by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 19, 2010 | Revelations
We mentioned at the end of our last article that Joseph was Yesod, above his brother, which was why the tree-of-life proportions were reversed from what is normally presented as Leah over Rachel. So we just wanted to point out that the all-important reunion between...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Dec 16, 2010 | Kabbalah Secrets, Revelations
The Zohar tells us 600,000 angels accompanied the 70 Israelites (Jacob’s family) into Egypt, and in our last article (on parsha VaYigash) we also learned from the Zohar that the chariot Joseph harnessed and rode to greet his father was of angelic (divine) origin, the...
by Jeffrey Meiliken | Mar 7, 2009 | Revelations
From this weeks’ portion, Tetzaveh, Exodus 28:2 “And you shall make holy garments for your brother, Aaron, for splendor and beauty.” The Torah instructs the High Priest to wear 8 garments, 4 of white linen and 4 containing gold. The Hebrew words for...
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 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...