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Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
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New York, United States of America
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1956–1966
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Jewish mysticism in its various forms represents an attempt to interpret the religious values of Judaism in terms of mystical values. It concentrates upon the idea of the living God who manifests…
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Gershom Scholem
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Jerusalem, Mandate Palestine
(Jerusalem, Israel)
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1941
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Each rose is an island
of the promised peace,
the eternal peace.
Inside the petals
of each rose dwells
a sapphire bird called
“And They Shall Beat Their Swords.”
And it seems so
close, the light…
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Zelda
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1967
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Although he himself would not recite “for the sake of the unification,” in keeping with the ruling of the Gaon—the Noda bi-Yehudah [R. Ezekiel Landau]—he was occasionally jealous of those who say it.…
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Simon Sofer
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Kraków, Austro-Hungarian Empire
(Kraków, Poland)
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ca. 1870
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I truly heard a mouth of holiness uttering these words, namely the holy and honored one of the Almighty, the most renowned, illustrious, saintly, and godly kabbalist, our teacher, R. ḥayim of Sanz of…
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Jacob Landau
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1810
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On the night of Simhat Torah 5575 [1814], the Seer closeted himself in his room on the second story of his home. The one window overlooking the wide Jewish street was open; it was very near to the…
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Urye Kahan
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Odessa, Russian Empire
(Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
1867
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And He said to me, “O mortal, stand up on your feet that I may speak to you.” As He spoke to me, a spirit entered into me and set me upon my feet; and I heard what was being spoken to me…
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And if one were to ask: why is it that in our generation—and even in the time of the Ari of blessed memory (who successfully revealed many higher secrets)—neither fire nor angels appear, as they did…
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Nehemiah ḥiya ḥayun
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Berlin, Holy Roman Empire
(Berlin, Germany)
Date:
1713
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The turning wheel runs round and round.
It opens and closes the exit of my gate.
Noisily it turns for ruin and destruction.
My head is split, my entrails spilled.
It chases and it catches…
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Solomon de Oliveyra
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Amsterdam, Republic of the Seven United Netherlands
(Amsterdam, Netherlands)
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17th Century
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[T]hen Solomon declared:
“The Lord has chosen
To abide in a thick cloud:
I have now built for You
A stately House,
A place where You
May dwell forever.”
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