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"In A New Kabbalah for Women, Perle Besserman, author and scholar of Jewish mysticism and teacher of meditation, shares a feminine approach to spirituality. Since the time of Moses, Jewish mysticism has been barred to women, and Shekhinah, the feminine side of God, has been forced underground. Now, many women are adapting traditional mystical practices in radical new ways. Besserman is at the forefront of this revolution. In A New Kabbalah for Women,...
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According to the Jewish mystical tradition of Kabbalah, Ehyeh, or "I shall be," is the deepest, most hidden name of God. Arthur Green, one of the most respected teachers of Jewish mysticism of his generation, uses this simple Hebrew word to unlock the spiritual meaning of Kabbalah for our lives. Blending Jewish theology and mysticism, Arthur Green invites us on a contemporary exploration of Kabbalah, showing how the ancient Jewish mystical tradition...
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"What is Jewish mysticism? This fascinating anthology provides a lucid and detailed survey of the treasures of the Jewish mystical tradition." "Beginning with an illuminating introduction to the history of Jewish mysticism, Professor Cohn-Sherbok goes on to trace the major developments in mystical reflection from the early rabbinic period to modern times. Here he presents a chronological anthology of mystical passages, each prefaced with introductory...
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"At the center of the novel is Gershon Loran -- a young rabbi, the product of a parochial New York Jewish upbringing -- whose early life [was] shaped by darkly irrational circumstances ... It is this young man -- raised in the absolute belief that 'the Jewish religion made a fundamental difference in the world' --who at the end of the Korean War, finds himself a chaplain in a country where Judaism has played no part ... Gershon begins to see his own...
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"Isaac Luria (1534-1572) is one of the most extraordinary and influential mystical figures in the history of Judaism, a visionary teacher who helped shape the course of nearly all subsequent Jewish mysticism. Though he lived only briefly in the Galilean city of Safed, his name became synonymous with the great renaissance of mystical community that took place there in the sixteenth century. Luria's powerful religious imagination and personal charisma...
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