Yesod Blocks: Foundational Torah

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The Daily Halakha and Kabbalah podcast returns with this new episode about the centrality of wanting/yearning/desire in the process of Tefilla/Alignment. To listen to these episodes on a daily basis, visit www.yesodblocks.com, subscribe, and download our brand new App from the Apple or Google App stores.

On Shabbat, we walk the knife's edge between the restrictions of Halakha designed to pull us out of our fixation on our creativity and the spiritual expansion derived from pleasurable experiences. 

Shulhan Arukh Orah Hayim 253:2.

Balancing the different aspects of any given situation involves seeing its complexity, breaking that complexity into its granular components and then assessing the parts and whole.

Shulhan Arukh Orah Hayim 53:17

Partial perspectives, distorted opinions - these are more accurate descriptions for the concept of "politics." A group tefillah session, today called "minyan," has a structure to it, and when we understand the role of distortions in that structure, both positive and negative, this tool can become far more activated.

Shulhan Arukh Orah Hayim 53:4.

The consciousness-level dynamic of Shabbat is profound and delicate. Developing the awareness of this dynamic is key to truly seeing melakha for what it is, and how to use it intentionally, and in healthy ways.