3+ hour, 14+ min ago  (170+ words) The Zohar's counterintuitive claim that the Shekhinah dwells only where the spirit of youth prevails. By Dr. Oded Israeli The Talmud describes them as'k'rabia,'which literally means "like youths." But this clarification does not answer the deeper question: What place…...

3+ hour, 49+ min ago  (276+ words) For those who have suffered trauma, the joy of redemption sets in slowly. By Rabbi Ebn Leader In one of its versions of the story of the Exodus, the Zohar understands the capacity to engage in joy not only as…...

12+ hour, 53+ min ago  (398+ words) Not all Jews tie their'tzitzit'(ritual fringes) the same way. But if you look carefully at any contemporary tzitzit, you're likely ... The post Menachot 39 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Not all Jews tie their tzitzit (ritual fringes) the same…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (394+ words) Numbers 15:38 stipulates that tzitzit (fringes) be attached to the four corners of garments and that a cord of blue ... The post Menachot 38 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Numbers 15:38 stipulates that tzitzit (fringes) be attached to the four corners of…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (382+ words) A full set of tefillin includes two boxes, each called a'bayit,'with the required scrolls inside it, as well as two ... The post Menachot 37 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. A full set of tefillin includes two boxes, each called…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (24+ words) By Rabbi Shira Botzum xRead all of'Menachot 35'on Sefaria. How not to hang your mezuzah. Rules for scribing a mezuzah. The last eight verses....

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (281+ words) The art of sacred improvisation. By Prof. J. H. Chajes The'Saba de-Mishpatim' " The Old Man in the [Torah portion]'Mishpatim" is one of the Zohar's most famous narratives. At first, it looks like a colorful detour. But in fact, it is a…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (390+ words) One function of the Zohar's unique literary form is seen in the way it mixes metaphors of bodies and trees. By Rabbi Ebn Leader The literary forms of the Zohar are as much a part of its teaching as its…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago  (319+ words) Learning Torah in the manner of the Zohar requires the cultivation of both knowledge and imagination. By Rabbi Ebn Leader But'Targum Onkelus, the ancient Aramaic translation of the Torah, understood the word translated above as "more,yasaf,'to be related…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (50+ words) We've learned where not to affix a mezuzah. On today's daf, the discussion turns to where one should affix it:Rabbi ... The post Menachot 33 appeared first on My Jewish Learning. Read all of Menachot 33 on Sefaria. The post Menachot 33 appeared…...