Kalot HaNefesh (Dissolution of the Soul)

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Kalot HaNefesh (Dissolution of the Soul): (lit. “the expiration of the soul”) yearning for closeness to G-d to the extent that the soul actually expires

Do We Love Too Much?

By Yanki Tauber

A love relationship can thus be compared to an electrical circuit: should the resistance fall, the circuit will "short" and burn out

Learning & Values » Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism » Chassidic Thought » Insights & Readings » By Yanki Tauber

Ratzo V'Shov (a d'vaikus talk) Poem

By Zvi Yair

The droplet yearns for the source. The spark craves the great fire. Shall we plunge into the sea of Nothingness?

Inspiration & Entertainment » Art, Music & Poetry » Verse » From the Edges of the Earth

Caution: Temper Your Ecstasy

By Naftali Silberberg

The Yom Kippur Torah reading begins with the words: "The L-rd spoke to Moses after the death of Aaron's two sons, when they drew near before the L-rd, and they died." What bearing does this prefatory verse have on our personal Yom Kippur service?

Jewish Practice » Jewish Holidays » High Holidays » Yom Kippur » Study » Insights

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