Angels

In the previous chapter, we discussed the flow of Divine creative energy through the four worlds of Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah, and Assiyah. We have also seen that Beriah is where souls and angels become manifest. The higher Garden of Eden is in Beriah and...

The angels envy you as you wrestle with the darkness. They have light, but you, in that struggle, come face to face with the very core of life. Grapple darkness, squeeze out its light, and you touch G‑d Himself.

They suffer because they want to grow, but they are unable to realize this or put their lofty aspirations into practice.

The common perception of Satan is largely derived from the Christian idea of the devil, an independent evil force in the world. In such a paradigm, G‑d is dualistically pitted against the devil, or Satan. Unlike Christianity, Judaism doesn’t believe in th...

A strange name, "Satan," isn't it? What Jew would want to have such a name? Yet; Rabbi Shmuel, the President of the Jewish community of Prague, bore this name proudly and gratefully. If this name is unusual, even more unusual is the story that goes with i...