Much of Jewish mysticism is based on the power of prayer ... and that the rungs of Jacob’s ladder are a symbol for our prayers arising through “the four worlds,” the levels of existence ...

For a 3 a.m. class, the enrollment is not bad. Each morning, a few dozen students gather in a study hall in the small town of Telz Stone, 15 minutes west of Jerusalem, ALSO SEE:Translating an ...

In contemporary Jewish mysticism and literature ... individuals today might see dragons as symbols of their fears, addictions, or moral challenges. Overcoming these "dragons" can be seen as ...

Mystical truth is derived from symbols embedded in sacred text and ... While members of the Kabbalah Centre will use their own non-Jewish prayerbook for Rosh Hashanah, more conventional students ...

The owner of an online Judaica store adds his voice to a growing chorus saying that Kabbalah’s red string has been misunderstood and oversold. NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (JTA) — The owner of an online ...

an epicenter of Jewish mysticism. Eyal Ben-Ari tugged at the heavy assault rifle hanging over his shoulder as he tiptoed out of his pink house at sunrise, hoping not to wake his wife or six children.