January 15, 2026
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The Dragon of the Fourth Heaven: Shabbatai Donnolo & Abraham Abulafia’s Teli Cosmology The Dragon of the Fourth Heaven: Shabbatai Donnolo & Abraham Abulafia’s Teli Cosmology

The Dragon of the Fourth Heaven: Shabbatai Donnolo & Abraham Abulafia’s Teli Cosmology

Foundation January 10, 2026 – 21 Tevet 5786 0
This exposition explores the cosmological theories of Shabbatai Donnolo, a tenth-century Jewish physician and scholar from Byzantine Italy....
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The Divine Artificer and the Absolute Unity: A Comparative Treatise on the Memphite Theology of Ptah and the Hebrew Metaphysics of Echad The Divine Artificer and the Absolute Unity: A Comparative Treatise on the Memphite Theology of Ptah and the Hebrew Metaphysics of Echad

The Divine Artificer and the Absolute Unity: A Comparative Treatise on the Memphite Theology of Ptah and the Hebrew Metaphysics of Echad

Foundation December 19, 2025 – 29 Kislev 5786 0
VISIT OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL https://www.youtube.com/@Rachav-Foundation 1. Introduction: The Metaphysical Convergences of the Ancient Near East The intellectual...
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The Architecture of Holiness: A Comprehensive Analysis of Poetics in the Talmuds and Rabbinic Cognates The Architecture of Holiness: A Comprehensive Analysis of Poetics in the Talmuds and Rabbinic Cognates

The Architecture of Holiness: A Comprehensive Analysis of Poetics in the Talmuds and Rabbinic Cognates

Foundation December 10, 2025 – 20 Kislev 5786 0
1. Foundations of Rabbinic Literary Theory: From Philology to Poetics CLICK ABOVE IMAGE FOR VIDEO 1.1 The...
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From the Letter to the Land: The Shoah and the Forging of a New Collective Sinthome From the Letter to the Land: The Shoah and the Forging of a New Collective Sinthome

From the Letter to the Land: The Shoah and the Forging of a New Collective Sinthome

Foundation November 17, 2025 – 26 Heshvan 5786 0
An Audio Critique An Audio Debate Part I: The Rabbinic Sinthome and its Foundational Trauma: The First...
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The Other Side: A Psychoanalytic Reading of Shaydim and the Kabbalistic Remainder in Lacan The Other Side: A Psychoanalytic Reading of Shaydim and the Kabbalistic Remainder in Lacan

The Other Side: A Psychoanalytic Reading of Shaydim and the Kabbalistic Remainder in Lacan

Foundation November 5, 2025 – 14 Heshvan 5786 0
Part I: The Architecture of the “Other Side” in Jewish Thought: A Genealogy of the Demonic The...
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The Void and the Spectacle: A Lacanian Analysis of the Structural Incompatibility between Jewish and Western Thought The Void and the Spectacle: A Lacanian Analysis of the Structural Incompatibility between Jewish and Western Thought

The Void and the Spectacle: A Lacanian Analysis of the Structural Incompatibility between Jewish and Western Thought

Foundation October 29, 2025 – 7 Heshvan 5786 0
Part I: The Architecture of the Void – The Jewish Symbolic Order 1.1. Introduction: A Conflict of...
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An Analysis of ‘The Josephic Messiah, Leviathan, Metatron and the Sacred Serpent’: Using the late Joel David Bakst’s Exposition of the Gaon of Vilna’s Messianic Doctrine An Analysis of ‘The Josephic Messiah, Leviathan, Metatron and the Sacred Serpent’: Using the late Joel David Bakst’s Exposition of the Gaon of Vilna’s Messianic Doctrine

An Analysis of ‘The Josephic Messiah, Leviathan, Metatron and the Sacred Serpent’: Using the late Joel David Bakst’s Exposition of the Gaon of Vilna’s Messianic Doctrine

