Monthly Archives: December 2009

The Evil Inclination

  “I make peace, and create evil; I am the LORD, that doeth all these things.” ” עֹשֶׂה שָׁלוֹם וּבוֹרֵא רָע; אֲנִי יְהוָה, עֹשֶׂה כָל-אֵלֶּה.” Isaiah 45:7 The Evil Inclination, Yetzer hara in Hebrew, is a term in Judaism that refers to the temptation to do evil and to disobey and ignore God’s will. In [...]

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The Zohar

Sefer ha -Zohar is one of the most famous and unique books that were ever written. It is a classic text of the Kabala. The Zohar is a collection of commentaries on the Torah (five books of Moses), intended to guide people who have already achieved high spiritual degrees to the root of their souls. [...]

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Elijah the prophet- an initiator or doer of the lord command?

I don’t think that there is one who doesn’t know Elijah the prophet- we all heard about the miracles that he has done with the widow’s food or widow’s son in the book of kings. But, one of the most important things about Elijah seems to be forgotten – the beginning of Elijah… Maybe the [...]

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Ten things were created at twilight on the eve of the first Sabbath

The ten things were created at twilight on the eve of the first Sabbath are ten objects ,that according to the Sages , were created on the eve of the world’s first Sabbath, in the mystical twilight after the sun had set but the stars had not yet appeared. The ten things are: the mouth [...]

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