(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...]
Love Goddess Stories – Esther, Ishtar, and the “Doe of the Dawn” (Part 3)
This is the final installment of a three-part post. To see previous installments, click here and here. For a "P.S." to the series, click here. The snake's name was ... Sabbatai Zevi. He really did exist--in history. This "snake" is the one who, in the Zohar, bites the "Doe of the Dawn" on … [Read more...]