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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Behar 5779
Vol. 15 No. 37, 14 - 20 Iyar, 5779 / May 19 - 25, 2019
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Welcome to our special Lag b'Omer issue
In many places, Lag B'Omer is 'picnic day,' 'bonfire night, 'outing day' and so forth. In Israel it is primarily "Zohar Day," with 250,000 people making the pilgrimage to Meron and the tomb of Rashbi, the source of the Zohar teachings. Articles #1-3, 7 offer different levels of Kabbalistic insights into this special day; #4-6 are written by Zohar scholars. Today, Sunday is Pesach Sheini - "Second Passover," the Torah's most overlooked holiday! (see article #4 for its biblical root), so try to eat a piece of matza this afternoon before sunset in honor of the occasion The 6th article is for the third chapter of Pirkei Avot, which will study this Shabbat afternoon. The story (#7) is an extraordinary one, is from KOL's managing editor's second book, "Festivals of the Full Moon." (Those of you in ISRAEL should click to BECHUKOTAI for articles on the Weekly Reading there.) Dedication
From the founders of ASCENT-of-SAFED,
In memory of Rabbi Arye-Leib ("Leibel") Kaplan, head of the Safed-Chabad community from its modern inception with his arrival in 1973 until his tragic untimely death twenty-five years later, on the occasion of his 21st yahrzeit this Tuesday, 16 Iyar, two days before Lag b'Omer; AND for the soul elevation of Rabbi Baruch-Akiva (ben Moshe) Greenberg, Ascent's very first "summer scholar in residence" and original Saturday night storyteller, and THE master of Chasidic melody, who passed away seven years ago on Shabbat, 20 Iyar 5772, two days after Lag b'Omer. |
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| Classic Kabbalah - The Zohar | |
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Rashbi: Basic Kabbalah Tenets
— Encompassing the Infinite
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| Seven Omer Weeks - Laws & Customs | |
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The Kabbalah of Bow and Sword
— The more one draws the arrow toward one’s own heart, the more distant and invisible a foe it can reach.
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Rashbi’s Passing
— On the day of Rebbe Shimon’s death, he revealed great secrets.
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| Pesach Sheni - The Zohar | |
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Far Out, Man
— The Zohar teaches that anyone can arouse himself to truly return to holiness.
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| Weekly Torah Reading - Contemporary Kabbalists | |
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Three Levels of Shabbat
At the end of each week, the worlds ascend to their original level and the spiritual light that was before the sin of Adam and Eve is then revealed. |
| Seven Omer Weeks - Pirkei Avot | |
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4:6 Simple Honor
— Proper intentions can elevate anyone above the spiritual level of even the most righteous.
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| Mystic Story | |
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Lag BaOmer Hospitality
— A tale of a revelation of Elijah the Prophet.
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