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Sefer Ha-Bahir

Author : Geoffrey W. Dennis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780738749211
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (492 download)

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Download or read book Sefer Ha-Bahir written by Geoffrey W. Dennis and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the Kabbalah classic that reveals the divine feminine, reincarnation, and the power of being human. This remarkable collection of fifty-one teachings from Sefer ha-Bahir features facing-page commentary by Geoffrey W. Dennis for easy understanding and readability. Enrich your spirituality with these fascinating entries, specifically chosen to help you learn the principle ideas and themes of Jewish mysticism. By translating the most stimulating and accessible passages from Sefer ha-Bahir with concise literary and spiritual commentary, Geoffrey W. Dennis modernizes each entry and brings the wisdom of the ancient text to the contemporary world. This compelling collection shows you the full scope of the Bahir and will give you a new appreciation for its teachings. Praise: "Geoffrey Dennis has provided a doorway into the brilliance of the Sefer ha-Bahir, deeply enriching us. Here is a truly significant model of how teachings can communicate over centuries to inform and expand our current vision. I am honored to recommend Rabbi Dennis's new book to all those desiring to enrich their own spiritual journey."--Rabbi Ted Falcon, PhD, spiritual counselor and author of A Journey of Awakening: Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tree of Life "Geoffrey Dennis's Sefer ha-Bahir is the best translation available of one of the hardest, yet most rewarding, texts of Kabbalah. Forget the pop stuff; this is the real thing, in all its lucidity, opacity, simplicity, and complexity. Best of all, Dennis's renderings and commentary give the text room both to breathe and to mystify. Highly recommended."--Rabbi Dr. Jay Michaelson, author of Everything Is God: The Radical Path of Nondual Judaism and director of the Elat Chayyim Meditation Program "What is constant throughout the book is the sense of Dennis's love for these early Hebrew teachings...He manages to lift the reader to the heights of mesmerized listener without sacrificing the academic/historical context of the teachings. This is a don't-miss book for anyone seriously interested in the Hebrew roots of modern mysticism."--Anna Jedrziewski, Retailing Insight "[Dennis] supplies a fluent translation of fifty-one key passages from [Sefer ha-Bahir], complete with annotations, commentary, and introductions that are both accessible to the general reader and insightful. A masterful achievement."--Richard S. Sarason, The Deutsch Family Professor of Rabbinics and Liturgy at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion

Zohar, the Book of Enlightenment

Author : Daniel Chanan Matt
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809123872
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (238 download)

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Download or read book Zohar, the Book of Enlightenment written by Daniel Chanan Matt and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1983 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first translation with commentary of selections from The Zohar, the major text of the Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical tradition. This work was written in 13th-century Spain by Moses de Leon, a Spanish scholar.

Sepher Ha-Bahir

Author : Nehunia HaKana
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781514157640
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (576 download)

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Download or read book Sepher Ha-Bahir written by Nehunia HaKana and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2015-05-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bahir contains commentaries explaining the mystical significance of Biblical verses; the mystical significance of the shapes of the Hebrew letters; the mystical significance of the cantillation signs and vowel points on the letters; the mystical significance of statements in the Sefer Yetzirah ("Book of Creation"); and the use of sacred names in magic. The paragraphs refer to each other in segments and are broken into five sections in the Aryeh Kaplan translation. These sections are loosely grouped together but they do more or less stay within the underlying themes given by their title.

