The lead article is prompted by our annual Spring study of Pirkei Avot - "Chapters (of teachings and principles) of (our) Fathers," which this week is chapter 2, for the 2nd week..
There are two 'New Moon (Rosh Chodesh)' of IYAR days this week: Monday and Tuesday (see article #2).
The first one, Monday, Nissan 30, is also the yahrzeit of the exceedingly important Kabbalist, Rabbi Chayim Vital, the subject of the first and last articles See also the Dedication, below).
This week there is a double Weekly Reading, Tazria & Metzora -- see articles #4-7.
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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Tazria - Metzora 5785
ol. 21 No. 29, 29 Nisan - 5 Iyar, 5785 / Apr. 27 - May 3, 2025
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Dedication
the main disciple of the "Holy Ari" and the only one permitted to record his teachings. and for the soul elevation of Feiga bas Yerachmiel ("Aunt Frances" Hirsch) |
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| Pirkei Avot - Ethics of the Fathers | |
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2:1 Every Single Day
— Each mitzvah is filled with shining divine light.
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| Biographies of Major Kabbalists | |
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Rabbi Chaim Vital
— Rabbi Chaim became famous as one of the greatest kabbalists.
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Liberation Talk
— By the end of Nissan we should be living in a redemptive state of mind.
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Words Sharp as Swords
— Worldly judgment will ultimately afflict one who slanders others.
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Kosher Indicators
— Kabbalah demands that we be kosher both inside and out.
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The Mystical Mikvah
— Kabbalah teaches that immersion in a ritual bath, or mikvah, is vital for spiritual growth.
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| Mystic Story | |
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From Upper Galilee to Lower East Side
— “Tell me,” the kibbutznik asked the chasid, “Does the Lubavitcher Rebbe have supernatural powers?”
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