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Kabbalah Online Magazine
Week of Matot & Masai 5785
ol. 21 No. 40, 24 Tamuz - 1 Menachem Av, 5785 / Jul. 20 - 26, 2025
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A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat
This Shabbat will be Rosh Chodesh Menachem-Av, the first of the Nine Days (see articles #1,2,7) with its extra restrictions commemorating the destruction of the Holy Temples in Jerusalem, culminating on the ninth day, known as Tisha b'Av (Saturday nightfall, July 26-Sunday, nightfall).
Article #3 is from Tuv Ha'Aretz, a book devoted to Kabbalah teachings about the Holy Land, written by a student of the Holy Ari (whose celebration day is next week, Wednesday). We continue [article #4] with the 3rd section of the impressive e-book Zohar translation and commentary by R. Peretz Auerbach of the Old City of Jerusalem. This week's Torah reading combines two complete sections: Matot & Masai. Articles 5-6 are one each for Matot and Masai respectively. |
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| Chasidic Masters | |
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Between the Days of Distress
— In the final Redemption, sadness will turn to gladness.
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To See the Fiftieth Gate
— As long as we don’t have direct experience of G-dliness and spirituality, we are not well.
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| Tuv Ha'aretz | |
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Righteous, and in the Land
— Chapter Four, Part 1
The righteous of Eretz Yisrael act as the conduit for all divine influence |
| The Rose | |
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The Rose: Part 3
— The divine attributes of mercy were crucial in the creation of This World.
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Moses, Warrior of Peace
— We are commanded to wage war against forces of discord and strife.
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Mystical Forty-two Journeys
— The Jewish mystics teach that each one of us travels 42 journeys in our lives.
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| Mystic Story | |
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"Ouch! The Bed Hurts"
— Yossele, the son of Neshchizer Rebbe, very much wanted to have the "Seer" of Lublin as his house-guest.
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