Tammuz – Time for Transformation
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
Without a doubt, we have experienced tremendous hardship and pain throughout our history—more so perhaps than other nations. But Jewish history is anything but tragic...
Jewish Holidays » The Three Weeks » Insights » Tammuz – Time for Transformation
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The Kabbalah of Nutrition
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
Most people (unfortunately) go about their daily routine of providing for their bodies what nature requires – eating, drinking, sleeping, etc. – without paying much attention to what these activities and functions mean on a spiritual plane. The questions ...
Women » Women's Health & Concerns » General Health » The Kabbalah of Nutrition
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The Monkey and the Elephant
Insights into the month of laughter
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
First the elephant's trunk is threaded through the eyelet, then his head, followed by his entire huge body. Imagine dreaming such a dream!
Spirituality » Essays » The Monkey and the Elephant
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Judaism and Science
The Lessons of Chanukah
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
An in-depth evaluation of the events of Chanukah reveals that the war between the Jews and the Greeks was first and foremost a spiritual war — a clash of cultures. At odds were Torah and Greek philosophy — two entirely different conceptual schemes of ...
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Time in Thought » Chanukah & Kislev » Judaism and Science
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Jewish Mother's Day
Rachel & the 11th of Cheshvan
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
The 11th of Cheshvan, the day of passing of our matriarch Rachel, is truly the Jewish Mother's Day...
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Biblical Women » Jewish Mother's Day
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Unearthing the Secrets of Kabbalah
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
Gain a glimpse into the deep mystical teachings of the Zohar, based upon the writings of the foremost masters of Kabbalah.
Audio Classes » Spirituality » Kabbalah » Unearthing the Secrets of Kabbalah
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Graceful Light
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
By defining themselves in perfect contradistinction to one another, "light" and "darkness" enter into a symmetrical bond which attests to an underlying unity forming their common source
Jewish Holidays » Chanukah » Insights & Stories » Light » Graceful Light
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Eve's Shield of Protection
Eve's Shield, David's Shield... What Are They?
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
The Hebrew name of the first woman, Eve, is Chavah, which means "the source of life." It was Chavah who participated first in the primordial sin, which introduced death to the world. Chavah is the archetypal woman; every woman can thus rectify the ...
Women » Spirituality & the Feminine » Celebrating Jewish Womanhood » Eve's Shield of Protection
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Modesty and Mystery
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
There are the garments of the body and then there are the garments of the soul. And through harnessing the powers of our thought, speech and action, our spiritual clothing, we create mystery through modesty that is attractive without needing to be ...
Women » Acts of Transformation » Inner & Outer Beauty » Modesty and Mystery
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Mysteries of Femininity: The Secret of Challah
By Yitzchak Ginsburgh
Separating challah is one of the three commandments that are particularly related to women. Kabbalistically, this commandment teaches us how this relates to a woman's innate understanding and might.
Women » Acts of Transformation » Challah » Mysteries of Femininity: The Secret of Challah
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