Kabbalah - Dualism. One of the most serious and sustained criticisms of Kabbalah is that it may lead away from monotheism, and instead promote dualism, the belief that there is a supernatural counterpart to God. The dualistic system of good and of evil powers, which goes back to Zoroastrianism, can be traced through Gnosticism; having influenced the cosmology of the ancient Kabbalah before it reached the medieval one. Some early mystics believed in a heavenly being called Metatron, a lesser Adonai ...

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Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal, Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism, Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s, Kabbalah - The modern world, Kabbalah - Primary texts, Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil, Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God, Kabbalah - Sefirot, Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view, Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Foretelling the future, Kabbalah - Practical applications, Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism, Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Criticisms, Kabbalah - Dualism, Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism, Kabbalah - Early critiques, Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism, Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society, Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Fictional representations, Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities, Kabbalah - Footnotes

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Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah Centre - Berg's teachings, Kabbalah Centre - On teaching Kabbalah, Kabbalah Centre - Astrology, Kabbalah Centre - Reward and punishment, Kabbalah Centre - Reincarnation, Kabbalah Centre - Spirituality, Kabbalah Centre - Subjects commonly viewed as pseudoscience, Kabbalah Centre - Mental illness and possession by evil spirits, Kabbalah Centre - Extra-terrestrial aliens influence Earth, Kabbalah Centre - Applying teachings to daily life, Kabbalah Centre - On combatting one's ego, Kabbalah Centre - Free will, Kabbalah Centre - The creation of the world, Kabbalah Centre - Non-reactivity, Kabbalah Centre - Target audiences, Kabbalah Centre - Criticisms, Kabbalah Centre - High pressure and cult-like tactics, Kabbalah Centre - Position on the Holocaust, Kabbalah Centre - Leah Zohin, Kabbalah Centre - Use of libel lawsuits to prevent criticism, Kabbalah Centre - Role of Berg, Kabbalah Centre - Claims that he can cure disease, Kabbalah Centre - Works by Philip S. Berg and his sons

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Kabbalah eventually gained an audience outside of the Jewish community. Nominal-Christian versions of Kabbalah began to develop; by the early 18th century some kabbalah came to be used by some hermetic philosophers, neo-pagans and other new religious groups. Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah. The Western Esoteric (or Hermetic) Tradition, a precursor to both the neo-Pagan and New Age movements, is intertwined with aspects of Kabbalah. Within the Hermetic tradition, much of Kabbalah has been changed from its Jewish roots through syncretism, b ...

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Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal, Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism, Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s, Kabbalah - The modern world, Kabbalah - Primary texts, Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil, Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God, Kabbalah - Sefirot, Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view, Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Foretelling the future, Kabbalah - Practical applications, Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism, Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Criticisms, Kabbalah - Dualism, Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism, Kabbalah - Early critiques, Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism, Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society, Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Fictional representations, Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities, Kabbalah - Footnotes

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Kabbalah (Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception", Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah, Kaballah) is an interpretation (exegesis, hermeneutic) key, "soul" of the Torah (Hebrew Bible), or the religious mystical system of Judaism claiming an insight into divine nature. Kabbalah is a doctrine of esoteric knowledge concerning God, God's creation of the universe and the laws of nature, and the path by whic ...

Including:

Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s Kabbalah - The modern world Kabbalah - Primary texts Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God
Kabbalah - Sefirot Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view
Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah Kabbalah - Foretelling the future Kabbalah - Practical applications Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah Kabbalah - Criticisms
Kabbalah - Dualism
Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism
Kabbalah - Early critiques Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre
Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society
Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah Kabbalah - Fictional representations Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities
Kabbalah - Footnotes

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Kabbalah (Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception", Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah, Kaballah) is an interpretation (exegesis, hermeneutic) key, "soul" of the Torah (Hebrew Bible), or the religious mystical system of Judaism claiming an insight into divine nature. Kabbalah is a doctrine of esoteric knowledge concerning God, God's creation of the universe and the laws of nature, and the path by whic ...

Including:

Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s Kabbalah - The modern world Kabbalah - Primary texts Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God
Kabbalah - Sefirot Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view
Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah Kabbalah - Foretelling the future Kabbalah - Practical applications Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah Kabbalah - Criticisms
Kabbalah - Dualism
Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism
Kabbalah - Early critiques Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre
Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society
Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah Kabbalah - Modern forms Kabbalah - Fictional representations Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities
Kabbalah - Footnotes

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Kabbalah - Dualism. One of the most serious and sustained criticisms of Kabbalah is that it may lead away from monotheism, and instead promote dualism, the belief that there is a supernatural counterpart to God. The dualistic system of good and of evil powers, which goes back to Zoroastrianism, can be traced through Gnosticism; having influenced the cosmology of the ancient Kabbalah before it reached the medieval one. Some early mystics believed in a heavenly being called Metatron, a lesser Adonai ...

