Rabbi Ashlag

Learning Torah for the Heart’s Sake

by Yedidah December 16, 2013
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Rabbi Ashlag teaches us that the true purpose of learning Torah is in order to correct the heart. But what does he mean by “heart” and why does it need correction? How does the Torah help with this? A podcast

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The Language of Kabbalah is the Language of Giving

by Yedidah November 23, 2013
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Learning the Kabbalah implies learning a new language of behavior and emotions. The language of giving instead of our inbuilt responses of receiving. From the Kabbalah of Rabbi Ashlag .

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Let us make Man!

by Yedidah October 3, 2013
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” Let us make Man, in our image, like us, ” (Genesis) not only reflects how the human come into being but also our complexity and unique role in the process and purpose of creation as a whole.

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Succot and the clouds of glory (republished)

by Yedidah September 18, 2013
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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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One for God and One for Azazel: A talk for Yom Kippur

by Yedidah September 11, 2013
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The Temple service on Yom Kippur teaches the consequences of two possible paths:that of the ego or that of service, via the sacrifice of the two he- goats which were chosen by lot. One for God and one for Azazel.. Rabbi Ashlag on the Zohar .

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The Shofar: the Sound of Compassion

by Yedidah September 2, 2013
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The shofar brings the light of compassion into the world on Rosh Hashanah. . The year cycle starts again, bringing the original light into the world which needs balancing through the mitzvah of the shofar . A class on the Zohar and Perush HaSulam.

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