This Shabbat, the first after Tisha B'Av, is special; it is known as Nachamu -- the Shabbat of Consolation, after the first words of the Haftorah.
In addition, there is a not-so-well known holiday that falls this week, when the single Jewish women used to dance and sing together in the fields. (Lead article)
Spectacularly, the Weekly Reading contains both the first paragraph of Judaism's primary prayer, Shema Yisrael (articles #4,5, 7), as well as a repetition of the Ten Commandments.
ב"ה
Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Va'etchanan 5782
Vol. 18 No. 47, 10 - 16 Menachem Av, 5782 / Aug. 7 - 13, 2022
|
A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
|
|
| Tu B'Av - Contemporary Kabbalists | |
 |
Dancing in the Moonlight
— Tu B'Av: the greater the descent, the greater the ascent
|
| Weekly Torah Reading - Mystical Classics | |
 |
Three Paths to Divine Wisdom
— Your awareness of G-d’s oneness enables you to attach yourself to Him with love as you say the word "One" in the Shema prayer.
|
| Baal Shem Tov | |
 |
Evoking Prayer
— If all suffering and other issues for which one should pray will disappear with the times of the Mashiach, what will happen to prayer itself?
|
| Divine Names | |
 |
Garment for the Light
— The diversity within Creation in no way challenges divine unity.
|
 |
Audio-Visual Connections
— Moses asked that G-d shine like the sun upon the Jewish People.
|
 |
G-d Fulfills Righteous Wills
— Persistence paves the way to Redemption.
|
| Mystic Story | |
 |
Deathbed Confession
— In Spain, the king’s advisor learns the meaning of “Hear O Israel."
|
Related Topics
