While the King Sat at His Table
282) It is written, “While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its scent.” “While the king” […]
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The Dead Know the Affliction of the Living
276) Rabbi Yehuda was walking along the way and Rabbi Aba was with him. They went into a certain place
They Came Each Man with His Household – 2
272) These Merkavot [assemblies] and holy camps are the twelve tribes that are carved above, in the Shechina. When they came down,
The Sons of Israel, the Sons of Jacob
266) All the grass of the land have strong ministers were appointed in heaven, since there is not a single
One Opposite the Other
263) “God has made one opposite the other.” As there is in the firmament, the Creator made on earth. And
I Went Down into the Garden of Nut Trees
259) “I went down into the garden of nut trees.” This garden comes out of Eden, and it is the
Eighteen Mountains of Persimmon
257) Eighteen mountains of the upper persimmon is Yesod of Bina. It contains nine Sefirot of direct light and nine Sefirot of reflected light, thus, eighteen mountains.
Twelve Mountains of Persimmon
253) There is nothing that the Creator loves more than the prayer of the righteous. Even though He desires it,
He neither Ate Bread nor Drank Water
251) Rabbi Shimon sat and Rabbi Elazar, his son, stood and interpreted the words of the secrets of the wisdom.
Why Exile and Why to Egypt?
246) Why did the Creator wish to bring Israel down to exile in Egypt? Why the exile, and why specifically
