Creation, Purpose of

A survey of the roots of this question, the scientific context, the classical Kabbalistic answers, and the explanation offered by the Chassidic masters

And [Moses] was there (on Mount Sinai) with G‑d forty days and forty nights; bread he did not eat and water he did not drink (Exodus 34:28). Very interesting. Have you ever tried it?

People intuitively equate "normal" with good. In fact, normal is very bad. A person achieves normalcy when the molecules that comprised his being are in thermodynamic equilibrium with the environment, which is to say he is dust

“For five thousand, six hundred and sixty-one years, nine months, thirteen days, fifteen hours and so many minutes,” said Father, “this particular piece of land has waited for Peretz and Mendel. It has waited for Peretz and Mendel to come and sit on it ...

Was Adam and Eve's sin part of "the plan"?

"Creation" (beriah, in the Hebrew), which means bringing something into being out of a prior state of non-existence, implies a "before" and "after"; so to say that G-d created anything is also to say that He first (or simultaneously) created time...

Galut seems an impossible reality: impossible to comprehend, and impossible to overcome

A selection of source-texts on Moshiach and the future redemption from the Bible, Prophets, Midrash, Talmud, the classical commentaries, Kabbalah, the chassidic masters, and sages of all ages.

Absentmindedly, I tore a leaf off a passing tree. Holding it a while in my hands, I continued my thoughtful pacing, occasionally tearing small pieces of leaf and casting them to the winds

Single-minded people aren't much fun. We wouldn't want to be like them -- well, maybe just a little bit...