The Bahir

Author : Aryeh Kaplan
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 1609254937
Total Pages : 274 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Bahir written by Aryeh Kaplan and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2001-01-15 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bahir is one of the oldest and most influential of all classical Kabbalah texts. Until the publication of the Zohar, the Bahir was the most widely quoted primary source of Kabbalistic teachings. The Bahir is quoted in every major book on Kabbalah, the earliest being the Raavad's commentary on Sefer Yetzirah, and it is cited numerous times by Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (Ramban) in his commentary on the Torah. It is also quoted many times in the Zohar. It was first published around 1176 by the Provence school of Kabbalists; the first printed edition appeared in Amsterdam in 1651. The name Bahir is derived from the first verse quoted in the text (Job 37:21), "And now they do not see light, it is brilliant (Bahir) in the skies." It is also called the "Midrash of Rabbi Nehuniah ben HaKana," particularly by the Ramban. The reason might be that Rabbi Nehuniah's name is at the very beginning of the book, but most Kabbalists actually attribute the Bahir to him and his school. Some consider it the oldest kabbalistic text ever written. Although the Bahir is a fairly small book, some 12,000 words in all, it was very highly esteemed among those who probed its mysteries. Rabbi Judah Chayit, a prominent fifteenth-century Kabbalist, writes, "Make this book a crown for your head." Much of the text is very difficult to understand, and Rabbi Moshe Cordevero (1522-1570), head of the Safed school of Kabbalah, says, "The words of this text are bright (Bahir) and sparkling, but their brilliance can blind the eye." One of the most important concepts revealed in the Bahir is that of the Ten Sefirot, and careful analysis of these discussions yields much of what will be found in later kabbalistic works, as well as their relation to anthropomorphism and the reason for the commandments. Also included is a discussion of reincarnation, or Gilgul, an interpretation of the letters of the Hebrew alphabet, the Thirty-two Paths of Wisdom, and the concept of Tzimtzum.

The Early Kabbalah

Author : Joseph Dan
Publisher : Paulist Press
ISBN 13 : 9780809127696
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (276 download)

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Download or read book The Early Kabbalah written by Joseph Dan and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1986 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here are previously unavailable texts, including The Book Bahir and the writings of the Iyyum circle, that were written during the first one hundred years of this movement that was to become the most important current in Jewish mysticism. This movement began in the late 12th century among Rabbinic Judaism in southern Europe.

The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic & Mysticism

Author : Geoffrey W. Dennis
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
ISBN 13 : 0738748145
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (387 download)

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Book Synopsis The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic & Mysticism by : Geoffrey W. Dennis

Download or read book The Encyclopedia of Jewish Myth, Magic & Mysticism written by Geoffrey W. Dennis and published by Llewellyn Worldwide. This book was released on 2016-02-08 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jewish esotericism is the oldest and most influential continuous occult tradition in the West. Presenting lore that can spiritually enrich your life, this one-of-a-kind encyclopedia is devoted to the esoteric in Judaism—the miraculous and the mysterious. In this second edition, Rabbi Geoffrey W. Dennis has added over thirty new entries and significantly expanded over one hundred other entries, incorporating more knowledge and passages from primary sources. This comprehensive treasury of Jewish teachings, drawn from sources spanning Jewish scripture, the Talmud, the Midrash, the Kabbalah, and other esoteric branches of Judaism, is exhaustively researched yet easy to use. It includes over one thousand alphabetical entries, from Aaron to Zohar Chadesh, with extensive cross-references to related topics and new illustrations throughout. Drawn from the well of a great spiritual tradition, the secret wisdom within these pages will enlighten and empower you. Praise: "An erudite and lively compendium of Jewish magical beliefs, practices, texts, and individuals...This superb, comprehensive encyclopedia belongs in every serious library."—Richard M. Golden, Director of the Jewish Studies Program, University of North Texas, and editor of The Encyclopedia of Witchcraft: The Western Tradition "Rabbi Dennis has performed a tremendously important service for both the scholar and the novice in composing a work of concise information about aspects of Judaism unbeknownst to most, and intriguing to all."—Rabbi Gershon Winkler, author of Magic of the Ordinary: Recovering the Shamanic in Judaism

The Sepher Bahir

Author : Tarl Warwick
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781720346623
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (466 download)

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Download or read book The Sepher Bahir written by Tarl Warwick and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-26 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sepher Bahir is one of the foremost works of all mystic Judaism, an important work of Kabbalah in which commentaries on sounds, words, and stories are presented in a somewhat choppy form (for it was a compiled manuscript, not a primordial single work.) The work is ascribed to a mystic rabbi named Nehunya circa the first century. It refers as well to another mystic work- the famous Sepher Yetzirah, equally as renowned for its spiritual lore.

