Jewish Customs of Kabbalistic Origin: Their Origin and Practice (Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah)

Faierstein, Morris

ISBN 10: 161811252X / ISBN 13: 9781618112521

Published by Academic Studies Press, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Jewish Customs of Kabbalistic Origin: Their Origin and Practice (Emunot: Jewish Philosophy and Kabbalah)
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 161811252X
• ISBN 13: 9781618112521
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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).