Teruma 5773 - Archives

A note from the staff of Kabbalah Online in Tzefat This is the first full week of the merry month of ADAR, in which we are commanded to increase in joy every day, no doubt because it contains the ultimate fun holiday of Purim. (Next week: special PURIM issue!) Our second article is the opening section for a brand-new translation of the Zohar, with vast commentary. The first volume, all of Genesis, is now available as an e-book at our online store, kabbalaonline-shop.com. The name of this week's reading, "Teruma," refers to the donations of materials for building the Sanctuary. Today the word is used, like "tzedaka," to refer to all giving to worthy Jewish causes. Articles 4-6 offer some of our mystical insights into this mitzva.
History of Kabbalah
	Revealing the Concealed by Simcha Benyosef As the generations unfold, greater secrets become revealed

	The Rose Among the Thorns From the teachings of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai; adapted from the Zohar by Peretz Auerbach The holy Zohar opens with the image of the Jewish nation likened to a beloved rose with 13 petals and 5 sepals.
	Three Paths to Divine Wisdom From Reishit Chachma by Eliyahu da Vidas Your awareness of G-d’s oneness enables you to attach yourself to Him with love as you say the word "One" in the Shema prayer.
Weekly Torah Reading
	Meditation for Tzedaka From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; translated and edited by Moshe Yaakov Wisnefsky The hand giving charity unites G-d's name.

	Gold, Wood, Gold — The Three Layers of Self By Yosef Y. Jacobson G-d desires that also unholy people do holy things.
	Cherubs of Gold From the teachings of Rabbi Bachya ben Asher Kabbalah teaches that the cherubs unified the spiritual worlds.
Mystic Story
	Beyond Space By Yerachmiel Tilles That which is spiritual requires no space and is not restricted by space.