Sarah Yehudit Schneider

In summary: When it says that only the outer layers of the Infinite Light were revealed at Sinai, while its inner lights stayed hidden, encased within the text as unrealized possibilities of interpretation, the terms inner and outer refer to specific levels in the kabalistic map of reality. In this context they indicate the two layers of Atika, the deepest root of soul and point where it is hewn from the pure simple oneness of the Infinite Light. Atika is the place where man touches G‑d (so...

This essay can also be viewed in adobe pdf format. This essay has been extracted from Sarah Yehudit’s larger study on the nature of gender in Kabbala. Please visit Kabbalistic Writings on the Nature of Masculine and Feminine to read a summary and browse through this book or buy it directly. The Voice of the Bride[1] by Rav Shneur Zalman of Liadi Presented and Elucidated by Sarah Yehudit Schneider Bare Bones Literacy Summary: Voice of the Bride by R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi takes the Ari’s...

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