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Gender Issues

Intermediate

The Female Aspect of Adam

Adam originally included both male and female.

from the Oheiv Yisrael by Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heshel

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Beginner

The Gender Metaphor

Kabbalah explains that the Infinite Creator and Creation yearn to be united, as male and female.

By Moshe Yakov Wisnefsky

Mystical Aspects of Femininity

Kabbalah teaches that there are upper and lower spiritual aspects of femininity.

From the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria; adapted by Moshe-Yaakov Wisnefsky

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The Kabbalah of Gender

Kabbalah teaches that the masculine sees from above to below - the feminine from below to above.

By Rabbi Yitzchak Luria (from the Writings of the Ari as recorded by Rabbi Chaim Vital); adapted by Tzvi Freeman

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Beginner

Kabbala, Redemption and Femininity

The very concept of redemption is intrinsically related to women

By Shulamit Tilles

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Advanced

Small Light to Rule by Night

The development of the feminine is the rectification of the world

By Sarah Schneider

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Advanced

Malchut and the Feminine - Part 1

Part One on the Kabbala of Femininity

By Chana Weisberg

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Malchut and the Feminine - Part 2

Part Two on the Kabbala of Femininity

By Chana Weisberg

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Not Good to be Alone

When man and wife come together, they bring about a union of the supernal attributes

From the teachings of Rabbi Yisrael of Koznitz; adapted by Aryeh Kaplan

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