The Seventy-Two Names of God: History and Meaning
An essay on the Kabbalistic tradition of the Shemhamphorasch, the seventy-two divine names, their origin in Exodus, and their spiritual and philosophical significance.
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jewish mysticism
Essays from the Frater Eisenheim Blog tagged jewish mysticism.
Tikkun Olam: the reparation of the world as spiritual mission
An essay on the Jewish concept of tikkun olam, the reparation of the world, and its ethical resonance for every seeker who wishes to unite faith and transformative action.
Read essay →Gematria: When Hebrew Letters Become Number and Meaning
An essay on Hebrew gematria as a hermeneutic tradition of Kabbalah, exploring its history, its limits, and its value as a meditation upon sacred language.
Read essay →The Merkabah: the Throne, the Vision, and the Silence of the Prophet
An essay on the mysticism of the Merkabah in Judaism, the prophetic vision of the divine Throne, and what it reveals about the limits and dignity of spiritual experience.
Read essay →Ein Sof: the Formless Infinite in Jewish Mysticism
An essay on Ein Sof, the unutterable Infinite of the Kabbalah, and on what Jewish mysticism teaches us about the silence that precedes all divine manifestation.
Read essay →The Tree of Life in Kabbalah: the Ten Sephiroth as a Map of the Soul
An essay on the Kabbalistic Tree of Life and its ten Sephiroth, read as a symbol of the interior itinerary of the human soul toward the Absolute.
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