There are two 'New Moon (Rosh Chodesh)' of IYAR days this week: Friday and Shabbat (see article #2).
The first one, Friday Nissan 30, is also the yahrzeit of the exceedingly important Kabbalist, Rabbi Chayim Vital, the subject of the first and last articles).
This week there is a double Weekly Reading, Tazria & Metzora -- see articles #4-5 (one each).
We held over the Annual blessing on Fruit Trees from last week on the home page — a nice family activity for the final week of the Jewish month of Nissan, if you haven't recited it yet.
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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Tazria-Metzora 5783
Vol. 19 No. 28, 25 Nisan - 1 Iyar, 5783 / Apr. 16 - 22, 2023
A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
Dedication
In honor of the yahrzeit on Friday, 30 Nissan, of Rabbi Chayim Vital (see lead article and story),
the main disciple of the "Holy Ari" and the only one permitted to record his teachings. |
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Biographies of Major Kabbalists | |
Rabbi Chaim Vital
Rabbi Chaim became famous as one of the greatest kabbalists.
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New Moon | |
The Phases of the Moon
Jewish mystics teach that judging others favorably is the true test of righteousness.
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Seven Omer Weeks | |
Harvest Time
You get what you give - and then a bit more
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Weekly Torah Reading | |
Completely Crazy
Total loss of clarity heralds the Messianic Era.
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Between Cedar and Hyssop
The tall man pressed his lips together so that not even a drop of water should go in, for that wasn't in keeping with his prestige.
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Pirkei Avot - Ethics of the Fathers | |
2:10 The Fire of the Sages
It is important to bind to our Jewish mystics - but only in the proper way.
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Mystical Story | |
A Memory Beverage
Rabbi Yosef Karo cautioned Rabbi Moshe Alsheich: "Your student Chaim Vital is remarkable. Be exceptionally careful."
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