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Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal, Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism, Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s, Kabbalah - The modern world, Kabbalah - Primary texts, Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil, Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God, Kabbalah - Sefirot, Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view, Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Foretelling the future, Kabbalah - Practical applications, Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism, Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Criticisms, Kabbalah - Dualism, Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism, Kabbalah - Early critiques, Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism, Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society, Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Modern forms, Kabbalah - Fictional representations, Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities, Kabbalah - Footnotes

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Kabbalah (Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception", Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah, Kaballah) is an interpretation (exegesis, hermeneutic) key, "soul" of the Torah (Hebrew Bible), or the religious mystical system of Judaism claiming an insight into divine nature. Kabbalah is a doctrine of esoteric knowledge concerning God, God's creation of the universe and the laws of nature, and the path by whic ...

Including:

Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s Kabbalah - The modern world Kabbalah - Primary texts Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God
Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view
Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah Kabbalah - Foretelling the future Kabbalah - Practical applications Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah Kabbalah - Criticisms
Kabbalah - Dualism
Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism
Kabbalah - Early critiques Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre
Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society
Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah Kabbalah - Modern forms Kabbalah - Fictional representations Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities
Kabbalah - Footnotes

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Kabbalah Centre - On teaching Kabbalah. Berg states that it is his job to reveal the real truths about Kabbalah. Traditionally, while some parts of the Kabbalah were considered acceptable to teach to younger Torah scholars, most of Kabbalah was held to be forbidden to be taught, or at the very least, severely discouraged, except to very learned scholars over forty years of age. Berg describes Kabbalah as a "universal philosophy", and claims that no one, regardless of religion or gender, should be denied study of ...

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Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah Centre - Berg's teachings, Kabbalah Centre - On teaching Kabbalah, Kabbalah Centre - Astrology, Kabbalah Centre - Reward and punishment, Kabbalah Centre - Reincarnation, Kabbalah Centre - Spirituality, Kabbalah Centre - Subjects commonly viewed as pseudoscience, Kabbalah Centre - Mental illness and possession by evil spirits, Kabbalah Centre - Extra-terrestrial aliens influence Earth, Kabbalah Centre - Applying teachings to daily life, Kabbalah Centre - On combatting one's ego, Kabbalah Centre - Free will, Kabbalah Centre - The creation of the world, Kabbalah Centre - Non-reactivity, Kabbalah Centre - Target audiences, Kabbalah Centre - Criticisms, Kabbalah Centre - High pressure and cult-like tactics, Kabbalah Centre - Position on the Holocaust, Kabbalah Centre - Leah Zohin, Kabbalah Centre - Use of libel lawsuits to prevent criticism, Kabbalah Centre - Role of Berg, Kabbalah Centre - Claims that he can cure disease, Kabbalah Centre - Works by Philip S. Berg and his sons

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Philip Berg claims to have a doctorate, and many of his books are listed as being by "Dr." Berg. However, in different interviews he has offered different explanations of what type of Ph.D. he earned. He claimed to have a Ph.D. in comparative religion, at another time he claimed to have a Ph.D. in jurisprudence (in biblical law), and later claimed that his Ph.D. was given as part of receiving semicha, traditional rabbinic ordination. He has never shown his Ph.D. to investigative reporters, and refuses ...

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Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah Centre - Berg's teachings, Kabbalah Centre - On teaching Kabbalah, Kabbalah Centre - Astrology, Kabbalah Centre - Reward and punishment, Kabbalah Centre - Reincarnation, Kabbalah Centre - Spirituality, Kabbalah Centre - Subjects commonly viewed as pseudoscience, Kabbalah Centre - Mental illness and possession by evil spirits, Kabbalah Centre - Extra-terrestrial aliens influence Earth, Kabbalah Centre - Applying teachings to daily life, Kabbalah Centre - On combatting one's ego, Kabbalah Centre - Free will, Kabbalah Centre - The creation of the world, Kabbalah Centre - Non-reactivity, Kabbalah Centre - Target audiences, Kabbalah Centre - Criticisms, Kabbalah Centre - High pressure and cult-like tactics, Kabbalah Centre - Position on the Holocaust, Kabbalah Centre - Leah Zohin, Kabbalah Centre - Use of libel lawsuits to prevent criticism, Kabbalah Centre - Role of Berg, Kabbalah Centre - Claims that he can cure disease, Kabbalah Centre - Works by Philip S. Berg and his sons

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"Samael Aun Weor" was born Víctor Manuel Gómez Rodríguez in Bogotá, Colombia. His childhood and family life are not well known, except that he had a brother, and his father remarried after a divorce. In his autobiographical work The Three Mountains, Samael recounts the ways in which he had already assimilated into his understanding a vast amount of esoteric and occult knowledge before reaching adulthood. He states that because he was born with an awakened consciousness, he recapitulated his practise of meditation and was analyzing previous incarna ...

