{"product_id":"seekers-of-the-face-melila-hellner-eshed-9781503628427","title":"Seekers of the Face: Secrets of the Idra Rabba (the Great Assembly) of the Zohar","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA magisterial, modern reading of the deepest mysteries in the Kabbalistic tradition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeekers of the Face\u003c\/i\u003e opens the profound treasure house at the heart of Judaism's most important mystical work: the Idra Rabba (Great Gathering) of the Zohar. This is the story of the Great Assembly of mystics called to order by the master teacher and hero of the Zohar, Rabbi Shim'on bar Yochai, to align the divine faces and to heal Jewish religion. The Idra Rabba demands a radical expansion of the religious worldview, as it reveals God's faces and bodies in daring, anthropomorphic language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor the first time, Melila Hellner-Eshed makes this challenging, esoteric masterpiece meaningful for everyday readers. Hellner-Eshed expertly unpacks the Idra Rabba's rich grounding in tradition, its probing of hidden layers of consciousness and the psyche, and its striking, sacred images of the divine face. Leading readers of the Zohar on a transformative adventure in mystical experience, \u003ci\u003eSeekers of the Face\u003c\/i\u003e allows us to hear anew the Idra Rabba's bold call to heal and align the living faces of God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melila Hellner-Eshed\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1503628426\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781503628427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.40d","brand":"Melila Hellner-Eshed","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44048668000511,"sku":"9781503628427","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0e784c7a-e1fa-4204-8a15-7d703ba8573c.jpg?v=1684997118","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/seekers-of-the-face-melila-hellner-eshed-9781503628427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}