Safed, in northern Israel, was a hub for early Jewish mysticism's thinkers. (PikiWiki Israel)
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Kabbalah & Mysticism Quiz

How much do you know about this area of Jewish contemplation and spirituality?

Jewish mystical teachings about the nature of God and reality have had a profound impact on the development of Judaism. How much do you know about this area of Jewish contemplation and spirituality?

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Question 1 of 10
Which of the following people are associated with the authorhsip of the Zohar
Question 2 of 10
The earliest disseminated text of Kabbalistic thought was:
Question 3 of 10
The key concepts of Lurianic kabbalah include
Question 4 of 10
Which of these is a characteristic of what the contemporary scholar Moshe Idel calls "intensive mysticism"?
Question 5 of 10
What are the sefirot?
Question 6 of 10
Which of these is NOT a work of Jewish mysticism?
Question 7 of 10
Gershom Scholem was:
Question 8 of 10
What is Kabbalah?
Question 9 of 10
Merkavah mysticism attempts to conceive of God as:
Question 10 of 10
Which of these is a characteristic of the kabbalistic conception of the Ein Sof?

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