The Ten Sefirot of the Kabbalah - Jewish Virtual Library

The Middle column of the Sefirot structure represents the ideal balance of divine mercy and justice. This harmony is best represented in the Sefirah of Tiferet, ... Bookstore Glossary Library Links News Publications Timeline VirtualIsraelExperience Anti-Semitism Biography History Holocaust Israel IsraelEducation Myths&Facts Politics Religion Travel US&Israel VitalStats Women donate subscribe Contact About Home VirtualIsraelExperience Timeline Publications News Links Glossary Bookstore Anti-Semitism Biography History Holocaust Israel IsraelEducation Myths&Facts Politics Religion Travel US&Israel VitalStats Women Category» Kabbalah Terms AnOverviewKabbalahAlchemyEin-Sof ImportantWorks AzilutBooksofKanahandPeliyahSeferHa-BahirSeferHa-HayyimSeferHa-YasharTemunah,TheBookofTheTenSefirotoftheKabbalahTheZohar KeyPeople Epstein,AryehLeibbenMordecaiFano,MenahemAzariahdaGabbai,MeirbenEzekielIbnGedaliahHa-LeviAdamKadmonRabbiYitzchakLuriaMa’arekhetHa-ElohutMalakh,HayyimbenSolomonNajaraFamilySahula,IsaacbenSolomonAbiSahula,MeirbenSolomonAbiBacharach,NaphtalibenJacobElhananLabi,SimeonKatz,NaphtalibenIsaacBuzaglo(Buzaglio,Buzagli,Busaglo),ShalombenMoses Joinourmailinglist Join SupportJVL Donate Kabbalah:TableofContents|Background&Overview|TheZohar TheJewishmysticaldoctrineknownas"Kabbalah"(="Tradition")isdistinguishedbyitstheoryoftencreativeforcesthatintervenebetweentheinfinite,unknowableGod("EinSof")andourcreatedworld.ThroughthesepowersGodcreatedandrulestheuniverse,anditisbyinfluencingthemthathumanscauseGodtosendtoEarthforcesofcompassionorseverejudgment.Therightsiderepresentstheprinciplesofunity,harmonyandbenevolence,asembodiedintheSefirahofHesed.Itisassociatedwiththebestowingofgenerousgoodnessuponourworld.Itisthemasculineside.TheLeftsideoftheSefirotstructureisthesideofpowerandstrictjustice,thevaluesembodiedintheSefirahofDin.Itisthefemaleside,representingthefearsomeaweofGod,andtheprinciplesofseparationanddistinction.TheunrestraineddominionoftheLeftsidegivesrisetoEvil.TheMiddlecolumnoftheSefirotstructurerepresentstheidealbalanceofdivinemercyandjustice.ThisharmonyisbestrepresentedintheSefirahofTiferet,whichexistsmidwaybetweentheextremesofDinandHesed,femaleandmale.FollowingtraditionalRabbinicperception,theKabbalahrecognizesthattheuniversecouldnotsurviveifitwerefoundedonlyuponjusticeoronlyuponmercy.YoucanlearnabouttheindividualSefirotbyclickingontheirpicturesinthediagramaboveoronthetextbelow:Keter,theDivineCrownHokhmah,WisdomBinah,UnderstandingHesed,MercyDin,JusticeTif'eret,BeautyNezah,EternityHod,GloryYesod,FoundationShekhinah,God'sPresenceintheWorld Sources:Prof. EliezerSegal close Downloadourmobileappforon-the-goaccesstotheJewishVirtualLibrary