Shefa & Parnasah
שפעThe flow of Divine abundance — sustenance from Heaven, from the mann to daily bread. The Sfas Emes on shefa.
122 essays
Bereishit
Chayei Sarah
Toldot
- Toldot 3 תרל"אToldot · תרל"א
- The circuit of bounty and constant renewalToldot · תרל"א · Essay 3
- Continual giving versus fixed ownershipToldot · תרל"ו · Essay 3
- Yaakov as channel for worldly abundanceToldot · תרל"ז · Essay 4
- Yaakov's blessing as deveikus to the SourceToldot · תרל"ט · Essay 1
- Daily renewal of parnasah vs. stored wealthToldot · תרמ"ב · Essay 3
- Bnei Yisrael channel blessing to the worldToldot · תרמ"ד · Essay 4
- Receiving that increases the flowToldot · תר"נ · Essay 2
- Voice of Yaakov, Hands of EsavToldot · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
- Yaakov's Renewing Blessing of ShabbosToldot · תרנ"ג · Essay 3
Vayishlach
Vayeshev
Mikeitz
Vayechi
Beshalach
- Manna Preparing for TorahBeshalach · תרל"ו · Essay 3
- Shabbos Unbroken Divine FlowBeshalach · תרל"ח · Essay 2
- Sanctifying the Physical BodyBeshalach · תרל"ח · Essay 4
- Nourishment from Divine SpeechBeshalach · תרל"ט · Essay 2
- Refined Bodies Receiving TorahBeshalach · תרמ"א · Essay 3
- Hunger That Receives TorahBeshalach · תרמ"א · Essay 4
- Daily Renewal Preparing TorahBeshalach · תרמ"ב · Essay 2
- Shabbos as Divine GiftBeshalach · תרמ"ג · Essay 2
- Manna and Tree of LifeBeshalach · תרמ"ה · Essay 3
- Beshalach 5646 תרמ"וBeshalach · תרמ"ו
- Refined Bodies Refined SustenanceBeshalach · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Manna's Hidden Spiritual NourishmentBeshalach · תרמ"ז · Essay 3
- Shabbos Source of SustenanceBeshalach · תרמ"ח · Essay 1
- Body Sustained by TorahBeshalach · תרמ"ט · Essay 2
- Living from God's Every WordBeshalach · תרנ"א · Essay 3
- Inner Sustenance Through Faithful SightBeshalach · תרנ"ד · Essay 2
- Sacred Food Sustaining TorahBeshalach · תרנ"ו · Essay 1
- Manna Unchanged from Its SourceBeshalach · תרנ"ח · Essay 1
- Manna Beyond All ChangeBeshalach · תר"ס · Essay 1
- Bread of the AngelsBeshalach · תרס"ב - תרס"ג · Essay 1
- Shabbos Awakens Inner DesireBeshalach · תרס"ב - תרס"ג · Essay 2
Yitro
Mishpatim
Terumah
Ki Tisa
Vayakhel
Vayikra
Tzav
Pesach
Shmini
Kedoshim
Emor
- Showbread as channel of blessingEmor · תרמ"ג · Essay 3
- Three Heichal vessels and three blessingsEmor · תרמ"ז · Essay 2
- Showbread, Shabbos, and the inner TorahEmor · תרמ"ח · Essay 2
- Shabbos as the boundless root of sustenanceEmor · תרמ"ט · Essay 3
- Sustenance received face to faceEmor · תרנ"ב · Essay 3
- Torah at the table turns eating into lifeEmor · תרנ"ו · Essay 3
Behar
Bechukotai
- Refining the body into a vessel for rewardBechukotai · תרל"ח · Essay 2
- Elevating one's unique portion to its rootBechukotai · תרמ"ג · Essay 2
- Receiving Hashem's renewal as giftBechukotai · תרמ"ו · Essay 1
- Toiling in Torah beyond comprehensionBechukotai · תרמ"ט · Essay 1
- Torah channels undiminished Divine flowBechukotai · תרנ"ט · Essay 1
Bamidbar
Shavuot
Beha'alotcha
- Drawing Heaven Down and Preparing the Vessel BelowBeha'alotcha · תרמ"ז - תרמ"ח - תרנ"ב · Essay 5
- Two Paths to Dveikus: Heaven and the SeaBeha'alotcha · תרמ"ז - תרמ"ח - תרנ"ב · Essay 6
- Soul-Food Sustaining the Body through the MannBeha'alotcha · תרמ"ז - תרמ"ח - תרנ"ב · Essay 7
- Serving purely for the sake of HeavenBeha'alotcha · תרנ"ה · Essay 2
Shlach
Chukat
- Awakening the First GenerationChukat · תר"מ · Essay 1
- Mitzvos Reveal Ancestral LightChukat · תרמ"א - תרמ"ב · Essay 4
- Vessels Opening the WellChukat · תרמ"ה · Essay 1
- Oral Torah Absorbed WithinChukat · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
- Water Drawn Through Deed and SpeechChukat · תרנ"ז · Essay 2
- Opening Eyes to Hidden SustenanceChukat · תרנ"ט · Essay 2
Balak
Pinchas
Matot
Masei
Devarim
Eikev
- Manna And Creation's RootsEikev · תרל"ח · Essay 2
- Mitzvos As Heavenly ChannelsEikev · תרמ"ג · Essay 3
- Land Drawn From HeavenEikev · תרמ"ה · Essay 2
- Livelihood Drawn Through MitzvosEikev · תרמ"ו · Essay 2
- Heavenly Abundance in Eretz YisraelEikev · תרמ"ח · Essay 1
- Revealing Food's Inner NourishmentEikev · תרמ"ט · Essay 1
- Refining Nourishment Through TorahEikev · תרנ"ב · Essay 2
Re'eh
Ki Teitzei
Ki Tavo
Nitzavim
Rosh Hashanah
Yom Kippur
Ha'azinu
Sukkot
- Torah as living water of SukkosSukkot · תרמ"ב · Essay 16
- Shemini Atzeres: supernatural joy and Torah-rainSukkot · תרמ"ד · Essay 8
- Rain, Torah, and the yearly renewal of creationSukkot · תרמ"ח · Essay 7
- Receiving bounty in its proper time through TorahSukkot · תרמ"ח · Essay 8
- Inner Divine bounty of Shemini AtzeresSukkot · תרנ"א · Essay 10
- Water libation: raising the lower waters from belowSukkot · תרנ"ד ותרנ"ו · Essay 9
- Torah as the inner shefa of YaakovSukkot · תרס"ב · Essay 8