Foundation October 20, 2025 – 28 Tishri 5786 0
Part I: Introduction – The Author, The Gaon, and the Doctrine of Proactive Redemption The landscape of...
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The Hubris of the Convert: A Lacanian Critique of Jewish Conversion and the Precarity of Klal Yisrael The Hubris of the Convert: A Lacanian Critique of Jewish Conversion and the Precarity of Klal Yisrael

The Hubris of the Convert: A Lacanian Critique of Jewish Conversion and the Precarity of Klal Yisrael

Foundation October 15, 2025 – 23 Tishri 5786 0
Introduction: A Complaint Addressed to the Divine Other The desire to convert to Judaism, or gerut, is...
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The King’s Desire, The Monster’s Flesh: A Psychoanalytic Midrash on Sovereignty and the Meshiach The King’s Desire, The Monster’s Flesh: A Psychoanalytic Midrash on Sovereignty and the Meshiach

The King’s Desire, The Monster’s Flesh: A Psychoanalytic Midrash on Sovereignty and the Meshiach

Foundation October 14, 2025 – 22 Tishri 5786 0
Introduction: Primordial Monsters and the Messianic Feast In the foundational narratives of Jewish tradition, the world is...
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The Standing Woman: A Psycho-historical Analysis of Nitzevet bat Adael in the Yalkut Ha-Makhiri The Standing Woman: A Psycho-historical Analysis of Nitzevet bat Adael in the Yalkut Ha-Makhiri

The Standing Woman: A Psycho-historical Analysis of Nitzevet bat Adael in the Yalkut Ha-Makhiri

Foundation October 8, 2025 – 16 Tishri 5786 0
Summary This report presents a psycho-historical analysis of Nitzevet bat Adael, the mother of King David, as...
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The Fortress and the Mirror: A Lacanian Reading of the Brisker Symbolic, from Halakhic Man to the Postmodern Subject The Fortress and the Mirror: A Lacanian Reading of the Brisker Symbolic, from Halakhic Man to the Postmodern Subject

The Fortress and the Mirror: A Lacanian Reading of the Brisker Symbolic, from Halakhic Man to the Postmodern Subject

Foundation September 25, 2025 – 3 Tishri 5786 0
Introduction An Audio Deep Dive by Google NotebookLM An Audio Debate on the Subject by Google NotebookLM...
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The Specular Jew: Imaginary Traps, Symbolic Defenses, and the Psychoanalysis of Modern Jewish Identity The Specular Jew: Imaginary Traps, Symbolic Defenses, and the Psychoanalysis of Modern Jewish Identity

The Specular Jew: Imaginary Traps, Symbolic Defenses, and the Psychoanalysis of Modern Jewish Identity

Foundation September 22, 2025 – 29 Elul 5785 0
Symbolic Weakening Abstract: This paper applies a synthesis of Lacanian and Jungian psychoanalytic theory to the historical...
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Saturn’s Jews: An Examination of Moshe Idel’s Exploration of Saturn, Mysticism, and Jewish Identity Saturn’s Jews: An Examination of Moshe Idel’s Exploration of Saturn, Mysticism, and Jewish Identity

Saturn’s Jews: An Examination of Moshe Idel’s Exploration of Saturn, Mysticism, and Jewish Identity

Foundation August 4, 2025 – 10 Av 5785 0
1. Introduction Moshe Idel stands as a towering figure in the contemporary study of Jewish mysticism, known...
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Conversion to Judaism: an act of hubris or a sincere desire to come closer to Hashem shouldering the burden of His covenant. Conversion to Judaism: an act of hubris or a sincere desire to come closer to Hashem shouldering the burden of His covenant.

Conversion to Judaism: an act of hubris or a sincere desire to come closer to Hashem shouldering the burden of His covenant.

