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Topic: Azriel (Jewish mystic)


  
  Kabbalah
The 72 names of God which are used in Jewish mysticism are derived from the Hebrew verses Moses spoke to part the Red Sea, allowing the Hebrews to escape their approaching enemies with the assistance of an angel.
In dwelling upon the nature of God and the universe, the mystics of the Talmudic period asserted, in contrast to the transcendentalism evident in some parts of the Bible, that "God is the dwelling-place of the universe; but the universe is not the dwelling-place of God".
Following the upheavals and dislocations in the Jewish world as a result of the Spanish Inquisition and the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, the trauma of Anti-Semitism during the Middle Ages, Jews began to search for signs of when the long-awaited Jewish Messiah would come to comfort them in their painful exiles.
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 JRC Titles by Shelf Location
Jewish law in the diaspora: confrontation and accommodation; a study of the development, composition and function of the concept of Dina D’Malkhuta Dina--the law of the kingdom (the state) is the law.
The Jewish resistance: the history of the Jewish partisans in Lithuania and White Russia during the Nazi occupation, 1940-1945.
Jewish identity on the suburban frontier; a study of group survival in the open society.
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 Azriel (Jewish mystic) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
עזריאל בן מנחם) was one of the most important Jewish mystics in the Spanish town of Gerona (north of Barcelona) during the thirteenth century when it was an important center of the Kabbalah.
Azriel was the most important student of the neo-Platonist mystic Isaac the Blind.
His writings covered subjects pertaining to the sefirot and included his mystical interpretation of Jewish liturgy and of the aggadah.
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 KABALLAH   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Jewish mystical traditions always appeal to an argument of authority based on antiquity.
The attempts of the mystics to bridge the gulf between God and the world are evident in the doctrine of the preexistence of the soul, and of its close relation to God before it enters the human body — a doctrine taught by the Hellenistic sages (Wisdom viii.
The mystics also latch on to the phrase from Isaiah, as expounded by the Rabbinic Sages, "The whole world is filled with his glory," to justify a panentheistic understanding of the universe.
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 kabbalah: Definition and Much More from Answers.com (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.virginia.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Beyond the specifically Jewish notions contained within the kabbalah, some scholars believe that it reflects a strong Neoplatonic influence, especially in its doctrines of emanation and the transmigration of souls (see Neoplatonism).
It is considered part of the Jewish oral law by the majority of religious Jews in modern times, although this is not agreed upon by many modern liberal rabbis and a minority of Orthodox rabbis.
It is a mystical commentary on the Torah, written in Medieval Aramaic.
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Jewish tradition considers the whole book to be written in the spirit of Rabbi Nehunia (or even literally written by him).
Sometimes, Jewish midrashic interpretations reread the Hebrew letters of this word to mean "Spheres" or "Narrations".
Nevertheless, in the 1960s, Rabbi Saul Lieberman of the Jewish Theological Seminary, is reputed to have introduced a lecture by Scholem on Kabbalah with a statement that Kabbalah itself was "nonsense", but the academic study of Kabbalah was "scholarship".
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 The Council and the Kabbalah
Mysticism moved underground, and the Rabbis that continued to teach these dangerous practices settled on the rule that such knowledge would only be passed on to those who were at least forty years of age who had first become masters of the Torah.
Mysticism remained a secretive and mysterious branch of Jewish study for a number of centuries, but it slowly grew back into prominence within the schools of learning that thrived in Iraq up to and after the rise of Islam under the Abbasid Caliphate.
It was centered in the towns of Speyer, Mainz and Worms, and was originally led by three members of the Kalonymides aristocracy: Samuel the Hasid, the son of Kalonymus of Speyer; Jehudah the Hasid of Worms, the son of Samuel; and Eleazer ben Jehudah of Worms, the disciple of Jehudah.
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 Azriel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Azriel was a medieval author on Jewish mysticism
Azrael is the angel of death spoken of in the Qur'an
Azriel is also a hardcore band from Glasgow, Scotland
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According to Jewish tradition dating from the 13th century, this knowledge has come down as a revelation to elect saints from a remote past, and preserved only by a privileged few.
It is considered part of the Jewish Oral Law by the majority of religious Jews in modern times, although this was not agreed upon by many Talmudic and medieval scholars, as well as many modern liberal rabbis and a minority of Orthodox rabbis.
