Sha'ar HaKavanot

Kabbalah

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Introduction Sermons on the Intentions of Blessings Sermons on Morning Blessings

Sermons on Tzitzit

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sermons on Tefillin

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sermons on Morning Prayers

1 2 3

Sermons on Kaddish

Drush 1

1 2 3 4 5

Morning Prayers

Sermons on Intentions of the Shema Recitation

Drush 1

Drush 2

Drush 3

Drush 4

Drush 5

Drush 6

1 2 3 4 5

Drush 7

Drush 8

Sermons on the Standing Prayer

Drush 1

Drush 2

1 2 3 4 5 6

Drush 3

Drush 4

Drush 5

Drush 6

Sermons on the Repetition of the Standing Prayer

Drush 1

Drush 2

Drush 3

Drush 4

Drush 5

1 2 3

Sermons on Vaya'avor

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Sermons on the Falling on the Face Prayer

1 2 3 4 5

Sermons on Torah Reading

1 2 3

Sermons on Ashrei, Incense Compositions, and Aleinu

Sermons on Aleinu and the Prayer Formula

Sermons on the Afternoon Prayers

1 2

Sermons on the Evening Prayers

1 2

Sermons on the Night Ritual

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Sermons on Midnight Reparations

Sermons on the Order of the Sabbath

Drush 1

1 2 3 4 5 6

Sermons on Receiving the Sabbath

Drush 1

1 2 3

Sermons on Sabbath Additions

Drush 1

1 2 3

Sermons on Sabbath Evening Prayers

Drush 1

1 2

Sermons on Sabbath Night Kiddush

Drush 1

1 2 3 4 5 6

Sermons on Rosh Chodesh

Sermons on Isru Chag

Drush 1

1 2 3

Sermons on Passover

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Sermons on the Festival of Shavuot Sermons on Rosh Hashanah Introduction

Sermons on Rosh Hashanah

Drush 1

Drush 2

Drush 3

Drush 4

Drush 5

Drush 6

1 2 3 4

Drush 7

Drush 8

Drush 9

Sermons on Yom Kippur Introduction

Sermons on Yom Kippur

1 2 3 4 5

Sermons on the Festival of Sukkot

1 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Sermons on the Festival of Hanukkah Sermons on the Festival of Purim

About This Text

Author: Chaim Vital

Composed: c.1570 – c.1650 CE

Rabbi Chaim Vital, a prominent Safed kabbalist in the 16th–17th centuries, is best known for recording and editing the teachings of Rabbi Isaac Luria, better known as the Arizal, a founder of modern Kabbalah. Chaim Vital’s youngest son, Rabbi Samuel Vital, organized a collection of his father’s writings into eight “gates,” each of which “opens” up a particular topic. The sixth of these is Sha’ar HaKavanot (Gate of the Intentions), which delves into the kabbalistic meanings and accompanying intentions of the different prayers recited on weekdays, Shabbat, and holidays, as well as the purpose of prayer as a whole.

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