**Bereishit: The Creation - Hidden and Revealed** In the beginning, the Torah presents us with a profound and foundational statement: “In the beginning, G-d created the heavens and the earth.” This verse, Genesis 1:1, is not merely a historical or scientific account of the world’s origin but rather a gateway into the intricate and mystical dimensions of creation as understood in Jewish thought.

Parashat Lech-Lecha is the 3rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. This parashat contains preview and then Chassidic, Talmud, Midrash, Czech and Zohar versions of this…

Chapter 8 Chapter 8 — a concise atlas of correspondences Chapter 8 of the work often called Sefer Yetzirah is one of the clearest statements in classical Jewish mystical literature of an integral worldview: the Hebrew letters are not merely signs for speech but organizing principles that structure the cosmos, time, the human body and human experience. The chapter lays out a threefold ordering of the alphabet — the three “mother” letters, the seven “double” letters, and the twelve “simple” letters — and assigns to each a set of correspondences: elements, planets, days, months, zodiac signs, body organs, senses, and ethical polarities.

Chapter 7 Letters, Stars, and the Soul — Reading a Chapter of Sefer Yetzirah in a Modern Key Introduction The passage you supplied — with its compact lists of letters made “king,” crowns bound to them, permutations, and the mapping of zodiac signs to months, body parts, and planetary influences — is characteristic of classical Jewish mystical texts, most notably Sefer Yetzirah (the “Book of Formation” or “Book of Creation”). Whether read historically, theologically, or psychologically, this material is dense with symbolic economy: a small set of letters and archetypes is used to articulate a cosmology where language, time, body, and psyche are dimensions of one integrated tableau.

6:1 **Exploring the Mystical Concepts in Chapter Six of the Sefer Yetzirah** The *Sefer Yetzirah*, a seminal text in Jewish mysticism, serves as a profound exploration of the intricate relationships between the divine, the cosmos, and the fundamental structure of existence. Chapter Six of this sacred work delves into the multifaceted concepts of the Three Mothers, the Three Fathers, and the enigmatic term "Teli," providing a rich cosmological framework through which one can understand the interconnectedness of all things. This chapter not only offers a glimpse into the metaphysical thought of ancient Jewish scholars but also invites readers to engage with the profound mysteries of creation and existence.

5:1 The Twelve Elementals of Sefer Yetzirah — Letters, Months, Tribes, and the Permutations of the Divine Name Introduction Sefer Yetzirah, one of the earliest and most influential works of Jewish mysticism, constructs an intricate symbolic system in which letters, months, bodily faculties, zodiacal signs, and Israel’s tribes are woven together. Central to this system are the twelve “elementals” (the twelve simple letters), each associated with a single faculty or quality. These twelve form a compact cosmology in which inner human states and outer cosmic cycles mirror each other. This post surveys the twelve elementals as presented in traditional exegesis (often summarized in the Gra version), their corresponding human attributes, their mapping to the months and zodiac, their association with the tribes, and the related twelve permutations of the Tetragrammaton.

Parashat Noach is the 2nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. This parashat contains preview and then Chassidic, Talmud, Midrash, Czech and Zohar versions of this week…

Parashat Bereishit is the 1st weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. This parashat contains preview and then Chassidic, Talmud, Midrash, Czech and Zohar versions of this …

Parashat Ha’azinu is the 53rd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. In the beginning of Moses’ performance, there is a song about crossing the Red Sea.At the end of his …

Parashat Nitzavim-Vayeilech is the 51st and 52nd weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. Nitzavim Israel’s collective responsibility is the foundation from which, accordin…

Parashat Ki Savo is the 50th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The Jews expressed their gratitude to G-d by offering the first fruits. Sidra Ki Savo initially states…

Parashat Ki Teitzei is the 49th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. “Uvayom Hashmini Yimol”“On the eighth day (he will be) circumcised”. It is a mitzvah to circumcise …

Parashat Shoftim is the 48th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. The Sidra Shoftim informs us of a provision that profoundly affected the life of all Israel:You will e…

Parashat Re’eh is the 47th weekly Torah portion in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah reading. At the beginning of the sidra Re’eh Torah, he repeats the command already announced in the 2nd verse of …