Shemot 5773 - Archives

A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat This week we study the first of the eleven readings in the Book of Exodus. The significance of being in Egypt and leaving it is discussed in the 2nd article. The lead article delineates the pivotal role and personality of Miriam, the sister of Moses, who is also featured in this week's Reading. Several names of G-d are introduced in this week's Reading and next. These Names are the theme of articles 5 - 6. Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon (Rambam, Maimonides) and the great Moroccan Jewish Kabbalist, Rabbi Yaakov Abuhatzeira, both have yahrzeit this Tuesday night-Wednesday; and Rabbi Shneur Zalman, the author of the extremely important mystical primer, Tanya, has his on Saturday night. They are the authors or the subjects of articles 3,4,7.
Personalities
	The Prophetess of Redemption By Rena S. Goldzweig The Israelites were redeemed from Egypt in the merit of the righteous women of the generation.
World Peace
	The Jew and Egypt From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky During the Egyptian exile, the Jewish people elevated all its divine sparks.
Jewish Meditation
	Becoming a Prophet By Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon ("Maimonides"); adapted by Eliyahu Touger The Rambam describes the nature of prophecy.
Self-Improvement
	Rectifying the Divine Presence From Rabbeinu Yaakov Abuchatzeira We all come into the world to help rectify the Shechina
Divine Names
	Tree Trunk Tetragrammaton By Rabbi Joseph Gikatila; translated and adapted by Avi Weinstein Kabbalah teaches that to understand G‑d's unity, one must understand His Divine Names.
Weekly Torah Reading
	The Question of Questions By Yosef Y. Jacobson Moses is not searching for G-d's ID tag or His title in Who's Who. Moses is addressing a heart-wrenching issue.
Mystic Story
	Four Desirable Horses About two hundred years ago lived a rich Jew who made his fortune by building ships for the Russian Navy.