Foundation July 6, 2025 – 10 Tammuz 5785 0
by FoundationP and Google GEM Judaic Interpreter: an attempt at engineering an associative AI that pulls disparate...
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Entangled Paths: Jewish Thought, Kabbalah, and the Development of Science – A Multifaceted Analysis Entangled Paths: Jewish Thought, Kabbalah, and the Development of Science – A Multifaceted Analysis

Entangled Paths: Jewish Thought, Kabbalah, and the Development of Science – A Multifaceted Analysis

Foundation April 22, 2025 – 24 Nisan 5785 0
1. Introduction The relationship between Jewish intellectual and mystical traditions, particularly Kabbalah, and the development of Western...
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Original Sin, Guilt, and the Psyche: A Theological, Comparative, and Psychoanalytic Inquiry Original Sin, Guilt, and the Psyche: A Theological, Comparative, and Psychoanalytic Inquiry

Original Sin, Guilt, and the Psyche: A Theological, Comparative, and Psychoanalytic Inquiry

Foundation April 21, 2025 – 23 Nisan 5785 0
I. Introduction: The Enduring Shadow of Original Sin The doctrine of Original Sin stands as a cornerstone...
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Metatron: Trajectories of an Angelic Figure from Jewish Mysticism to Comparative Religious Inquiry Metatron: Trajectories of an Angelic Figure from Jewish Mysticism to Comparative Religious Inquiry

Metatron: Trajectories of an Angelic Figure from Jewish Mysticism to Comparative Religious Inquiry

Foundation April 19, 2025 – 21 Nisan 5785 0
GoogleNotebook LM Plus – A Deep Dive audio overview I. Introduction: The Enigmatic Eminence of Metatron Within...
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Beyond the Sabbath River: An Exploration of the Mythical Sambation (סמבטיון) in Jewish Tradition Beyond the Sabbath River: An Exploration of the Mythical Sambation (סמבטיון) in Jewish Tradition

Beyond the Sabbath River: An Exploration of the Mythical Sambation (סמבטיון) in Jewish Tradition

Foundation April 16, 2025 – 18 Nisan 5785 1
A Deep Dive from Google LM Plus [Tailored audio summary of the Paper that follows] I. Introduction:...
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The Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Talmud) and the Bavli (Babylonian Talmud) are the two compilations of Talmud that developed in the two major Jewish centres during the rabbinic era. The Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Talmud) and the Bavli (Babylonian Talmud) are the two compilations of Talmud that developed in the two major Jewish centres during the rabbinic era.

The Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Talmud) and the Bavli (Babylonian Talmud) are the two compilations of Talmud that developed in the two major Jewish centres during the rabbinic era.

Foundation April 9, 2025 – 11 Nisan 5785 0
The Yerushalmi (Jerusalem Talmud) and the Bavli (Babylonian Talmud) are the two compilations of Talmud that developed...
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An In-Depth Character Analysis of Yitro [Based on Sotah 11a] with Comparative Figures: A Reflective Lens on Outsiders’ Wisdom An In-Depth Character Analysis of Yitro [Based on Sotah 11a] with Comparative Figures: A Reflective Lens on Outsiders’ Wisdom

An In-Depth Character Analysis of Yitro [Based on Sotah 11a] with Comparative Figures: A Reflective Lens on Outsiders’ Wisdom

Foundation March 11, 2025 – 11 Adar 5785 0
DALL-E 3 Yitro: Outsider Turned Pivotal Figure Curated by rachav_foundation The Talmud in Bavli Sotah 11a offers...
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How Long is Now? – introduction to metaphysics—about the nature of time, reality, causality, personal identity, and the human struggle against entropy – A Jewish Perspective & Commentary How Long is Now? – introduction to metaphysics—about the nature of time, reality, causality, personal identity, and the human struggle against entropy – A Jewish Perspective & Commentary

How Long is Now? – introduction to metaphysics—about the nature of time, reality, causality, personal identity, and the human struggle against entropy – A Jewish Perspective & Commentary

Foundation March 2, 2025 – 2 Adar 5785 0
The questions raised in this introduction to metaphysics—about the nature of time, reality, causality, personal identity, and...
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