by hadassah | Jan 29, 2024 | Mystical Speculation
Introduction to Sefer Hasidim This is called “Book of the Pious.” Its contents are sweet and most desirable. It is written for those who fear God and revere His name. There is a Hasid whose heart desires the love of His Creator, to do His will completely. But...
by hadassah | Jan 29, 2024 | Mystical Speculation
Zohar—Opening of Zohar Rabbi Hizkiyah opened, “It is written, as a rose among thorns.” (Song of Songs 2:2) What is the Rose? It is the Congregation of Israel. Because there is a rose, and there is a Rose. Just as the rose among the thorns is tinged with red and...
by hadassah | Jan 28, 2024 | Mystical Speculation
Title Page of the Mantua Edition of the Zohar Title page of first edition of the Zohar, Mantua, 1558. Library of Congress. What do you want to know? Ask our AI widget and get answers from this website Create Account Contact...
by hadassah | Apr 15, 2008 | Mystical Speculation
Mystical Speculation The search for the deeper meaning of received texts and traditions is a constant of religious communities, and the Christian majority and Jewish minority of medieval western Christendom were no exceptions. Within the Christian...
