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Jun 28, 2026, 6:01 AM

וְדַע, כִּי טֶרֶם שֶׁנֶּאֶצְלוּ הַנֶּאֱצָלִים וְנִבְרְאוּ הַנִּבְרָאִים Know that before the ne'etzalim (emanated beings) were emanated, and before the nivra'im (created beings) were created, הָיָה אוֹר עֶלְיוֹן פָּשׁוּט מְמַלֵּא אֶת כָּל הַמְּצִיאו the Simple Supernal Light filled the entirety of existence. וְלֹא הָיָה...

Jun 21, 2026, 3:13 PM

We Will Do and We Will Hear – Na’aseh ve-nishma

Certainty is the analyst's greatest trap. The willingness to keep asking is the mark of intellectual honesty. In my work with people, what I kept noticing was this. Those who erred most seriously were not wrong about the things they...

Jun 15, 2026, 10:02 AM

Tolkien’s Hidden Story – Restoration and Mercy

1. Introduction Tolkien scholarship has historically advanced along two dominant axes. The first is Christian theology and the second is Northern European mythology. Both are legitimate and productive. Tolkien's Catholic faith permeated every aspect of his life, and his engagement...

Jun 11, 2026, 12:56 PM

Hope from Pain

The Jewish People’s Centuries-Long Trial Yakov · Moshe · David · Shlomo · Exile · The Cost of Pain · Holocaust · Today On the bank of the Jabbok River, in the dead of night, a man was left entirely alone....

Jun 8, 2026, 5:11 AM

Challah & Gematria: Sacred Symbolism

The braided loaf placed on every Shabbat table the challah is far less simple than it appears. When read through the lens of the Hebrew alphabet and Kabbalistic tradition, this modest bread is found to contain an entire universe:...

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