Kabbala (Mystical Judaism)
This is the esoteric offshoot of Judaism. One of its main
sacred texts is called the Zohar. Some propose this book was authored by
Rabbi Simeon Ben Yohai in the second century A.D. Others contend it was authored
by a group of mystics associated with Moses de Leon, a Jew who lived in Spain in
the latter part of the 13th century. Kabbalistic doctrine
overflows with spiritual symbolism, mathematical and numerological projections,
metaphysical insights and a unique method of interpreting Scripture. Its
doctrines, at times, conflict with traditional Judaism. However, Kabbalistic
revelations and interpretations are so interwoven into Jewish thought that quite
often the two belief systems are indistinguishable one from the other.
Interpretation of the Title-A Kabbalist is one who seeks
to "receive" an experience of the Divine (through the practice and
contemplation of the Torah).
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