Jonnie Schnytzer: 'The world caught up with kabbalists'
For Dr. Jonnie Schnytzer, Jewish mysticism teaches us to recognize that nothing in this world is the way it appears to be. Kabbalistic study is a process in deconstructing something we think we unders...
8 Kesä 40min
Dina Etigson: 'The point is not to transcend this world but to bring God here into it'
For Dina Etigson, encountering Jewish Mysticism has been a transformative experience. Beyond the academic and textual Judaism she already knew and loved, she describes the experience as entering “a di...
1 Kesä 24min
Biti Roi: 'Every generation brings mysticism to a different stage'
For Dr. Biti Roi, the texts of Jewish mysticism aren’t just ideas to study – they are a life force. A renowned scholar of Zohar, Kabbala, and Chasidut [Hasidism], these texts are the animating energy ...
25 Touko 1h 7min
Zvi Leshem: 'Modernity in general was a movement that was anti-mystical'
As director of the Gershom Scholem Collection for Kabbalah and Hasidism at the National Library of Israel, Rabbi Dr. Zvi Leshem dedicates much of his time to the study of Jewish mysticism. He believes...
18 Touko 35min
Devori Nussbaum: 'I see God as this one coherent frequency of truth'
For Devori Nussbaum, Jewish mysticism is the study of the soul behind the psyche, a transformative framework that integrates the profound spiritual truths of Chasidut [Hasidism] with insights of psych...
11 Touko 36min
Simon Jacobson: 'The music of Judaism is what I’m looking for, not just the mechanics'
Rabbi Simon Jacobson describes his childhood years as being shaped by his nature of being a “skeptic and a seeker.” As he grew older, he began to study other traditions, eventually returning to a deep...
4 Touko 46min
Jeremy Tibbetts: 'Being a spiritual seeker is not in vogue'
For Rabbi Jeremy Tibbetts, Jewish mysticism is all about turning inwards: both individually and religiously. While he did not grow up Orthodox, Rabbi Jeremy was exposed to Hasidic teachings for the fi...
20 Huhti 37min
Yehudis Golshevsky: 'The root of all prophecy is spiritual imagination'
For Rebbetzin Yehudis Golshevsky, Jewish mysticism is a living tradition, one that influences daily life and decision-making. She emphasizes the importance of loving-kindness and Jewish mysticism’s pr...
13 Huhti 51min
