Shavuot is the day when Hashem designated the Jewish nation to be His chosen people and gave us the holy Torah with its many ...

The 14th-century Shem Tov Bible is now being exhibited at the National Library of Israel, a year after a family bought it for ...

Jewish mystics wrote the foundational texts of Kabbalah, including the Zohar in medieval Spain ... and the structured design of the Tree of Life. Certain Greek letter-symbols such as “ΕΝ” (En, meaning ...

So, Kabbalah becomes not just a spiritual guide but a moral guide, maybe even a way to usher in the Messiah’s arrival. Understanding these Kabbalistic symbols brings spiritual understanding about how ...

Until the mid-20th century, Kabbalah was an esoteric discipline reserved for study by married Jewish men over the age of 40 who were already well-versed in all aspects of Torah. But an ...

I recently had the opportunity to interview Rabbi Matthew Ponak, author of the newly released book “Embodied Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism for All People.” Rabbi Matthew shared his journey into religion ...

The alchemical symbols on the star mean salt ... After the Renaissance, texts that entered non-Jewish culture from Jewish Kabbalah were studied and translated by Christian Hebraists.

Though largely esoteric, the Kabbalah has played a crucial role in Jewish history and represents a significant chapter in the religious history of humankind. Like halakha (traditional Jewish law) and ...