Jewish tradition considers the whole book to be written in the spirit of Rabbi Nehuniah (or even literally written by him).
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For example the 13th century Jewish mystic, Rabbi Abraham Abulafia, in his book, Light of the Intellect (or Ha Shekal), emphasizes the importance of using sound and breathing in techniques to enable the aspirant to attain union with God.
The great mystics, the prophets, sages and saints of the past, and present, have used such higher senses in order to determine the inner structure or spiritual anatomy of man, and their findings are recorded in such inspired teachings as Kundalini Yoga and the Kabbala.
The biggest problem these mystics had to contend with was how to explain something that cannot be understood with the rational faculty: rather like trying to explain what it is like to move up and down to a person who lives in a two-dimensional world.
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 Discover the Wisdom of Mankind on Kabbalah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Moses' experience with the Burning bush and his encounters with God on Mount Sinai, the prophet Ezekiel's visions are all evidence of mystical events and beliefs in the Tanakh, and most importantly, all these episodes form the bed-rock of Kabbalah's teachings.
In dwelling upon the nature of God and the universe, the mystics of the Talmudic period asserted, in contrast to Biblical transcendentalism, that "God is the dwelling-place of the universe; but the universe is not the dwelling-place of God".
Like many Jewish mystical texts, it was written in such a way as to be meaningless to those who read it without an extensive background in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and Midrash.
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 Donmeh West - "Commentary on Rabbi Azriel of Gerona's 12th Century Text, "Explanation of the Ten Sefirot"
Commentaries on Rabbi Azriel of Gerona's 12th Century Text, "Explanation of the Ten Sefirot"
The Christian Myth of Melchizedek vs. Hereditary Jewish Priesthood
All original material on this website is ©2004 Donmeh West and may not be reproduced in any manner without written permission.
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A survey of Jewish mystical literatures, students will examine representative samples of Jewish texts ranging from the Hekhalot period to late Hasidic folk narratives of the modern era.
We will pay special attention to foundational tropes and narratives of Jewish mysticism such as "the descent to the Merkavah," "the sefirot," "the collection of the sparks," and "the receding of the Ayn Sof." In this way, students will note how these narratives are constantly being reimagined both by mystical and secular Jewish writers.
Thus while we will start primarily with short excerpts and narrative tales, we will begin to add pertinent secondary texts, longer tractates, and supplemental essays to our readings, with a view to mapping the development of Jewish mysticism in several different genres, countries, and religious persepectives.
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Describe and analyze one ritual of golem-making in Jewish mysticism.
Explore how the gap between YHWH and humans is addressed by one or more Jewish mystics.
In the context of any one of the mystics analyzed by Scholem, explore and describe his philosophical orientation and its import for Kabbalist scholarship.
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 Amazon.com: Kabbalah Simply Stated: Books: Azriel Abraham,Bob Waxman   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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Kabbalah: The Mystic Quest in Judaism by David S. Ariel
Understand the classical and modern Jewish texts: A guide by Seth J. Frantzman
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 Shulman Family
Salhoove says that what her mother calls "secular" is a person who is ignorant of halakha (Jewish law): "She is not a scholar, nor did she compensate herself with evening courses for those who want to return to religious sources.
When she speaks of a Jewish state, says Salhoove, she is speaking about "a hope for a possible perfect order.
Some guards were bribed and the children were transferred to the priest..- The priest arranged for her son, Natan, to hide with the family Tautkuvenia.
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Pictorial History of the Jewish People : from Bible times to our own day throughout the world.
Rubin, Jacob A. The Jewish People: Past and Present, Volume II The Jewish People: Past and Present, Volume I
A History of the Jews, from the Babylonian exile to the Establishment of Israel
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 Kabbalah   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (1698-1760) in the area of Ukraine spread teachings based on Rabbi Isaac Luria's foundations.
Some early mystics believed in a heavenly being called Metatron, a lesser Adonai-"God", that worked in concert with the greater Adonai.
Later Kabbalistic works, including the Zohar, appear to more strongly affirm dualism, as they ascribe all evil to a supernatural force known as the Sitra Ahra ("the other side".) "The dualistic tendency is, perhaps, most marked in the Kabbalistic treatment of the problem of evil.
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