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2025

Prayer and Lovemaking
Drawing on early Hasidic teachings, this post explores the deep connection between prayer and intimate union, suggesting that lovemaking can also be a profound form of prayer.
February 1, 2025
Prayer Sacred Union Hasidism Sacred Sexuality Shekhinah

2024

Erotica as a Model for the Mystical Prayer
Jewish prayer is often perceived as an appeal to a supreme king, but Jewish mystics, Kabbalists, and Sabbateans viewed it as a deeply erotic occurrence. This article reveals the connection between erotic prayer, silence, and divine couplings in Jewish mysticism, as reflected in the writings of the Zohar and contemporary studies.
October 15, 2024
Erotic Prayer Zohar Hasidism Sabbateanism Sacred Union
People are Paths
This post explores the metaphor of people as paths, roads, and highways, connecting different forms of awareness and facilitating the flow of abundance.
April 2, 2024
Hasidism Talmud Metaphor Channels of Abundance
Worlds, Souls and Divinity in the act of Love
This article explores the three levels of love, tantra, and sacred sexuality through the Baal Shem Tov's method of "Worlds, Souls and Divinity."
February 14, 2024
Baal Shem Tov Tantra Sacred Sexuality Hasidism Animism

2023

Heartbreak, De-Armoring and Decision Making
Drawing on Hasidic wisdom, this article explores lessons from toddlers regarding carefree happiness, expressing needs, and continuous learning, applying them to the adult experience of heartbreak and
June 1, 2023
Heartbreak De-Armoring Hasidism Decision Making

2022

The Secret of Kissing Before Lovemaking
Discover the mystical significance of kissing in Kabbalah, as taught through centuries of Jewish thought, from the Zohar to the Ba'al Shem Tov.
August 18, 2022
Zohar Baal Shem Tov Kissing Sacred Sexuality Hasidism