
Pronunciation of Azrael
... The name being a combination of sa'ar and 'God'. In the book of 2 Enoch he is usually listed as the fourth angel with the name of Samuil or Sariel. The book of War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness lists the name of Sariel (שריאל, officer of God, an alternate spelling of Sariel) al ...
... The name being a combination of sa'ar and 'God'. In the book of 2 Enoch he is usually listed as the fourth angel with the name of Samuil or Sariel. The book of War of the Sons of Light Against the Sons of Darkness lists the name of Sariel (שריאל, officer of God, an alternate spelling of Sariel) al ...
essence of spirituality in the ragas
... In the words of Swami Prajnanananda2, “Music originated from the sound (Aahad Naada), which is the product of ether (akasha): “Shabda Akasha Sambhavah”. Sound originates in the living beings, from the friction of air (Prana vayu or Vital breath) and heat energy (agni = will-power). It evolves first ...
... In the words of Swami Prajnanananda2, “Music originated from the sound (Aahad Naada), which is the product of ether (akasha): “Shabda Akasha Sambhavah”. Sound originates in the living beings, from the friction of air (Prana vayu or Vital breath) and heat energy (agni = will-power). It evolves first ...
The Day of At-One-Ment
... is a tradition of doing homework before Yom Kippur. The idea is that you can’t just walk into the day of Yom Kippur ready to atone but rather that you need to prepare yourself. This homework is called doing Cheshbon Hanefesh or an account of the soul and it is the Jewish way of preparing for the Hig ...
... is a tradition of doing homework before Yom Kippur. The idea is that you can’t just walk into the day of Yom Kippur ready to atone but rather that you need to prepare yourself. This homework is called doing Cheshbon Hanefesh or an account of the soul and it is the Jewish way of preparing for the Hig ...
But whatever the exact meaning of these two reasons given by the
... one reason. I think the reason is because the Ramban's reasons for the mitzvot are part of his exegesis; they are part of his commentary on the Torah. Commentary by definition is multiple. It is not unusual for a commentator to explain a text in more than one possible way, resulting in multiple expl ...
... one reason. I think the reason is because the Ramban's reasons for the mitzvot are part of his exegesis; they are part of his commentary on the Torah. Commentary by definition is multiple. It is not unusual for a commentator to explain a text in more than one possible way, resulting in multiple expl ...
doctrine of divine good
... growth in a church clearly indicates that God is in favor of anything that is done to achieve success. 4. Further, in the doctrinal movement there has surfaced another distortion that “if I see it as good, pray about it and God does not shut it down, then it must be His will”. 5. However, the realit ...
... growth in a church clearly indicates that God is in favor of anything that is done to achieve success. 4. Further, in the doctrinal movement there has surfaced another distortion that “if I see it as good, pray about it and God does not shut it down, then it must be His will”. 5. However, the realit ...
DISCERNING THE MYSTICAL WISDOM OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA
... “Even in 1888-89, when I first became acquainted with the Gita, I felt that it was not a historical work, but that, under the guise of physical warfare, it described the duel that perpetually went on in the hearts of mankind and that physical warfare was brought in merely to make the description of ...
... “Even in 1888-89, when I first became acquainted with the Gita, I felt that it was not a historical work, but that, under the guise of physical warfare, it described the duel that perpetually went on in the hearts of mankind and that physical warfare was brought in merely to make the description of ...
A Prolegomenon for a Study of Prophecy in Jewish
... discussions below. One of the obvious reasons for the milder type of relationship is the fact that in Judaism there was no central authority that could regulate the emergence and dissemination of radical forms of mysticism. Moreover, and this fact seems to be fundamental for the smoother form of rel ...
... discussions below. One of the obvious reasons for the milder type of relationship is the fact that in Judaism there was no central authority that could regulate the emergence and dissemination of radical forms of mysticism. Moreover, and this fact seems to be fundamental for the smoother form of rel ...
