, Chasidic Rebbes, remarkable Jews

By Yerachmiel Tilles

A Perceptive Eye

Fringe Rewards

How to See Israel

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