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Oct 4, 2026
He Left Tech to Study Jewish Mysticism, Michael Macks on Kabbalah and the Journey to Israel
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Michael MacksGUEST
I went to school at Yeshiva University, and I went to the Samikha program, so became a rabbi.

Michael MacksGUEST
And a few months after I graduated, I worked as a pulpit rabbi in New York in the Bronx.
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May The Source Be With You: With Michael Macks
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Yeah.

Michael MacksGUEST
But first, like one word of preceding this is that You mentioned that, you know, just learning about Kabbalah made you more excited to, you know, let's say like cover your hair for lighting candles.

Michael MacksGUEST
So the Sefer Haredim, which is, he was another one of the Kabbalists from that Tzfat school in the 1500s.

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Lazar Azkiri, he writes in the introduction to his book that in order to get the maximum impact of a mitzvah, there are 16 criteria and he lists 16 things that if you're not doing these 16 things, you're not going to appreciate a mitzvah.

Michael MacksGUEST
So three of those that stood out to me were you have to do it with love, you have to do it with awe, and you have to do it with joy.
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And when we reject it, we're just removing ourself from receiving from
