What is Jewish Mysticism? (Kabbalah)

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We continue our series on mysticism by exploring Judaism and its mystical tradition, including the famous Kabbalah but also going beyond it. ESOTERICA: @TheEsotericaChannel Seekers of Unity: @SeekersofUnity Stream my new song Isthmus here: https://open.spotify.com/track/1jM0FKlu5Xy4NEQgysrVNM?si=DaTnNqSrQHymP2ZNesGk1g And check out my linktree for more: https://linktr.ee/filipholm Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonate Also check out the Let's Talk Religion Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0ih4sqtWv0wRIhS6HFgerb?si=95b07d83d0254b Music by: Filip Holm Sources/Recomended Reading: Dan, Joseph (1986). "The Early Kabbalah". Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Paulist Press. Fine, Lawrence (2003). "Physician of the Soul, Healer of the Cosmos: Isaac Luria and His Kabbalistic Fellowship". Stanford University Press. Idel, Moshe (1987). "The Mystical Experience in Abraham Abulafia". State University of New York Press. Idel, Moshe (1988). "Studies in Ecstatic Kabbalah". State University of New York Press. Idel, Moshe (1990). "Kabbalah: New Perspectives". Yale University Press. Idel, Moshe (1995). "Hasidism: Between Ecstacy and Magic". SUNY Press. Kaplan, Aryeh (translated by) (1990). "The Bahir: Illumination". Red Wheel/Weiser; Revised ed. edition. Kraemer, Joel L. (2010). "Maimonides: The Life and World of one of Civilization's Greatest Minds". Doubleday & Co Inc. Krassen, Mosheh Aaron. “Introduction: Rabbi Israel Ba’al Shem Tov: Prophet of a New Paradigm.” In Israel ben Eliezer. Pillar of Prayer. Translated by Menachem Kallus. Louisville, KY: Fons Vitae, 2010. Lobel, Diana (2021). "Moses and Abraham Maimonides: Encountering the Divine". Academic Studies Press. Miller, Moshe (translated by) (1994). "The Palm Tree of Devorah". Targum. Russ-Fishbane, Elisha (2015). "Judaism, Sufism, and the Pietists of Medieval Egypt: A study of Abraham Maimonides and his times". Oxford University Press Scholem, Gershom (1995). "Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism". Schocken Books; Revised edition. Scholem, Gershom (1996). "On the Kabbalah and its Symbolism". Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group; Revised ed. edition. Wolfson, Elliot R. (1997). “Jewish mysticism: A Philosophical Overview,” in History of Jewish Philosophy, Daniel Frank, Oliver Leaman (eds.). Wolfson, Eliot R. (2011). “Abraham ben Samuel Abulafia and the Prophetic Kabbalah”. In Jewish Mysticism & Kabbalah (ed. Frederick E. Greenspahn). New York University Press. Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:38 What is Mysticism? 3:59 Mysticism in the Biblical Prophets 6:00 Apocalypticism and Early Jewish Philosophy 7:15 Merkavah & Hekhalot Mysticism (ESOTERICA) 18:11 The Sefer Yetzirah & Sefer Ha-Bahir 23:05 The Origins of Kabbalah 26:34 What is Kabbalah? 28:19 Abulafia & Prophetic/Ecstatic Kabbalah 32:06 Early Kabbalistic Circles & The Zohar 35:47 Theosophical Kabbalah 43:59 Safed, Moshe Cordovero & Imitatio Dei 47:13 Isaac Luria & Lurianic Kabbalah 50:40 Multiple kinds of Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism 53:14 Hasidism (Seekers of Unity) 1:02:37 Modern Developments 1:04:07 Unio mystica 1:07:54 Jewish Mysticism today & Conclusions #kabbalah #judaism #mysticism