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[@normanleroy1874]

"The physical need of another is your spiritual concern" This is so beautiful. If I get nothing else, this is enough.

[@ahobimo732]

Justin and Zevi have such great chemistry. Their personalities complement each other very well, imo. I really enjoy watching them interact. And of course it goes without saying that the Zohar is just fascinating! It's wonderful to have this "guided tour" and I can't imagine better guides.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

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[@genghisgalahad8465]

Yes! /seekers & /esotericachannel

[@Tekkon123]

Thanks!

[@justgettingbysolo8966]

Just gained more knowledge for my brain, so I will give you three points that Gave me joy. 1. Is about the word around, I felt a bit disturbed about it, I couldn't grasp that part ... But after teacher Zevi give his insight of the conversation with your friend about about the topic, 0009 being a child has not come to that time yet, It became clear to me then, a child is pure. Great Insight. 2. Yanuka intelligence that comes with a lot of humor. Good to see he had personality. 3. After he was asked of his father, how he was stricken with Grief inwardly, he felt the blow but just when he felt his body tremble, he rejected it snapped out of it fast, remembers Grace. When we have loss not to stay in the grievance but to press on for God is with us. . Thank You teachers.

[@NE-ns8mk]

Thank you so much! I am thoroughly uninitiated, so I am really thankful to be able to tune in so easily and learn about this. I would have no idea how to go about it by myself. Have a great week!

[@I00OOooOO00I]

Going to start watching all these videos! I've caught a couple lives and I couldn't stop taking notes! Thank you so so much for making this available for us!

[@Tzimtzum26]

Amazing. Keep up the chevrusa in the Holy Zohar!! Thanks

[@johncoltranesethic18]

Thank you guys. Love the interactions and the variety of interpretations. ❤

[@moniqueapodaca3037]

appreciate thank You for this gift

[@MichaelYoder1961]

Really informative and fun, too. And I learned more about how to pronounce the words/names. Thanks Justin and Zevi!

[@PenelopeRyder]

Very enjoyable and wonderful collaboration on reading!

[@AndreaVazquezOMG]

I couldnt tune in bc i had a little trouble at home but i cant wait for another session!! and i am thrilled to watch you guys right now!!!! i dont know anything about anything but i still enojoy the knowlegde a lot!!

[@BojoPigeon]

This was fascinating for me, since I've heard you talk _about_ the Zohar many times, but I think this is the first time I've ever heard any of the text itself. It didn't take long after getting into the story of the Yanuka for my mind to go to the Gospel story of the 12 year old Jesus talking to the scholars in the Temple - or even moreso, the dangerous but wise schoolboy Jesus in the Infancy Narratives of Thomas. I assumed that was just the influence of all those years of Christian education causing me to make that connection, but I was glad to hear that other people saw that too 😄

[@danielfeldman4291]

Great video and chat guys. Daniel Chanan Matt is such a great source on The Zohar. G-D bless you guys. Serving Angel Food. 🙏✡️♾️

[@jdbrage]

Thank you for this!

[@misaelsilvera4595]

Now I'm ready to do my 12hrs of data entry and dont feel like I'm wasting my life.

[@ktkatte6791]

Thank you for this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@-TheInfamousOne-]

Wow, This is excellent.

[@-TheInfamousOne-]

Is it possible Shema had strong incense long ago?

[@chrisball3778]

This is some wild stuff. The idea of the incredibly precocious child infallibly laying down God's law to all around him is inherently both funny and frightening. There's a lot here I struggle to understand, but the bits I do are fascinating. Thanks Justin and Zevi.

[@markh.williamsauthor7286]

I love the Pritzker edition. So far, I've done several studies of Bereshit and Noah. I could study these 1000 times and still get something new. Studying Zohar is life changing.

[@markh.williamsauthor7286]

My background is from a gnostic tradition that uses Kabbalah as well. So, a little different take.

[@misssunshine1559]

hi! ty for having such an interesting and informative channel! so, i got into backyard gardening and chickens during the pandemic. and i bought some fruit bearing trees and in doing research i found out that it takes 3 years for an adolescent tree to fruit! i heard first year their a grower, the second -a shower-they blossom only, then after the third year they will fruit but they will be optimal. 4th year you can pick.

