(This is part 2 of a three-part post. For part 1, click here.) “I came this day to the spring of wisdom … and now I shall enlighten you with words of understanding.” This is the beginning of what may have been the most controversial Jewish book of the 18th-century. It was a book of … [Read more...]
Madonna’s Kabbalist – Philip Berg and the Kabbalah Centre (Part 2)
(Continuing my blog post from last week.) My first encounter with Philip Berg's Kabbalah Centre wasn't in Los Angeles, to which the organization's headquarters eventually migrated. It was in a subway station in New York City. It was hot there, and noisy; and a pretty young Israeli woman was … [Read more...]
Madonna’s Kabbalist – Philip Berg and the Kabbalah Centre (Part 1)
It's thanks to an email forwarded by my friend Boaz Huss that I heard the news: Philip Berg died this past Monday, September 16. He was 84, or possibly 86, depending on who you want to believe. Who's Philip Berg? you may say. Or, if you know and despise Philip Berg and most of what he stood … [Read more...]
Gershom Scholem – Kabbalah’s Greatest Scholar
I was thinking of calling this post “Gershom Scholem, Jewish Mysticism, and the UFO.” But I don’t want to be accused of false advertising. The UFOlogical relevance of Gershom Scholem, and the domain of learning of which he was undisputed master, will become clear only gradually. I'll need a … [Read more...]
Love Goddess Stories – Esther, Ishtar, and the “Doe of the Dawn” (Part 2)
This is the second installment of a three-part post. For parts 1 and 3, and a postscript to the series, click here, here, and here. Once upon a time, maybe 1800 years ago, two rabbis went traveling in the Galilee. It must have been a long journey. They took care to get an early start. Rabbi … [Read more...]
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