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Samael Aun Weor, Samael Aun Weor - Life, Samael Aun Weor - The Gnostic Movement, Samael Aun Weor - Doctrine, Samael Aun Weor - Mission, Samael Aun Weor - Criticisms, Samael Aun Weor - Bibliography

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Samael Aun Weor primarily synthesized his doctrine through the Three Factors of the Revolution of the Consciousness: To die, to be born, and to sacrifice for humanity. The three factors themselves correspond to the Holy Triamazicamno (otherwise known as the Law of Three, the Law of Creation, the Trinity, etc.) which is composed of the Holy Affirmation (Positive), the Holy Denial (Negative) and the Holy Conciliation (Neutral). Birth is the movement of the Holy Affirmation, intimately related with th ...

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Samael Aun Weor, Samael Aun Weor - Life, Samael Aun Weor - The Gnostic Movement, Samael Aun Weor - Doctrine, Samael Aun Weor - Mission, Samael Aun Weor - Criticisms, Samael Aun Weor - Bibliography

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The series has been both criticized for acting as a mouthpiece for Moore's religious beliefs and praised for the beauty of its artwork and innovation regarding the medium itself. Regarding the first claim, the series is, by Moore's own admission, didactic; saying "there are 1000 comic books on the shelves that don't contain a philosophy lecture and one that does. Isn't there room for that one?" While the Kabbalah story arc, and the positive explanations of Moore's philosophy, very explicitly explain, talking-head style, the symbolism behind ...

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Promethea, Promethea - Plot summary, Promethea - Common themes, Promethea - Weeping Gorilla Comix, Promethea - Experimental media, Promethea - Characters, Promethea - Promethea, Promethea - Published Collections, Promethea - Awards & Recognition

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The chief source for Besht's biography is Baer (Dob) b. Samuel's Shibchei ha-Besht, Kopys, 1814, and frequently republished. For Besht's methods of teaching, the following works are especially valuable: Jacob Joseph ha-Kohen, Toledot Ya'akob Yosef Likutim (Likut)... a collection of Hasidic doctrines The works of Baer of Meseritz Critical works on the subject are: Dubnow, Yevreiskaya Istoria, ii. 426–431 idem, in Voskhod, viii. Nos. 5–10 Grätz, Gesch. der ...

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Israel ben Eliezer, Israel ben Eliezer - Early life and marriage, Israel ben Eliezer - Development as leader and challenges, Israel ben Eliezer - Disputes with the Frankists, Israel ben Eliezer - His legacy, Israel ben Eliezer - Elements of Besht's doctrines, Israel ben Eliezer - Opposition to Luria's Kabbalah, Israel ben Eliezer - Influence on Hasidism, Israel ben Eliezer - Characteristics, Israel ben Eliezer - In legend, Israel ben Eliezer - His miracles, Israel ben Eliezer - Bibliography

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In early medieval Europe, during a time of intense persecution of Jews, the idea developed that chosenness meant that God loves Jews more than other human beings, or that Jews were in some way inherently superior to non-Jews. This philosophy was first widely taught by Yehuda Halevi in his Kuzari. A mystical version of this idea exists in parts of the Zohar, one of the primary works of Kabbalah, esoteric Jewish mysticism. The Zohar comments on the Biblical verse which states "Let the waters teem with swarms of creatures that hav ...

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Jews as a chosen people, Jews as a chosen people - Chosenness in the Hebrew Bible, Jews as a chosen people - Rabbinic Jewish views of chosenness, Jews as a chosen people - Chosenness as superiority, Jews as a chosen people - Views of chosenness by the modern Jewish denominations, Jews as a chosen people - Orthodox views, Jews as a chosen people - Conservative views, Jews as a chosen people - Reform Judaism, Jews as a chosen people - Criticism of chosenness: Reconstructionist Judaism, Jews as a chosen people - Charges of racism

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In 1990, at the age of 32, she starred as Breathless Mahoney in Dick Tracy alongside Warren Beatty, whom she also briefly dated. She earned some good reviews for the role, though critics pointed out that it continued her tradition of performing well when portraying characters quite similar to herself (in this case, a demanding and powerful vamp). I'm Breathless: Music from and Inspired by the Film 'Dick Tracy' spawned the huge number-one hit, "Vogue", which popularized a dance trend in which people struck poses like fashion models in magazines (suc ...