Kabbalah - Aish Tamid of Los Angeles
... Following the upheavals and dislocations in the Jewish world as a result of the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, and 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 ...
... Following the upheavals and dislocations in the Jewish world as a result of the Spanish Inquisition, the expulsion of the Jews from Spain in 1492, and 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 ...
There`s Kabbalah – and There`s Kabbalah
... been revealed and is now available to all: "the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience ...
... been revealed and is now available to all: "the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began but now made manifest, and by the prophetic Scriptures made known to all nations, according to the commandment of the everlasting God, for obedience ...
Chapter 2 Chassidim: History, Customs, beliefs, and Organization
... out in the area that is now Ukraine, by the Cossack Hetman Bogdan Chmielnicki between 1648 and 1650, were soon followed by the Russian and Swedish invasion of Poland, in which Jews were considered enemies by both sides. Meanwhile, the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) made life tenuous for the Jews of c ...
... out in the area that is now Ukraine, by the Cossack Hetman Bogdan Chmielnicki between 1648 and 1650, were soon followed by the Russian and Swedish invasion of Poland, in which Jews were considered enemies by both sides. Meanwhile, the Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) made life tenuous for the Jews of c ...
Greek Philosophy and The Kabbalah : : http://thatstotallytarot.com
... not really how God is portrayed in the Bible. In the Bible it is clear that God is a personal being that one has a relationship with. God has feelings, thoughts and does things. However while reading the books published by the Kabbalah Centre, they say that God is an impersonal being, the source of ...
... not really how God is portrayed in the Bible. In the Bible it is clear that God is a personal being that one has a relationship with. God has feelings, thoughts and does things. However while reading the books published by the Kabbalah Centre, they say that God is an impersonal being, the source of ...
reconstructionism_and_spiritual_life2
... • “the direction which the thought first formulated has taken,” “ the dynamic truth” To my mind, truths of the human/trans-human, natural/trans-natural experience are not exactly dynamic but the way we experience these truths is. Truths like: things come and go; there is pain; there is resilience; a ...
... • “the direction which the thought first formulated has taken,” “ the dynamic truth” To my mind, truths of the human/trans-human, natural/trans-natural experience are not exactly dynamic but the way we experience these truths is. Truths like: things come and go; there is pain; there is resilience; a ...
LOUIS JACOBS` DOCTRINE OF REVELATION tainted
... One of the most prolific of today's Jacobs sees his task as discoverJewish theologians is Louis Jacobs. ing what it is that Jews can believe His most recent work, A "Jewish in the present. This conception of Theology, * is the first systematic the task of Jewish theology has representation of Jewish ...
... One of the most prolific of today's Jacobs sees his task as discoverJewish theologians is Louis Jacobs. ing what it is that Jews can believe His most recent work, A "Jewish in the present. This conception of Theology, * is the first systematic the task of Jewish theology has representation of Jewish ...
Calvin`s Mystical Thought in Comparison to Pseudo
... practicing the divine presence in the liturgy as well as daily life. However, at the same time, Calvin’s mystical thought is not like the traditional mysticism which can be seen in typical mystics. This article does not attempt to argue that Calvin was a mystic. Rather, with help of the methodology ...
... practicing the divine presence in the liturgy as well as daily life. However, at the same time, Calvin’s mystical thought is not like the traditional mysticism which can be seen in typical mystics. This article does not attempt to argue that Calvin was a mystic. Rather, with help of the methodology ...
The Ẓaddiq as Axis Mundi in Later Judaism Author(s): Arthur Green
... is, becomes the new Temple, the place of pilgrimage. A generation or two before Kotzk, we are told that the disciples of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav, of whom we shall have more to say later, were heard running through the streets of that town shouting: "Rejoice and exult, thou who dwellest in Bratslav! ...
... is, becomes the new Temple, the place of pilgrimage. A generation or two before Kotzk, we are told that the disciples of Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav, of whom we shall have more to say later, were heard running through the streets of that town shouting: "Rejoice and exult, thou who dwellest in Bratslav! ...
