An interview with Rabbi Benji Levy for his ’40 Mystics’ series, covering a range of fascinating topics including the true meaning of “mysticism” and Kabbalah, an exploration of Jewish cosmogony and Jewish eschatology, and what we can do to bring Geulah and tap into the “Mashiach” spark within each person.
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The Cosmic Jubilee (Video)
How do we make sense of archaeological evidence of advanced ancient civilizations going back 12,000 years? Who really built the Pyramids and the Sphinx? And who produced the Lascaux Cave Paintings that date back 20,000 years? Find out in this eye-opening class where we explore the mystical notion of cosmic Sabbaticals and Jubilee cycles. Plus: revealing the incredible secret concealed in the first letter of the Torah, and where in the Cosmic Jubilee are we currently situated?
Secrets of the Jewish Calendar
Today we welcome the new month of Kislev. It is well-known that the months of the Hebrew year parallel the Tribes of Israel and the zodiacal constellations. According to Sefer Yetzirah, each month also embodies one of twelve fundamental aspects of humanity and life: sight, sound, smell, speech, taste, touch, action, motion, temper, joy, thought, and sleep (ראיה, שמיעה, ריחה, שיחה, לעיטה, תשמיש, מעשה, הלוך, רוגז, שחוק, הרהור, שינה). Each of these further corresponds to twelve main parts and organs of the human body, and actually emerges at their core from the twelve “elemental” letters of the Hebrew alphabet, as well as the twelve permutations of God’s Ineffable Name. Recall that Sefer Yetzirah divides up the alphabet into three categories: “mother” letters, “doubled” letters, and “elemental” or “simple” letters (for more on these, see here). Continue reading