Abraham Abulafia

Abraham Abulafia   Abraham Abulafia was a Spanish Kabbalist from the 13th century who was responsible for developing a special kabbalistic path which he referred to as kabbalah nevuit – “prophetic Kabbalah” – sometimes referred to in the scholarship as the...

Kabbalah in Safed in the 16th Century

Kabbalah in Safed in the 16th Century   In the wake of the expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 15th century, Safed, a town in northern Israel became a major center both and economically speaking and religiously speaking. Within a...

The Catastrophe of Sabbetai Zvi

The Catastrophe of Sabbetai Zvi   Sabbetai Zvi was a manic-depressive who had a huge effect on world Jewry in the Ottoman Empire and on the study of Kabbalah. See also: Shabbatai Zvi and Sabbateanism What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers...
Jewish Mysticism and Esotericism Video Transcripts

Jewish Mysticism and Esotericism Video Transcripts

Video 1 – Kabbalah in Safed in the 16th Century In the wake of the expulsion of the Jews from the Iberian Peninsula at the end of the 15th century, Safed, a town in northern Israel became a major center both and economically speaking and religiously speaking. Within a...
Jewish Mysticism and Esotericism Videos

Jewish Mysticism and Esotericism Videos

Jewish Mysticism and Esotericism Videos   Kabbalah in Safed in the 16th Century Abraham Abulafia Hasidei Ashkenaz Evil in Kabbalah Isaac Luria- The ARI Moses de Leon Mysticism and Mystical Experience Erotic Symbolism in Kabbalah Prayer and Worship according to...