Zohar

God is my Strength and my Song….

by Yedidah April 25, 2014
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“God is my strength and my song; He will be for me a salvation.” This phrase from the scriptures finds unexpectedly beautiful and intimate interpretations given to it by the Sages of the Zohar. Their words spoken and recorded two thousand years ago reverberate for us today, helping us in the here and now. A lesson from the Zohar itself.

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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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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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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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