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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Shelach 5775
Vol. 11 No. 38, 20 - 26 Sivan, 5775 / June 7 - 13, 2015
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
This Shabbat is the yahrzeit-hilula of Rabbi Yonatan Ben Uziel, top student of the great Sage Hillel. His burial site in Amuka Valley, outside of Tzefat, receives tens of thousands of visitors a year, especially those that heard it is a propitious place to pray to meet one's destined marriage partner. The lead article provides interesting background on this seminal figure in Jewish history and scholarship.
The commandment to separate challah from dough appears in this week's Torah Reading, a mitzvah that, our Sages teach, is one of the few described as justifying G‑d's creation of the Universe (last 3 articles). ATTENTION! Kabbalaonline-Shop's Monthly Sale includes Special Delivery of your personal prayer to Rabbi Yonatan Ben Uziel's gravesite on the day before or after his yahrzeit-hilula this Shabbat. Dedication
In memory of Rabbi MORDECHAI-TZEMACH ELIYAHU, one of the leading sages in the state of Israel in the last sixty-five years, a major judge of Jewish law for the Sephardic communities, a former chief rabbi of Israel and --not so publicly known-- an accomplished Kabbalist, whose 5th yahrzeit is this Friday (25 Sivan / June 12).
He is also the father of Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu, whom we know personally from his 25 years of service as chief Rabbi of Safed, and also from his active and enthusiastic participation in many ASCENT* outreach activities. (*mother organization of KabbalaOnline.org) |
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Rabbi Yonatan ben Uziel
— Help for the lovelorn from the top sage of Hillel
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| Weekday Prayers | |
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The Secret of the Ten Fingers
— One must be careful to direct the great spiritual potential invested in one's hands.
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| History of Kabbalah | |
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Revealing the Concealed
— As the generations unfold, greater secrets become revealed
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| Weekly Torah Reading | |
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Connecting to the Land
— The essential difference between the supervision and guidance by G-d in the desert and in the Land of Israel.
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By the Sweat of Your Brow
— Kabbalah states that by eating, we elevate the holiness found in the food.
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Challah vs. Idolatry
— Even though challah seems like a relatively minor ritual, the very foundation of our faith hinges upon its observance!
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| Mystic Story | |
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A Perceptive Eye
— A tale of how the hidden powers of a mystic saved a traveling rabbi.
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