Rabbi Ashlag

Kabbalah: What is it?

by Yedidah December 31, 2012

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A Kabbalist is not someone who knows Holy Names but rather someone who allows the light of the Torah to shed light on his own motives and intentions. From the Zohar and the teachings of Rabbi Ashlag

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Chanukah: The Triumph of the Soul over the Ego

by Yedidah December 10, 2012

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Rabbi Ashlag teaches us that a human being is considered as a small world. The elements of the Bible stories are to be found within each one of us. So inside each of us we have the element of the Children of Israel and the element of Pharoah. We have the element of Jacob and the element of Esau. Similarly for Chanukah we have within ourselves the element of the Greeks and the Maccabee within us. What do these parts of ourselves represent? Why do they battle?

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Choosing our Path

by Yedidah October 27, 2012

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Our choice lies in this world yet our perfection is already assured at the soul level in the Infinite. From the teachings of Rabbi Ashlag

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Succot and the Clouds of Glory

by Yedidah September 29, 2012

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The shade provided by the Succah is that of the shelter of faith and this gives us faith for the New Year now open to us .This has the same essence as the Clouds of Glory that protected the Children of Israel in the wilderness.

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Teshuvah- Coming Back to our True Selves

by Yedidah September 20, 2012

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We are now in the days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur when the theme of Teshuvah reaches its height. Teshuvah is a God-given gift to us calling us back, showing us the way home. Often translated as repentance it really means “returning to our inner selves”. By the Sages, the term Teshuvah not only […]

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The Language of Rosh HaShanah Derives from Kabbalah

by Yedidah September 3, 2012

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The language surrounding Rosh haShanah is imbued with connotations from the Kabalah.By looking at the true meaning of the symbols of this festival we can approach it with happiness and confidence .

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