Examining Religious Identity through Literature
... In an interview, Chaim Potok makes the comparison between Reb Saunders and Daniel and God and the Jews, or in fact all religious people in the twentieth century. “There’s something going on that Danny doesn’t understand, and it’s the metaphor for precisely what it is that the religious person does i ...
... In an interview, Chaim Potok makes the comparison between Reb Saunders and Daniel and God and the Jews, or in fact all religious people in the twentieth century. “There’s something going on that Danny doesn’t understand, and it’s the metaphor for precisely what it is that the religious person does i ...
The Chabad-Lubavitch Movement
... Although they obviously share the same basic beliefs as other branches of Judaism, some of the distinguishing beliefs of Chabad-Lubavitch movement are: Hasidism Because they are a Hasidic group, Lubavitchers have a mystical approach to spirituality. The word “mysticism” refers to practices that are ...
... Although they obviously share the same basic beliefs as other branches of Judaism, some of the distinguishing beliefs of Chabad-Lubavitch movement are: Hasidism Because they are a Hasidic group, Lubavitchers have a mystical approach to spirituality. The word “mysticism” refers to practices that are ...
my name is asher lev - Anh
... The Hasidic movement, founded by Baal Shem Tov, spread throughout Poland around the mid1700s. However, due to the partition of Poland in 1772, 1793 and 1795 caused by Russia, Prussia and Austria wanting to claim the territory, new borders of the country were eventually drawn. In 1791, Catherine the ...
... The Hasidic movement, founded by Baal Shem Tov, spread throughout Poland around the mid1700s. However, due to the partition of Poland in 1772, 1793 and 1795 caused by Russia, Prussia and Austria wanting to claim the territory, new borders of the country were eventually drawn. In 1791, Catherine the ...
File - Ms. West
... Childhood: the son of Polish immigrants who had strong ties to Hasidism and was reared in an Orthodox Jewish home. "I grew up. . .in a Hassidic world without the beard and the earlocks." (NY Times 1/3/88) Siblings: Brother became a rabbi, both sisters married rabbis. ...
... Childhood: the son of Polish immigrants who had strong ties to Hasidism and was reared in an Orthodox Jewish home. "I grew up. . .in a Hassidic world without the beard and the earlocks." (NY Times 1/3/88) Siblings: Brother became a rabbi, both sisters married rabbis. ...
The_Chosen_powerpoint
... Tzaddik: a Jewish holy man and leader; takes on his peoples’ sufferings. Literally means “Righteous Ones,” and refers to a completely righteous individual who is thought to have spiritual or mystical power. Rebbe is the term for the spiritual master and guide of a Chasidic (Hasidic) community. The t ...
... Tzaddik: a Jewish holy man and leader; takes on his peoples’ sufferings. Literally means “Righteous Ones,” and refers to a completely righteous individual who is thought to have spiritual or mystical power. Rebbe is the term for the spiritual master and guide of a Chasidic (Hasidic) community. The t ...
hasidim and lurianic kabbalah
... who adhere to Church doctrine. The same is true within Judaism: In Poland, where since the sixteenth century the great bulk of the Jewry had firmly established itself, the struggle between rabbinism and mysticism became particularly acute after the Messianic movement called into being by Shabbethai ...
... who adhere to Church doctrine. The same is true within Judaism: In Poland, where since the sixteenth century the great bulk of the Jewry had firmly established itself, the struggle between rabbinism and mysticism became particularly acute after the Messianic movement called into being by Shabbethai ...
Devekut

Devekut, deveikuth or deveikus (Heb. דבקות; Mod. Heb. ""dedication"", traditionally ""clinging on"" to God) is a Jewish concept referring to closeness to God. It may refer to a deep, trance-like meditative state attained during Jewish prayer, Torah study, or when performing the 613 mitzvot (the ""commandments""). It is particularly associated with the Jewish mystical tradition.