by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 16, 2008 | Revelations
What is going on right now? Can things get worse? The spiritual tenet of kabbalah that has been lost on everyone is that when looking to solve a physical problem the only solution is a spiritual one. You can’t solve physical (material) problems with physical...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 12, 2008 | Revelations
It had rained for 2 days straight and with the flood water rising in my backyard, I was reading the Zohar on parsha Noach last night, and not surprisingly there are many insights there into the nature of water. What is in the water we drink? How long can we go without...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 11, 2008 | Revelations
What was in the Beginning? “In the Beginning, G-d” “Bereshit Bara Elohim” Given that the name of G-d Elohim is the 3rd word in the Torah (Bible), we know that Elohim was in the beginning, but what about in the end? I mean, after a while,...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 10, 2008 | Revelations
We know that the essence and essential message of the Torah portions are usually concealed in their first word or words and this week’s portion Vayishlach, meaning “To send away” is no different. In this portion Jacob is about to face his hated...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 9, 2008 | Revelations
There is a Biblical mystery that has intrigued man for over 2000 years, and another deeper mystery that has perplexed him even longer. The first is what Daniel meant by “Time, times, and half a time,” in his revelations about the end of days. And the...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 9, 2008 | Revelations
Why do we count? Why does the Torah always list numbers, and why are numbers so hard for us to grasp? The following is an excerpt from The Divine Calendar about the curious mathematics in the 26 generations from Adam to Moses. It is just one more aspect in and of the...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 8, 2008 | Revelations
When will the Messiah (Moshiach) come? And What did the Golden Calf incident have to do with the delay? And what ever happened to that prophecy of His arrival in 5760? וירא העם כי בשש משה לרדת מן ההר ויקהל העם על אהרן Exodus (Shmot) 32:1 … When the nation saw...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 5, 2008 | Revelations
The verse V’Ydber Adonai El Moshe L’emor וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה, אֶל-מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר Why is the verse V’Ydber Adonai El Moshe L’emor repeated so often in the Torah and what does it have to do with Creation? In an earlier article we discussed how the...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 5, 2008 | Revelations
We need a leader. What does a leader do? Provide direction. What direction are we going now? Anyone know? That’s why we need a leader. There have been several great Patriarchs and numerous great tzaddikim (righteous souls) but only 3 leaders in Biblical history...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 4, 2008 | Revelations
What does the word Vayetze tell us? We know that the spiritual essence of the assorted Torah parshot (portions) are found in its first verses, and sometimes in its first word. It’s not for nothing that very high level righteous souls (tzaddikim) gave them their...