Sefer Ha-Bahir

Author : Mari Silva
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781638180777
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (87 download)

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Download or read book Sefer Ha-Bahir written by Mari Silva and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-15 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover the many secrets of the mysterious and complex Sefer ha-Bahir! Sefer ha-Bahir has been the subject of scrutiny and debate for hundreds of years. Ambiguity about its dating and authorship have consumed Jewish scholarship's greatest minds over countless ages. Born in the Ancient Near East's cultural cauldron, Sefer ha-Bahir was not written in ancient times, although many ideas found in its pages hail from them. According to scholars, this fragmented document - scattered to the winds and then reassembled - would appear to us today to be one of Kabbalah's foundational documents. It's in Bahir that we first read of the sefirot. But the sefirot of Bahir are not the sefirot of later Kabbalah, not even of Sefer Yetzirah. These sefirot are seen through a completely different lens, a lens which ascribes to them seven voices and three sayings and a pivotal role in the Creation narrative of Genesis. In this book, you'll learn the fascinating story of Bahir, including: How Sefer ha-Bahir was first published and how it was written over the course of many ages The structure of the modern form of the Bahir and who's responsible for it What the ten utterances are The concept of God's concealment, as explained in the text, and what "hester panim" means How the Hebrew language is an active agent of Creation Who the Masoretes are and how vowels and cantillations added new meaning to this adqab (all consonant) language Who Adam Kadmon is and why he and Adam, Bad Boy of Creation, are and are not the same "guy" What the seven voices concern the sefirot and the theophany at Mt. Horeb How the ten commandments figure into the Kabbalistic model of Creation What the 613 mitzvot mean in Judaism and their functional purpose in tikkun How the Tetragrammaton came to be the highest name of God and how it's not really a name at all The connection between glory and wisdom Who Gershom Scholem and Aryeh Kaplan were and how their contributions to understanding Sefer ha-Bahir catapulted it into the public consciousness of this Modern era What Neo-Platonism concerns Sefer ha-Bahir What Shekhinah is and what it has to do with the "Victory of Victories" - the healing of Creation Get this book for an exciting and in-depth discussion of Sefer ha-Bahir, its place in the canon of Kabbalah, and the unique way it tells the story of how Creation was accomplished and humanity's role as God's partner in healing it. Click the "add to cart" button to get your copy of this book!

Everything Is God

Author : Jay Michaelson
Publisher : Shambhala Publications
ISBN 13 : 0834824000
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (348 download)

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Download or read book Everything Is God written by Jay Michaelson and published by Shambhala Publications. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exploration of the radical, yet ancient, idea that everything and everyone is God will transform how you understand your life and the nature of religion itself. While God is conventionally viewed as an entity separate from us, there are some Jews—Kabbalists, Hasidim, and their modern-day heirs—who assert that God is not separate from us at all. In this nondual view, everyone and everything manifests God. For centuries a closely guarded secret of Kabbalah, nondual Judaism is a radical reorientation of religious life that is increasingly influencing mainstream Judaism today. Writer and scholar Jay Michaelson presents a wide-ranging and compelling explanation of nondual Judaism: what it is, its traditional and contemporary sources, its historical roots and philosophical significance, how it compares to nondual Buddhism and Hinduism, and how it is lived in practice. He explains what this mystical nondual view means in our daily ego-centered lives, for our communities, and for the future of Judaism.

Reading the Zohar

Author : Pinchas Giller
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 0195118499
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Reading the Zohar written by Pinchas Giller and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The compilation of texts known as the Zohar represents the collective wisdom of various strands of Jewish mysticism, or kabbalah, up to the 13th century. This text examines how central doctrines of classical kabbalah took shape around the Zohar.

