Jewish Spirituality and Divine World

The founder of Hasidism is shrouded in legend and mystery.

Scholars disagree over whether Heikhalot texts are chronicles of mystical adventures or literary creations.

Early Jewish mystics tried to achieve visions of the Divine.

After the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, the center of kabbalistic study moved to the town of Safed in northern Palestine.

This influential work of Jewish mysticism continues to inspire spiritual seekers.

From the 13th through the 15th century, the Iberian Peninsula was the home of most major kabbalists.

Jewish mysticism takes hold.

The academic study of Jewish mysticism was established by a single, ground-breaking scholar.

Moshe Idel's critique of Gershom Scholem.

The first chapter of the biblical book of Ezekiel served as the textual starting point for the merkavah mystics—and hints at an image of God.