Jewish Customs of Kabbalistic Origin: Their Origin and Practice by Faierstein, Morris

Jewish Customs of Kabbalistic Origin: Their Origin and Practice (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781618112521)

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Jewish Customs of Kabbalistic Origin: Their Origin and Practice by Faierstein, Morris

Jewish Customs of Kabbalistic Origin: Their Origin and Practice

$109.00
Jewish Customs of Kabbalistic Origin: Their Origin and Practice by Faierstein, Morris

Jewish Customs of Kabbalistic Origin: Their Origin and Practice

$109.00
Format: Hardcover
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Jewish religious practice has been transformed by the Kabbalists of Safed in the sixteenth century. They brought new meaning and importance to many Biblical and rabbinic commandments and created new rituals that have become central practices for Jews of all denominations. This volume describes the origins of these traditions and explains the mystical meaning of these specific practices and rituals. Some of these innovations include: Kabbalat Shabbat, inviting the Ushpizin to the Sukkah, Tikkun Leyl Shavuot, and visitation to the grave of Rabbi Simeon bar Yohai on Lag Be-Omer. This volume is written in a style accessible to the non-specialist in Kabbalah and the Jewishly knowledgeable general reader.

Author: Morris Faierstein
ISBN-10: 161811252X
ISBN-13: 9781618112521
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Language: English
Published: 07/01/2013
Pages: 190
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.88lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.44d
By Morris Faierstein
By Morris Faierstein
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Morris Faierstein (PhD Temple University) is an independent scholar and speaker. His previous books include All is in the Hands of Heaven: The Teachings of Rabbi Mordecai Joseph of Izbica (1989, revised edition, 2005); Jewish Mystical Autobiographies: Book of Visions and Book of Secrets (1999); Sefer ha-Hezyonot: Yomano shel R. Hayyim Vital (2005).

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