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Kabbalah is well known as the foundation of the Jewish mystical tradition, but few are aware that Kabbalah s spiritual applications extend beyond Jewish life. In this accessible, intelligent guide, Tamar Frankiel, PhD, a leading teacher of Jewish mysticism, demystifies the intricate world of Kabbalah. You will find that the teachings of Kabbalah are not only for Jewish scholars anyone can incorporate this enduring wisdom into everyday life if they have an open mind and a willing heart.
Unlike the faddish books that discuss Kabbalah as simply a magical system, this book discusses the evolution of Kabbalah from its origins in Judaism and gives Christian readers the vocabulary and tools to begin to understand this long-standing mystical tradition. It also explores the similarities and differences between Jewish and Christian mysticism, placing both in a larger and more comprehensive framework.
God isn't only for Jews and neither is Kabbalah," according to Frankiel. Maintaining that "Kabbalah as a theosophy is primarily about understanding what God is (as far as humans can understand) and who we are as refractions of the divine image," Frankiel delivers a thoughtful overview of the often elusive cornerstone of Jewish mysticism. Her years of experience as a teacher are reflected in the ease of her presentation and in her gentle suggestions for active explorations of thought and practice. Frankiel takes a logical approach to explaining the often confusing map of the divine energies by initially working top down, then bottom up and finally interlacing the energies, encouraging readers to begin building the layers of understanding needed to peel back the layers of the Kabbalah itself. The glossary, diagrams and notes provide a good basic reference for those seeking an overview of Kabbalah, and the smattering of illustrative Talmudic tales adds a bit of flavor. However, despite a few references to Christian concepts and devotions, and a handful of allusions to Buddhism, Sufism and even Jainism in conjunction with Christianity, nothing makes this book particularly "for Christians." (Nov.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
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Hezekiah Sermons
reviewed Kabbalah: A Brief Introduction for Christians on July 19, 2016
Kabbalah: A Brief Introduction for Christians
I grew up not knowing anything about Rabbi Dr Abraham Joshua Heschel.
Then I discovered that he was very deeply involved in the civil rights movement in the 60's.
The, and after Rabbi Jonathan Sacks passed away, I saw a debate on Facebook that suggested that in some ways Rabbi Sacks follows in a similar Rabbinic tradition to Rabbi Heschel.
I am very happy that I saw that debate. I discovered one of the great spiritual leaders of the Jewish people in the 20th Century.
Heschel was almost a last Mohican from pre-war Hasidic Europe within a non-Hasidic world which tragically meant that whilst he was gaining fame and adoration outside the Jewish world, he was constantly battling for status within it. Even to the point that he had the same office with woefully insufficient space for this books and papers at the JTS were he was a Professor. even in the last months of his life, he was denied a larger room.
The irony that the Hasidic vs Mitnaged argument of Orthodox never left him in liberal America.
His achievements in bringing a spiritual message to Jewish and non-Jewish America amd building ecumenical bridges with other religions remain huge, but it was his fight, on religious grounds, for civil rights and against the Vietnam war that he will be most remembered for.
This is a shame given the huge body of writing about the relationship between man and God as the central message of his religious teachings.
I have a thirst to read more.
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