"Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus ... cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth. And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him … [Read more...]
Sex, the Moravians, and Rabbi Jonathan Eibeschuetz
"I am, as you will quickly discover if you don't know already, a raw newcomer to your field of expertise. I'm here because I believe I can shed some observations from my own field, Jewish mysticism and messianism, that may shed light on dark places in yours. I hope for your expert judgment as to … [Read more...]
A Girl Named Jessica – Shakespeare, the Talmud, and the “Merchant of Venice”
Are you a "Jessica"? If you are, your name says that you're a woman so beautiful people can't stop looking at you. You won't find this in any dictionary or website, or even Wikipedia (which offers a different explanation for the name). I learn it from Shakespeare and from the Talmud, two … [Read more...]
Bertrand Russell, Plotinus, and the Kabbalah
(This post is a follow-up to my two-part series on "Kabbalah, the Zohar, and the Rose.") When you're looking for enlightenment about Kabbalah, Bertrand Russell isn't the first person you'd think of turning to. The British philosopher and activist, whose long life spanned Queen Victoria's … [Read more...]
Kabbalah, the Zohar, and the Rose (Part 2)
(This is a continuation of last week's post.) How many petals has a rose? Thirteen, according to the Zohar, the great Kabbalistic classic of the Middle Ages. The number isn't fortuitous, either. It's part of a vast symbolic web that ties together the human body, the world of nature, the … [Read more...]
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