This Shabbat coincides with a not-so-well known holiday, "Tu b'Av," when the single Jewish women used to dance and sing together in the fields (see article #2), hoping to be noticed by their destined souls mate.
(article #1).
Spectacularly, this week's Reading, Vaet'chanan (Deut. 3:23-7:11), contains both the first paragraph of Judaism's primary prayer, Shema Yisrael
(article #7)
AND the repetition of the first formulation of the mitzvahs, The Ten Commandments
(articles # 3,4)
The reading actually opens with Moses' plea to the Al-mighty to allow him to enter the Holy Land (article #5-6), which sets a theme of prayer for the entire reading.
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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Va'etchanan 5781
Vol. 17 No. 43, 10 - 15 Menachem Av, 5781 / Jul 19 - 25, 2021
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
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| Love & Marriage | |
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Soul Mates
— Kabbalah teaches that a soul's heavenly source has male and female halves.
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| 3 Weeks - Contemporary Kabbalists | |
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Dancing in the Moonlight
— Tu B'Av: the greater the descent, the greater the ascent
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| Weekly Torah Reading - Contemporary Kabbalists | |
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Through the Generations
— The voice of G-d and the Torah permeate all existence and everything is saturated with latent G-d-consciousness.
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| Weekly Torah Reading - Ascent Lights | |
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Our Ongoing Conversation with G-d
— When one sits down to seriously learn Torah, he is not just reading an ancient text; he is accessing G-d’s essence in a most intimate way.
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| Weekly Torah Reading - Chasidic Masters | |
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The Highest Level of Prayer
— Prayer of the heart comes from a place of pain and suffering; prayer of the mind results from understanding and awe of G-dliness.
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| Weekly Torah Reading - Ascent Lights | |
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Tapping Into the Infinite
— Moses' goal was to combine Torah and prayer in his effort to help the Jewish people.
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| Mystic Story | |
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An Ordinary Chasid
— "You should always fulfill the verse, 'Raise your eyes heavenward.' Remember: Shema is Yisrael."
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