The Meaning of the Word Kabbalah: Part 5 – Kabbalah as "Commitment"
Topics In Jewish Mystical Thought The root k-b-l itself appears in the book of Esther in three verses. Let us examine the latter two: And the Jews accepted...
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The Meaning of the Word Kabbalah: Part 2 – Kabbalah as "Correspondence"
Although the Hebrew root k-b-l (pronounced: kabel; spelled: kuf-beit-lamed) appears fifteen times in the Bible, its appearance in the Five Books of Moses is limited to two verses in...
Topics In Jewish Mystical Thought: The Meaning of the Word Kabbalah – Part 1 – The "Received Tradition"
The Hebrew word Kabbalah has become the standard term used for referring to the vast array of mystical thought and practice revealed and handed down as part...
Topics In Jewish Mystical Thought: The Meaning of the Word Kabbalah – Part 3 – Kabbalah as "Acceptance"
It is in the last part of the Bible, the "Writings," that the root k-b-l achieves its greatest prominence, appearing eleven times and always in the sense...
Topics In Jewish Mystical Thought: The Meaning of the Word Kabbalah – Part 6 – The Book of Esther and the Narrative
The Kabbalistic tradition also makes use of the narrative form as an adjunct to abstract discourse aimed at communicating profound truths. The oldest Kabbalah text, Sefer...
Topics In Jewish Mystical Thought: The Meaning of the Word Kabbalah – Part 4 – Kabbalah and the Book of Esther
As its Hebrew name Megilat Ester implies, the ultimate purpose of this text is to inspire "revelation" (gilui) of that which is in a state of "concealment"...
