The
Holy Ari of Safad overflowed with Torah in every form. He also was
expert in the language of trees, the language of birds, and the speech
of angels, and could read faces in the manner outlined in the Zohar.
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Insight of the
Week
28 Tammuz 5786 / July 13, 2026
In addition
to the traditional moourning practices and restrictions during these
Three Weeks, it is desirable to study the laws of the building and
maintaining of the Temple, the Third Temple that will replace the
two fallen ones in the time of Moshiach, may it be very soon. It helps
us to understand better what we are lacking, and gives us focus for
the rectification to come.
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wide range of learning, volunteer, creative, recreation and other
opportunities at Ascent as well as in the Old City of Tzfat.
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Ostensibly,
this week and even this Shabbat is a sad time. We are beginning
the month of Av when we mourn the destruction of the first and second
Temples. It is Shabbat Chazon, the last and final Shabbat of the
Nine Days of mourning..
If you enjoyed
Saturday
Night Full Moon", you're sure to want its sequel. Another
collection of intriguing Stories of Kabbalah Sages, Chasidic Masters
and other Jewish Heroes by Ascent's storymaster, Yerachmiel Tilles.
OUT OF PRINT;
now in its 3rd 4th printing!
Deep mystical insights from the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria
on the Weekly Torah, translated into English by Moshe-Yakov Wisnefsky.
A summary of
lessons conducted at the Ascent Institute in Safed by Nadav Cohen
on the first 12 chapters of the Tanya, on its themes, including stories
and examples.
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