Rabbi Baruch Ashlag

Illumined by Faith: Chanukah

by Yedidah December 3, 2013
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When we start on our inner work and we understand that we want to give to our fellow man, and to God, unconditionally, we feel we can just get out there and do it. To our dismay we find, that even with the best of intentions somehow things don’t work out the way we plan. Eventually we realize we can’t do it alone. We need the Creator to help us. We need a miracle, the miracle of Chanukah. From the Kabbalah of Rabbi Baruch Ashlag

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Avraham: The Meaning of a Name

by Yedidah October 10, 2013
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“And your name shall no longer be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations.”This sentence not only changes reality for Abraham but also for us.. From Rabbi Baruch Shalom Ashlag on the Zohar .

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The Menorah: a Metaphor for the Light of God

by Yedidah May 30, 2013
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Lighting the Menorah is a metaphor for the work of the mitzvot. The western candle, that shone miraculously testifies to God’s light that He gives us and through which He sustains us. From the teaching of Rabbi Baruch Ashlag

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The Basis for True Joy

by Yedidah February 14, 2013
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When Adar comes in we increase our joy. What is the true basis for joy and how can we come to true feelings?

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And God Called the Light “Day”

by Yedidah October 15, 2012
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“And God called the light “day” and the darkness “night”.” Why did He do that? What does this mean for me? These are questions that the great Kabbalist Rabbi Baruch Shalom Ashlag asks. His answer takes us to the Purpose of Creation, the process of Creation, and the role these play in  our own individual […]

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