The Akedah is uncomfortable subject. Trigger warnings abound. Yet it is a foundational story of our people. Here's part II of our series reading the text.  Genesis chapter 22, verses 6-12.

Tonight we got rather kabbalistic. What is the world of Atzilut? What's it like to be a soul of Atzilut? Who in history were the souls of Atzilut? What is the function of Malchut in Atzilut? Why is Shechinah, the Divine presence, also called G-d's word, mother and queen?

From Epistle 25 of Igeret Hakodesh by the Alter Rebbe, founder of Chabad, part I.

The builders of the Tower wanted to wage war directly with G-d. Yet G-d treats them with kids gloves, especially in comparison to the generation of the flood. Why?

Turns out G-d is more concerned with how we treat each other than how we treat Him (!).

In this portion we also learn from G-d how to be patient judgment, even when you hear that someone's building a tower to fight G-d. 

Text: Genesis chapter 11, verses 1-9