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Mirta Kupferminc: Borges and the Kabbalah

Posted on January 10, 2007 by

Mirta Kupferminc is an Argentinean Jewish artist. She published five books, The word “publish” may not directly apply to her work, because they are handmade individual artworks. One of them is Borges y la Cábala, senderos del Verbo (Borges and … Continue reading →

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Authors for Chabad Women Retreat

Posted on January 7, 2007 by

I read this blog entry and I realized it is a copy of an article from the Kansas City Jewish Chronicle. It describes a retreat desgiedn fro Jewish Chabad women. What grabbed my attention is the list of speakers at … Continue reading →

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Kabbalah for the Masses?

Posted on December 26, 2006 by

The question above was on the mind of enough rabbis and academics to organize a conference around it. As I read the summary in the JewishJournal.com almost everybody who is somebody in today’s world of Kabbalah was there. Just look … Continue reading →

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Leonora Leet: The Universal Kabbalah (2004)

Posted on December 24, 2006 by

The Backyard Professor’s blog entry on cool video about sound and creation (and rice and a metal sheet) re-introduced me to Leonora Leets. She has four Kabbalah books out, of which I already listed the first two earlier: The Secret … Continue reading →

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Michael Laitman: Kabbalah Revealed (2007)

Posted on December 21, 2006 by

A press release from last month announced Michael Laitman’s new book: Kabbalah Revealed: The Ordinary Person’s Guide to a More Peaceful Life. One of my favorite principles Kabbalah (and most religions I respect) teaches is humility. The author’s name in … Continue reading →

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Howard Smith: Let There Be Light (2006)

Posted on December 20, 2006 by

Howard Smith (an observant Jew and a research astrophysicist) wrote in a column at Newsday.com: The mystical Jewish Kabbalists of 16th-century Israel developed a cosmology with striking similarities to that of modern science. [...T]he Kabbalists weaved an intricate account of … Continue reading →

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Max Weiman: A Simple Guide to Happiness (2006)

Posted on December 20, 2006 by

Following the lead of the intro line of Rabbi Max Weiman’s monthly column at the JewishInStLouis.org to Amazon.com I realized that his new book was published in November. The description of the 68 page booklet does not give much away: … Continue reading →

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Mark Mirsky: Dante, Eros, Kabbalah (2003)

Posted on December 19, 2006 by

I more or less accidentally came upon this book as I was looking for something else, not even Kabbalah related. I didn’t find out much about it, as there is only one Amazon review and a short description at the … Continue reading →

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David S. Ariel: Kabbalah: The Mystic Quest in Judaism (2006)

Posted on December 19, 2006 by

In the same Cleveland Jewish News item where it was announced that David S. Ariel will step down from the presidency of Siegal College I learned of his “Kabbalah: The Mystic Quest in Judaism” book and that he will be … Continue reading →

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Lawrence Kushner: Kabbalah: A Love Story (2006)

Posted on December 18, 2006 by

I learned from the Cleveland Jewish News, but could have learned from many source about Lawrence Kushner‘s first fiction book Kabbalah: A Love Story. As I was educated by so many of his previous books I am looking forward to … Continue reading →

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