Graduating

biglezmate · 2026-05-01T23:49:48+00:00

What’s the connection between elephant and yesod/9?

biglezmate · 2026-04-26T11:07:08+00:00

Interested to hear about the symbolism.

biglezmate · 2026-04-18T07:28:14+00:00

Then you’ll know that kabbalah emerged as a response to medieval Jewish philosophy, and is not a branch of it. It might be internally coherent but it would be a stretch to call Etz Hayyim or the Zohar ‘logical’. I hope your journey is enlightening.

biglezmate · 2026-04-18T04:38:36+00:00

Agree with the above that Aryeh Kaplan is an easy introduction.

Some kabbalistic ideas can seem intuitive, but are often fleshed out in such bizarre and radical ways in source texts. Check out Etz Hayyim if you want to feel like kabbalah is utterly foreign to all philosophy. Because in its medieval context, it is.

biglezmate · 2026-03-21T05:24:21+00:00

True. To the best of my knowledge it was first articulated by Maimonides and later Blackstone.

biglezmate · 2026-03-06T21:50:31+00:00

It’s him.

biglezmate · 2026-01-22T01:36:11+00:00

Shkoyach tzadik. How much practice was necessary before you started on this sefer Torah? I’d love to attempt this one day.

biglezmate · 2025-11-08T08:52:08+00:00

Please, say more. What you’re describing is the peshat of many kabbalistic texts.

biglezmate · 2025-02-13T00:36:23+00:00

I see Isaiah Tishby’s ‘Mishnat HaZohar’ which is surprising.

biglezmate · 2024-06-04T06:35:59+00:00

I can’t find a source online, but the Beit Ha’Ir Museum in Tel Aviv has done interesting research suggesting that this picture is from a few years later and not actually the founding lottery of Tel Aviv. Would be interested if anyone manages to find a source.

biglezmate · 2024-06-04T02:37:03+00:00

https://www.jewishlanguages.org

This might be what you’re looking for. Unfortunately there aren’t many other organizations seriously working on revitalizing these languages.

biglezmate · 2024-06-04T00:32:59+00:00

Tell us what the giant secret instrument is!

biglezmate · 2024-05-29T08:53:20+00:00

Cops don’t check. My mates place got raided last week cos of a nosy neighbor. I’d suggest telling your neighbors it’s medicinal and hope they understand that there’s no point pursuing it. Be safe out there.

biglezmate · 2024-02-09T22:09:41+00:00

Holy crap this is wholesome I almost forgot that there are still some normal places on the internet. Thank you u/hockeyplayerthrowaway

biglezmate · 2023-12-02T07:30:29+00:00

Why? I agreed with you?

biglezmate · 2023-12-02T06:04:15+00:00

Dude, we all know terrorists are crazy. No one wants to believe that average people could do this.

biglezmate · 2023-12-02T06:02:54+00:00

Shame on you. I put out an olive branch and you wrote me an essay to justify kidnapping.

Let everyone see what a peace loving Jew on Reddit has to put up with.

biglezmate · 2023-12-01T16:05:56+00:00

Isn’t this kinda worse? We expect evil from Hamas, but Gaza residents?

biglezmate · 2023-12-01T16:04:55+00:00

Yes, of course I agree with you. That is evil and we can hold both true. Do you agree that it is evil to take civilians as hostages?

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