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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Vayakhel-Pekudei-HaChodesh 5773
Vol. 9, No. 24 - - 21 - 27 Adar, 5773 / Mar. 3 - 9, 2013
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
This Shabbat, in synagogue, we will hear the reading of:
(1) the weekly Torah Portion of Vayakhel, (2) the weekly Torah Portion of Pekudei, (3) the special supplementary reading of HaChodesh in preparation for Pesach, and (4) the blessings for the New Moon of Nissan and (5) the all-in-unison blessing "Hazak!" for completing publicly one of the Five Books of Moses. The first two articles are for the special HaChodesh reading, while the next-to-last two plus the story are for the "double parasha." |
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| Additional Torah Reading - HaChodesh | |
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This Month's for You!
— For the Tabernacle, we were encouraged contribute to our heart's desire.
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The Lamb of Unity
— The Passover Offering hints at the uniqueness and unity of the Jewish nation.
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| Meditation & Prayer | |
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Praying At Holy Gravesites
— Praying at gravesites is an ancient and widespread Jewish practice
Praying to the dead or even asking them for information, holding seances, etc. is clearly prohibited (see Deut. 18:11) and is related to the commandment against idol worship. |
| History of Kabbalah | |
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The Transmission of Kabbalah
— The study of Kabbala today is a tradition dating back to the most ancient of Jewish sages.
The idea of Kabbala is to become completely infused with Torah and to connect with it on every possible level. |
| Weekly Torah Reading | |
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Plato's Error
— Most of us own two lives -- the life of our dreams and the life of our reality, the life we wished for and the life we ended up with.
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Shabbat and the Worlds
— The Sanctuary needed to be built like this world, which corresponds to the body of man.
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| Mystic Story | |
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A Bundle of Sparks
— In the merit of selfless charity, a righteous woman brings blessing to her home.
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