Tragically, the “cosmic movement of divine tzimtzum,” (withdrawal of the divine) freed the Nazis “to do their evil.” God’s voluntary contraction confirmed that “human agency is the ...

One mystical description of Creation holds that God made space for the Earth by practicing “tzimtzum,” a contraction of Divine presence, so that matter could coalesce and life could come to ...

Kabbalistic teachings on creation, known as Tzimtzum, involve the contraction of God's infinite light to create space for the finite world. Within this framework, dragons symbolize remnants of the ...

Tragically, the “cosmic movement of divine tzimtzum,” (withdrawal of the divine) freed the Nazis “to do their evil.” God’s voluntary contraction confirmed that “human agency is the most important ...