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Tag: Lurianic Kabbalah

0 Philosophy History

A Book Bound at Both Ends: The Enigmatic Life and Death of Dovid Din

Shaul Magid in Jewschool · 1 Aug

Dovid Din, an enigmatic figure in postwar American kabbalism, died mysteriously in 1987 after teaching Lurianic Kabbalah and Hasidism to a small group of disciples.

0 Jewish Law Literature

Diminished Light?

Eli Rubin in Jewish Review of Books · 15 Jul

Kabbalistic literature, with its ancient wisdom, discusses the concept of zimzum, or the diminishment of God, as a key aspect of creation in the eyes of figures like Anne Conway in the 17th century.

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J.H. Chajes in Tablet · 5 Jun 2023

The text discusses the work of R. Jacob Zemah, a scholar of Kabbalah in the 17th century.

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“I Will Not Speak to Dullards”

Leah Sarna in Jewish Review of Books · 6 Apr 2022

This text is a personal reflection on the author's discovery of their eighteenth-century great-grandmother, Leah Horowitz, who was a scholar and writer of women's supplicatory prayers.

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Safed Kabbalah and Renaissance Italy

Moshe Idel in Tablet · 15 Jan 2020

The text discusses the interaction between Safed Kabbalah and Renaissance Italy, exploring the connection between Safedian kabbalists like Isaac Luria and the interest in kabbalah in Italy during the Renaissance.

0 Jewish Law Television/Film

I Believe: A Poem

P.K. Avery in Jewish Review of Books · 16 Sep 2014

The poem "I Believe" intertwines references to Jewish tradition and practice with the popular TV show Jeopardy!