[@mikedespo1483]

I am moving my schedule to try and come to this in the future. So excited to see this experience!

[@Vividmpression]

Yes, this is a great idea 🎉thanks.

[@mironalexandra4602]

thank you so much for this beautiful dialogue and analysis

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Their name is now in my mind as A.J. (if you will!) alongside "Josh" ...Thank you both for this epic journey's beginning into the Zohar and the Yanuka! Seekers of Unity & Esoterica! Wait, so there IS a thing about the Shekinah & the Sitra Achra! So it's not just an April 1st thing! Oh that was the "B" dude...gotta dive into your Spinoza vids! Episode has a ton of resonances in my mind to wonder about and spark delving into!

[@SobekLOTFC]

Great job, per usual! 👏

[@craigdelaney8737]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏽 Wonderful, Informative, Enlightening and Entertaining!.. Great Work! I'll be watching!..🤗👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🙏🏽🖖

[@pwolf93]

Thanks for the direct, looking forward for more!

[@andrewkuiper8831]

Incredible! The excursus on fragrances was amazing. The edenic fragrance of mitzvot! Is this related to the kabbalistic interest in the Song of Songs? R. Ezra ben Solomon does a lot with fragrance in his commentary as well. Also, is there any crosspollination with Christian theologies of revelatory smell? A friend told me about this book that made waves in Syriac studies. Scenting Salvation by Susan Harvey

[@nathanielkingsbury6355]

This was wonderful, at least as good as your other content! Please do continue, and even after you finish the Yanuka section, please keep doing things like this!

[@Wordviews]

This was a good listen, looking forward to the rest.

[@J_Z913]

This whole passage seems like it could be slotted into Apuleius' Metamorphosis with some adjustments. The wandering sages motif, the divine sexual metaphors, the subversion of who is wise, and distinct humor of the passage are all telling. I meant to catch this live, but I had something come up. Maybe next week. Thanks to you both for this amazing discussion!

[@almondtree]

1:00:00 This point about the donkey driver is really great. A lot of homeless people that I have encountered have an incredible way of reciting scripture. it’s very strange, but beautiful.

[@richmondriddle3405]

Zevi looks like a younger version of my childhood rabbi. , David.

[@comeandsee9643]

Brilliant! Great work fellas.

[@dailyrapture2759]

Smells are very important.... but its a feeling really... a feelimg that all of your senses conpile

[@lautarojayat7914]

excelent

[@Bildgesmythe]

Wish you'd make a Playlist in order of this!

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

I did - I think

[@JeffDayPoppy]

This is exciting. Good idea!

[@beepboop204]

I got some Freud and Thus Spake Zarathurstra feels from this. Also, once was under the mistaken view that Judiasm, Islam, and Christianity were the same. Now, im quite aware they are not monolithic blocks and all have their own quirks and subquirks. Some of those Jewish quirks (about faith, belief, as examples) actually are quite appealing to me. Is there a basic Jewish Studies resource you could recommend me?

[@vitkovitsmate7281]

Lurianic kabbalah. Gershon Scholem is the biggest authority.

[@beepboop204]

@@vitkovitsmate7281 thanks!

[@RegainingTheBalance]

