The Zohar on this parasha explains how the human being reflects HaShem and shows that Moses is its ideal example, which is why a Divine Name unknown to the Patriarchs is revealed to him. In this context, it teaches that we are made of four elements, “the source and root of all things,” interwoven with “the four winds of the world.” It adds that it is air that unites fire and water, allowing the earth (from which the first human was shaped) to draw from each of them (23b).
In ancient medicine, these were seen as four fundamental types of elements within us, helping us remain in balance. For example: earth (depression/meditation), water (desire/imagination), fire (anger/passion), and air (speech/expression). The last unites all the others, for each element manifests in our life through what we reveal. Air (also representing the soul), as mentioned, is the consciousness that rules over the other elements.
“The source and root of all things.”
Carried by the earth from which we were formed,
Every emanation of us is pure and unified.
From the dark, yet malleable earth, water springs,
Imagination trickles and ripples
According to the design of who we are.
A vein of light weds earth and sky in an instant of potentiality,
Awakening the moorland of inspiration,
Taking life in convergent shifting flames.
Fire and water rise from our depths in a waltz,
Accompanied by a wind more powerful than the earth.
Emotions, a pleasant warmth, flow into our steady heart.
Life breath energizes our entire being.
Past, present, and future united in a single Name.
Enlivened by soul, we let the wind pass through us.
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At 11 she won an award for the best short story which was an autobiography of her life. She began teaching Jewish adult education at the age of 15 and continued until she decided to focus her attention on writing, including books . Later, she began creating YouTube videos under her name Ora Adarah G Paris. She has been told that she is good at making Kabbalistic concepts super accessible.
Her latest book, *All Ineffably Divine: Kabbalah Kavvanah to Experience Your Divine Romance*, comes out on September 15, 2026. It is a fusion of writing styles and supposed to be a mystical experience it has soecial poetry as the book she wrote right before this + poetic essays + commentaries on the first two books of the Torah which unfold alongside a serialized novella inspired by little known creatures from Jewish folklore. This is the first book where the characters actually express kabalistic concepts.
Better Than You Wished: Poetic Meditations from Torah, Science and Life, also available in French. This light and also only uplifting book, contains meditations and poems with introductory notes, all designed to help people reach the state they desire. It has been a bestseller in the mysticism category.
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In Paris where she promoted the first series of Jewish community events on sustainability and later organized other events exploring interpersonal relationships. She still occasionally organizes Judaic events in Paris and online. She is also known as Giulia Paris or Ora Paris.
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