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Madonna entertainer, Madonna entertainer - Biography, Madonna entertainer - 1980s, Madonna entertainer - 1990s, Madonna entertainer - 2000s, Madonna entertainer - Personal life, Madonna entertainer - Italian influence, Madonna entertainer - Involvement with Kabbalah Centre, Madonna entertainer - Quotes about Madonna, Madonna entertainer - Quotes from Madonna, Madonna entertainer - Other Madonna related articles

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In 2000, at the age of 42, Madonna released the album Music. A commercial and critical hit, it saw Madonna abandon her earlier sexual and religious themes for throwaway lyrics and the "party" spirit of dance, pop, and house. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 selling 420,000 copies its first week. Music was produced partly by Orbit and french techno musician Mirwais Ahmadzai. It spawned her twelfth number one single, "Music", plus the hits "Don't Tell Me" and "What It Feels Like for a Girl". Madonna was pregna ...

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Madonna entertainer, Madonna entertainer - Biography, Madonna entertainer - 1980s, Madonna entertainer - 1990s, Madonna entertainer - 2000s, Madonna entertainer - Personal life, Madonna entertainer - Italian influence, Madonna entertainer - Involvement with Kabbalah Centre, Madonna entertainer - Quotes about Madonna, Madonna entertainer - Quotes from Madonna, Madonna entertainer - Other Madonna related articles

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According to adherents of Kabbalah, the origin of Kabbalah begins with the Tanakh (the Hebrew Bible). When read by a Kabbalist, the Torah's description of the creation in the Book of Genesis reveals mysteries about God's creation of the universe, Adam and Eve, the Garden of Eden, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil and a Tree of Life, the interaction of these creations with the Serpent which leads to disaster when they ...

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Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal, Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism, Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s, Kabbalah - The modern world, Kabbalah - Primary texts, Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil, Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God, Kabbalah - Sefirot, Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view, Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Foretelling the future, Kabbalah - Practical applications, Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism, Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Criticisms, Kabbalah - Dualism, Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism, Kabbalah - Early critiques, Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism, Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society, Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Fictional representations, Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities, Kabbalah - Footnotes

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Although it was criticized by a small number of rabbis, Kabbalah has nevertheless been a fundamental part of most Jewish theology for many centuries, and is particularly influential in Hasidic and Sephardic thought. As well, the Vilna Gaon, the greatest leader of the Mitnagdim - former opponents of the Hasidim - was also a major Kabbalist. Gershom Scholem has written that between 1500 and 1800 "Kabbalah was widely considered to be the true Jewish theology". Though many Modern Orthodox Jews do not ascribe to Kabbalah, most other Orthodox Jews still consider it a fundamental part of Jewish thought and bel ...

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Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal, Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism, Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s, Kabbalah - The modern world, Kabbalah - Primary texts, Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil, Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God, Kabbalah - Sefirot, Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view, Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Foretelling the future, Kabbalah - Practical applications, Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism, Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Criticisms, Kabbalah - Dualism, Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism, Kabbalah - Early critiques, Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism, Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society, Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Modern forms, Kabbalah - Fictional representations, Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities, Kabbalah - Footnotes

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Although it was criticized by a small number of rabbis, Kabbalah has nevertheless been a fundamental part of most Jewish theology for many centuries, and is particularly influential in Hasidic and Sephardic thought. As well, the Vilna Gaon, the greatest leader of the Mitnagdim - former opponents of the Hasidim - was also a major Kabbalist. Gershom Scholem has written that between 1500 and 1800 "Kabbalah was widely considered to be the true Jewish theology". Though many Modern Orthodox Jews do not ascribe to Kabbalah, most other Orthodox Jews still consider it a fundamental part of Jewish thought and bel ...

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Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal, Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism, Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s, Kabbalah - The modern world, Kabbalah - Primary texts, Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil, Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God, Kabbalah - Sefirot, Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view, Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Foretelling the future, Kabbalah - Practical applications, Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism, Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Criticisms, Kabbalah - Dualism, Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism, Kabbalah - Early critiques, Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism, Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society, Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Fictional representations, Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities, Kabbalah - Footnotes

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The Midrash and Talmud are replete with the use of Divine names and incantations that are claimed to effect supernatural or metaphysical results. Most post-Talmudic rabbinical literature disapproves of the use of any or most of these formulae, termed Kabbalah Ma'asith ("practical Kabbalah"). There are various arguments; one stated by the Medieval Rabbi Jacob Mölin (Maharil) is that the person using it may lack the required grounding, and the spell would be ineffective, leading to a de facto dimi ...

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Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism, Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim, Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal, Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism, Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s, Kabbalah - The modern world, Kabbalah - Primary texts, Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil, Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God, Kabbalah - Sefirot, Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view, Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Foretelling the future, Kabbalah - Practical applications, Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism, Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Criticisms, Kabbalah - Dualism, Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism, Kabbalah - Early critiques, Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism, Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre, Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society, Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah, Kabbalah - Fictional representations, Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities, Kabbalah - Footnotes

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