Thank you Just and Zevi for this and looking forward to the rest! I was wondering if there are two esoteric symbols of this reading that might be seen at a different angle? For instance, what if the hand that they are talking about is nothing but the Human body, with the four digits being the arms and legs and the middle finger, the most important finger is the backbone? In addition, we have Jacob's "central bar" with the two at either side is almost an exact description of what in India would be called the Sushumna(central spinal column/channel), and at either sides are the Ida(male/upwards energy) and Pingala(female/downwards energy) currents along the spine, like Jacob's "ladder" (backbone with vertebrae) and the "angels" (ida/pingala currents) going up and down. And then there is the "arousal" of the energy that comes up the spine, not all at once but incrementally, like an "erection" up the spinal column into "the bridal chamber" (the head/skull) where it meets/touches the Shekinah. At this moment of "connection" is where "the cup(vessel/body) overfloweth" with ineffable bliss of God. Consequently this is the same idea behind the phrase "take up your cross" as it signifies the two poles meeting in a 2 dimensional image. Looking at the 2 dimensional Ank, I see the same imagery depicting the same connective idea. The oval on top of the Tau cross is the human head from a "bird's eye view" that also consequently looks like the shape of a vagina. I am sharing this because I have direct experience in my meditations with this phenomenon, and it is the most incredible experience I have ever experienced. I can understand the sexual connotations behind these ideas because the experience is truly "orgasmic". Anyways, I think that the problem why mystics kind of say the same thing but also don't, is because they are tapping into the same thing, but their environment spins it out their own particular way. I would love to have a further chat with you about this if you're interested. Thanks again for such great content.

[@vespasw]

Perhaps the hand that arouses is a reference to Song of Songs 5:4 “My beloved stretched forth his hand from the hole, and my insides stirred because of him.”

[@dandydan999]

In learning daf yomi, many of the yanuka parables parallels may be found in Talmud Sota 21-22

[@almondtree]

1:07:16 Someone may have already mentioned this in the comments, but the phrase, come and see, is often stated in the disciple John’s writings

[@johnniep0well271]

My name is ARIEL, awesome lesson, WOW !

[@shari6063]

Thinking about the Donkey Driver and the descriptions of the “wild donkeys” in the book of Job. Wondering if you two see the connection?

[@shari6063]

Everyone is an ordinary person.

[@Zumash]

I'd like to know where the drawing of the kid in thumbnail came from and who drew it, I really like it ! And thank you both for another though provoking video

[@yosefrazin6455]

Excellent chevruta guys i was thinking how the Yanuka's immaturity is not just in his sexual development but also his simple reductionist black and white view of the world- that he cant associate with those who haven't said shema, that he can't smell the nuance of being within a different mitzvah, his strong position on impurity, etc

[@asourpo1yphony]

In terms of difficulty in style and content, how would you compare the Zohar and Pistis Sophia?

[@shari6063]

A famous shoemaker who knew amazing things……..Boehme.

[@mockmywords]

I need a teacher

[@quixoticJournal]

The donkey driver is Sancho Panza

[@emiliotube01]

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[@PenelopeRyder]

How long ago was the Zohar written by years?

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

800 and change

[@PenelopeRyder]

What is the best copy to own so I can read it? @@TheEsotericaChannel

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

The Pritzker Edition

[@PenelopeRyder]

Is it one book as looking online ... excuse all the questions. I came to hear of The Zohar reading a book called The Book of Lilith by Barbara Black Koltuv its 127 pages through my love of Lilith and Evolutionary Astrology. @@TheEsotericaChannel

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

No, 12 volumes

[@constpegasus]

Is there any evidence of the Zohar in the first temple period?

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

No it's a late 13th century text

[@Alfred5555]

@@TheEsotericaChannel Does that mean it is a European text? I do not know what traditions or faiths this text is based on or sprung out of.

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

From the sephardim

[@Alfred5555]

​@@TheEsotericaChannel So does that mean it's mainly Talmudic?

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

It's influenced by the Talmud but very much its own text

[@jbaquinones]

I don't think that the girl is real. I think the girl is a vision. I'd venture to say, she's a familiar. And Zevi's observation is really interesting. The word to suckle sounds like John Dee's Madimi. Spirits always complain of the smells of humans.

[@name9287]

Instead of aroused meaning sexual...perhaps means aroused as wakens

[@davidrosman4563]

Doesn't the donky driver mention at some point that he his doing this work to pay for his kids schooling?

[@TheEsotericaChannel]

Yep "The old man sat down before them and said, "Rabbis! Only recently I became a donkey-driver. I was not always a donkey-driver. But I have one young son whom I send to school. I want him to occupy himself with Torah, and so when I meet a rabbi on my travels, I try to act as his donkey-driver. Today I thought I would hear some novel Torah insights, but I heard nothing!""

[@PathOfAvraham]

Brakha before washing always 🫡