The Pritzker translation of the Zohar into English by Daniel Matt — the fifth volume of which has just appeared — should be greeted as a major cultural event. Yet, the publication of each volume has ...

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Few post-talmudic works have been as revered as the Zohar, the mystical commentary on the Torah. Reprinted with permission from The Jewish Religion: A Companion, published by Oxford University Press.

After you’ve spent a couple hours puzzling over Daniel Matt’s Zohar or trying to sort truth from hype in the teachings of the Kabbalah Centre, it’s a welcome relief to turn to a lucid academic ...

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The festival of Hanukkah (however you spell it in English), in addition to its historical origins, is also a celebration of the long mystical tradition in Judaism. Nothing symbolizes mysticism in ...

The Renaissance scholar Johannes Reuchlin accomplished something astonishing for which Judaism owes an enormous debt of gratitude. However, unfortunately there is insufficient common awareness of his ...