What You Need to Know about Kabbalah

Author : Rabbi Yitzcḥaḳ Ginsburgh
Publisher : GalEinai Publication Society
ISBN 13 : 9657146119
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book What You Need to Know about Kabbalah written by Rabbi Yitzcḥaḳ Ginsburgh and published by GalEinai Publication Society. This book was released on 2006 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume is a basic resource for anyone interested in Kabbalah. While written in a clear and lucid manner suitable for the beginner, even the advanced student will find a wealth of new information and insight. Rabbi Ginsburgh explains how the many parallel and seemingly contradictory systems of Kabbalistic thought are part of a larger systematic and orderly structure. In essence this book is an introduction to all of Rabbi Ginsburgh's many writings.

הא לכם זרע

Author : J. Hershy Worch
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0761849742
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (618 download)

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Download or read book הא לכם זרע written by J. Hershy Worch and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2010 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sefer Yetzira, a sacred book of antiquity and power, is one of Judaism's oldest texts after the Bible. In this new translation and commentary, Rabbi Worch leads us step-by-step to the innermost chambers of Jewish mysticism. This commentary reflects strikingly mystical qualities of Hasidism and the post-modern approach to text

The Great Parchment

Author : Giulio Busi
Publisher : Giulio Busi
ISBN 13 : 8884191890
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (841 download)

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Download or read book The Great Parchment written by Giulio Busi and published by Giulio Busi. This book was released on 2004 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Knowledge of God and the Development of Early Kabbalah

Author : Jonathan Dauber
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004234276
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Knowledge of God and the Development of Early Kabbalah written by Jonathan Dauber and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Knowledge of God and the Development of Early Kabbalah, Jonathan Dauber offers a fresh consideration of the emergence of Kabbalah against the backdrop of a re-evaluation of the relationship between Kabbalistic and philosophic discourse.

Zohar, the Book of Splendor

Author : Gershom Scholem
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Zohar, the Book of Splendor written by Gershom Scholem and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah

Author : Moses ben Jacob Cordovero
Publisher : KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780881254396
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (543 download)

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Download or read book Moses Cordovero's Introduction to Kabbalah written by Moses ben Jacob Cordovero and published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc.. This book was released on 1994 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1587, Moses Cordovero's now classic introduction to Kabbalah, Or Ne'erav, was intended to serve several purposes; it was meant both to provide a justification for the study of Kabbalah and to encourage that study by providing detailed instructions for interested laymen on how to go about that study; indeed, it was intended as a precis of Cordovero's much larger Pardes Rimmonim. In many ways, Cordovero was ideally suited to compose such a work. His teacher of rabbinics was no other than R. Joseph Caro, author of the Shulhan Arukh, which rapidly became the halakhic code par excellence. His master in Kabbalah was Solomon ha-Levi Alkabetz, whose sister he subsequently married. The result of his studies with both was no less than a kabbalistic "code", a systematic kabbalistic theology of the Zohar, the basic text of Jewish mysticism. But this work was too large, and too complex to be easily mastered. Moreover, it assumed too much previous knowledge to serve as an introduction to the subject; hence the need for Or Ne'erav. Or Ne'erav succeeded in fulfilling all these purposes, and has remained a classic introduction to the study of Kabbalah - and is used as such to this day. Dr. Robinson's accurate but readable translation is the first English rendition of this essential work. -- Back cover.

The Wisdom of the Zohar

Author : Isaiah Tishby
Publisher : Liverpool University Press
ISBN 13 : 1909821829
Total Pages : 1653 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book The Wisdom of the Zohar written by Isaiah Tishby and published by Liverpool University Press. This book was released on 1989-09-01 with total page 1653 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'A classic, a landmark in modern Hebrew letters. Beautifully written and deeply learned ... the appearance of the long-awaited English translation is a cause for celebration.' - Elliot Ginsburg, Journal of Religion