They (the angels and souls of Atzilut) are not, however, actual Divinity, and as such able to create substantiality ex nihilo34- אַךְ אֵינָן אֱלֹקוּת מַמָּשׁ לִבְרוֹא יֵשׁ מֵאַיִן, The ability to ...

"Chassidim and Their Niggunim" by Rabbi Moshe Weinfeld: Reb Mordechai Ziskind — the Rav of Kurenitz and one of the choshuveh Chassidim of the Tzemach Tzedek, who was held to have ruach hakodesh. Full ...

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Dear friends and cherished readers, There are moments when the soul longs not just to speak, but to sing. When words alone are not enough, and yet — words are all we have. I wrote the poem below in ...

British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is making headlines again after meetings with the Department of Justice. A senior DOJ official met ...