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It is Through our Feelings that we may Attain the Names of God

by Yedidah July 2, 2015

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In a letter that Rabbi Ashlag wrote to his brother, he teaches that the soul incarnates into this world, because only when it is clothed in the physical can it experience feeling; whereas in the higher realms it has knowledge of God but not feeling. It is through our difficult feelings that we long for the revelation of God’s light in our lives, creating the desire, the vessel for his light.

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The Hidden Beauty of the Spiritual Night

by Yedidah May 17, 2015

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The term “night”, in the language of the Kabbalah refers to the time when the Creator’s presence is hidden from us. We yearn for the day… . But is there something we are missing? The Zohar hints to us that there is a special value to the time of the night. From the teachings of Rabbi Ashlag in preparation for the festival of Shavuot.

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My Soul, Jerusalem

by Yedidah July 29, 2014

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Jerusalem is known in the Bible by different names: “the city”,” the city of David”, “the epitome of beauty”, “the city forever joined”. In the Kabbalah we learn that Jerusalem represents the soul, the focal point of our self. By learning the significance of our inner Jerusalem we learn also why we mourn for her in these three weeks and how each one of us may rebuild our inner Jerusalem. From the Kabbalah of Rabbi Ashlag.

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Keeping Faith in Good Times and Bad

by Yedidah July 16, 2014

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We all have times when we feel connected, and times when we seem to lose it. How do we stay in contact with our soul, with the Shechinah, through the ups and downs? The Zohar, interpreted by Rabbi Ashlag, gives clear and helpful guidance.

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Make for Me a Sanctuary

by Yedidah February 12, 2014

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The Torah commands ” Make for Me a sanctuary so I may dwell within them.” The Netivot Shalom teaches us that the Sanctuary in the wilderness was a map of the soul. Making a sanctuary for God today means making an appropriate vessel for His light to enter into our hearts. The planning and building of this inner sanctuary is equivalent to that of the Sanctuary built then. From the Kabbalah of Rabbi Ashlag

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Learning the Language of Love

by Yedidah July 30, 2013

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Love your neighbor as yourself is a great principle of the Torah. This it is actually a statement which sums up the whole of the Torah. In this talk we look at the relationship between loving our neighbor unconditionally and the soul. From Matan Torah by Rabbi Ashlag

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