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What Is Gematria?

Hebrew numerology, and the secrets of the Torah.

Bee Season

A novel by Myla Goldberg.

From Jewish Mysticism to Magic

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Jewish Mystical Ideas and Concerns

Can we distinguish a mystical idea from a philosophical one--and mystical practice from magic?

Radbaz (Rabbi David Ben Zimra)

Talmud scholar, Kabbalist and longtime chief rabbi of Egypt.

Symbolism in the Bible

Jewish literature is rife with allegory and metaphor.

Sufism

Sufi ideas found their way into Jewish mystical literature through Bahya Ibn Pakudah and the Kabbalist Isaac of Acre.

Sacrifice

Since the destruction of the Temples, Jews have struggled with the enduring meaning and legacy of the sacrificial rites.