A Year of Zohar

A series of seasonal essays exploring Judaism’s most important mystical text.

A kabbalistic look at how extreme righteousness fractures divine harmony.

On Tu B'Av, the Jewish Valentine's Day, we explore what a simple kiss can mean.

Overwhelmed by the revelation at Sinai, the Israelites ask Moses to serve as their intermediary. In this request, the Zohar sees weakness.

Garden of Light

The Zohar uses a powerful metaphor to help us understand the magnitude and meaning of what we are mourning on Tisha B'Av.

The Zohar offers a timeless model for leadership: one defined not by the power to command, but by the accountability of being seen.

New Torah teachings, and the Shekhinah herself, can be found on the road less traveled.

The Zohar explores the nature of zealotry through the characters of Pinchas and Elijah.

We must approach the pursuit of the Torah’s secrets with a measure of humility.

The Zohar explains why Korach and his band were swallowed into hell — and how we can avoid the same fate.

Jewish tradition and the Zohar view the sunniest season as among the most ominous.

A kabbalistic exploration of the divine Nothing.

Reflections from the Zohar on Parashat Beha'alotcha.

Reflections from the Zohar on the Priestly Blessing.

Biblical revelation is overwhelmingly loud, yet the Zohar ultimately reframes revelation as silence.

The Zohar identifies Ruth and Naomi as the two Torahs revealed at Sinai.