A unique and inspiring collection of accounts by people who have encountered god, from biblical times to present. Not in the synopse but included by gruenwald andor saldarini are the visions of ezekiel full translations in jacobs, louis, jewish mystical testimonies new york. The schocken book of jewish mystical testimonies brings together, for the first time, the few accounts we have by jewish mystics of their encounters with the divine. Jewish mystical testimonies 0805205853 by jacobs, louis. In fact, we commonly refer to jesus as yeshua, which is hebrew for god saves. Interspirit foundation many voices one truth spirit. This book is not about abraham ben mordecai galante d. Louis jacobs books list of books by author louis jacobs. The schocken book of modern sephardic literature by ilan. The sources collected in this volumespanning two thousand years and including material from europe, north africa, and the middle eastinclude depictions of peak religious experiences and visions, examples of ecstatic. A unique and inspiring collection of accounts by people who have encountered god, from biblical times to the present. A brief biography of rabbi dovber, the mitteler rebbe a translation of shaar hayichud the gate of unity by rabbi dovber. The only complete english translation is found in jewish mystical autobiographies. Gefen publishing offers a wide range of books books covering such topics as jewish history, israeli and middle east politics, jewish philosophy, jewish communities, israeli society, the holocaust, jewish art, jewish childrens books, jeiwsh poetry, religion, science, haggadas, haggadahs, and israel travel.
A brief biography of rabbi dovber, the mitteler rebbe. Schocken books, 1977, and jewish mystical autobiographies, translated and introduced by morris m. Puts the tract on ecstacy into historical context in judaism. Jewish mysticism wikimili, the best wikipedia reader. Im not one for magical thinking, but the way kabbalah the ancient tradition of jewish mystical and esoteric wisdom has evolved in our time does make me wonder. The name means knowledge received through tradition. Heresy arises as a pained outcry to liberate us from this strange, narrow pit, to raise us from the darkness of letters and platitudes to the light of thought and feeling. One such book is his book of mystical testimonies, now thankfully restored to print by schocken press. The riders of the chariot and those who entered the heavenly halls.
Don karrs bibliographic surveys of contemporary academic scholarship on all periods of jewish mysticism. Schocken book of jewish mystical testimonies by louis jacobs ed. Many voices one truth the spirit of democracy all the great world faiths insist that the sole test of any spirituality is that it lead to practical compassion. Jacobs book of jewish mystical testimonies is a far simpler work than the title would give lie to, similiar to the essential spirituality books on the market such as matts essential kabbalah, or thurmans essential tibetan buddhism. Sefer yetzirah is a brief book that had an enormous influence on future jewish mysticism. A unique and inspiring collection of accounts by people who have encountered god, from biblical times to the present louis jacobs, karen armstrong on. Quick reference dictionary for occupational therapy. Selections can be found in louis jacobs, the schocken book of jewish mystical testimonies, schocken books, new york.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Such autobiographical testimony is particularly rare in jewish mystical circles, which makes. Press the add button located beneath each book on this page that you wish to place in your shopping cart. A unique and inspiring collection of accounts by people who have encountered god from biblical times to the present by louis jacobs 1997, hardcover. Louis jacobss most popular book is the book of jewish belief. In his many fruitful years in the rabbinate, rabbi jacobs has served as a model of the rabbischolar, producing fine essays and. Legend has it that god whispered the secrets of the kabbalah to moses who, in turn, passed it on to seventy elders. Among mystical testimonies circulating in the eastern christian tradition, two portentous descriptions of transformational visions can be found. Books by louis jacobs author of the book of jewish belief. Jewish mystical testimonies edited by louis jacobs. Puts the tract on ecstasy into historical context in judaism. This book contains a number of essays that were previously published in. Schocken books, 329 pages rabbi louis jacobs is no stranger to the readers of this journal.
Academic study of jewish mysticism, especially since gershom scholems major trends in jewish mysticism 1941, distinguishes between different forms of mysticism across different eras of jewish history. The schocken book of jewish mystical testimonies book. Mystical jewish article about mystical jewish by the. Emphasis will be placed on the study of representative. We will gradually fill it with testimonies of jewish people who found their messiah, yeshua.
It is an anthology of excerpts and letters written by jewish mystics through the ages, though with a. Publication date 1977 topics mysticism publisher new york. The schocken book of mystical testimonies louis jacobs new york. Karen armstrong the schocken book of jewish mystical testimonies louis jacobs, compiler. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The schocken book of jewish mystical testimonies brings together the few accounts we have by jewish mystics of their encounters with the divine. The schocken book of jewish mystical testimonies by louis jacobs, 9780805241433, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Achad, the egyptian revival, samuel weiser, new york, new york, 1973 barth, karl, the epistle to the romans, oxford. A unique and inspiring collection of accounts by people who have encountered god from biblical times buy this book amazon.
The latter book gives a detailed account of each day of creation, embellishing the narrative found in genesis 1 with, among other things, a description of gods residence in the upper worlds. A unique and inspiring collection of accounts by people who have encountered god. Originally published in conservative judaism, 16th june 1997. I met messiah project dozens of video testimonies launched in may 2015, with now over 14,000,000 views. This wonderful book contains the accounts of mystics throughout the millennia as they have recorded their experiences in encountering the divine. A unique and inspiring collection of accounts by people who have encountered god from biblical times to the present jacobs, louis on. Popular jewish mysticism books goodreads share book. In this essay, i examine three seminal figures in the jewish mystical tradition. The schocken book of jewish mystical testimonies 1998. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Building upon its historic commitment to publishing judaica, schockens authors include franz kafka, harold s. Jacobs, louis jewish mystical testimonies, schocken kaplan, aryeh meditation and the bible, red wheelweiser 1978 scholem, gershom major trends in jewish mysticism, schocken, first pub. Kabbalah religion, spiritualism, and occult a jewish system of theosophy, magic, philosophy, science, and mysticism. Of these, kabbalah, which emerged in 12thcentury europe, is the most well known, but not the only typologic form, or the earliest to emerge.
Schocken books, founded by salman schocken in germany in 1931, began publishing in the united states in 1945. The first account is drawn from 2 enoch, a jewish apocalypse, apparently written in the first century ce and preserved in the eastern christian environment in its slavonic translation. A unique and inspiring collection of accounts by people who have encountered god from biblical times to the present by. Jewish mystical testimonies friends of louis jacobs. The visions of ezekiel full translations in louis jacobs, jewish mystical testimonies new york. I met messiah jewish testimonies one for israel ministry. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.
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