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Sunday, 13 February 2022

371) ‘Tikla’ and the zoharic concept that sin can bring redemption

 

The potter's wheel gives shape to a lump of clay.

Introduction

This article, based extensively on the research by Dr Ruth Kara-Ivanov Kaniel[1] as well as Rabbi Moshe Miller[2], deals with the fascinating yet paradoxical notion in the Zohar of sin as a harbinger or precursor of redemption. The discussion revolves around the Aramaic word Tikla, which appears on two occasions in the Zohar.[3]