"Kabbalah (Hebrew: קַבָּלָה Qabbālā, literally 'reception, tradition')"
A Kabbalah-based Jewish religious education system where students learn about Jewish mysticism.
History of Judaism: This topic covers the origins and evolution of Judaism, including its major movements, historical context, and key figures.
Jewish Holy Scriptures: This topic explores the Jewish scriptures, including the Torah, Talmud, and other sacred texts.
Jewish Law: This topic covers the legal and ethical codes that guide Jewish communities, including the halakhah and other legal traditions.
Jewish Rituals and Practices: This topic focuses on the many religious practices and observances that are integral to Jewish life, including prayer, services, and holidays.
Jewish Philosophy and Theology: This topic explores the diverse philosophical and theological traditions within Judaism, including Jewish mysticism and the Kabbalah.
Jewish Ethics and Morality: This topic covers the ethical and moral principles that guide Jewish communities, including the principles of tzedakah (charity) and tikkun olam (repairing the world).
Jewish Art, Music, and Culture: This topic includes the rich artistic and cultural traditions of Judaism, including ritual objects, music, visual arts, and more.
Jewish Mysticism: This topic explores the mystical traditions of Judaism, including the Kabbalah and other esoteric practices.
Jewish Gender and Sexuality Studies: This topic covers the diversity of Jewish gender and sexual identities, including the intersection of Jewish identity and LGBTQ+ identity.
Jewish Education and Pedagogy: This topic covers the principles and methods of Jewish education, including the role of teachers and the importance of lifelong learning.
Orthodox Judaism: Orthodox Judaism is the most conservative movement within Judaism. It holds a strict adherence to the traditional Jewish law and practices, and considers the halakhah (Jewish law) to be binding and unchanging.
Reform Judaism: Reform Judaism is a progressive movement within Judaism that emerged in the 19th century. It emphasizes individual autonomy and often adapts traditional Jewish practices to contemporary life.
Conservative Judaism: Conservative Judaism is a moderate movement within Judaism that combines elements of traditional Judaism with modernity. It seeks to strike a balance between tradition and change and places a strong emphasis on Jewish education.
Reconstructionist Judaism: Reconstructionist Judaism is a modern movement within Judaism that emphasizes Jewish culture, history, and community. It views Judaism as an evolving civilization rather than a religion and aims to adapt Jewish practices and traditions to the needs of the present.
Humanistic Judaism: Humanistic Judaism is a non-theistic movement within Judaism that places a strong emphasis on humanism and celebrates Jewish culture and tradition as a human creation.
Renewal Judaism: Renewal Judaism is a modern movement within Judaism that seeks to revitalize traditional Jewish practices and spirituality. It emphasizes personal growth and the exploration of Jewish mysticism and contemplative practices.
Karaite Judaism: Karaite Judaism is a movement within Judaism that rejects the authority of the Talmud and other traditional Jewish texts and relies solely on the Hebrew Bible and other biblical texts for religious guidance.
Messianic Judaism: Messianic Judaism is a movement within Judaism that believes in Jesus as the Messiah and incorporates Christian beliefs and practices into Jewish tradition.
"A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal (מְקוּבָּל Məqūbbāl 'receiver')"
"The definition of Kabbalah varies according to the tradition and aims of those following it"
"Jewish Kabbalah is a set of esoteric teachings meant to explain the relationship between the unchanging, eternal God—the mysterious Ein Sof (אֵין סוֹף, 'The Infinite')—and the mortal, finite universe (God's creation)."
"These teachings are held by Kabbalists to define the inner meaning of both the Hebrew Bible and traditional rabbinic literature and their formerly concealed transmitted dimension, as well as to explain the significance of Jewish religious observances."
"Historically, Kabbalah emerged from earlier forms of Jewish mysticism, in 12th- to 13th-century Spain and Southern France"
"The Zohar, the foundational text of Kabbalah, was composed in the late 13th century."
"Isaac Luria (16th century) is considered the father of contemporary Kabbalah"
"Lurianic Kabbalah was popularized in the form of Hasidic Judaism from the 18th century onwards."
"The Jewish historian Gershom Scholem has inspired the development of historical research on Kabbalah in the field of Judaic studies."
"The major texts in the main line of Jewish mysticism that inarguably fall under the heading 'Kabbalah' are the Bahir, Zohar, Pardes Rimonim, and Etz Chayim ('Ein Sof')."
"The early Hekhalot writings are acknowledged as ancestral to the sensibilities of Kabbalah."
"The Sefer Yetzirah--a brief document of only few pages written centuries before the high and late medieval works"
"Sefer Yetzirah... detailing an alphanumeric vision of cosmology"
"It forms the foundation of mystical religious interpretations within Judaism."
"Traditional practitioners believe its earliest origins pre-date world religions, forming the primordial blueprint for Creation's philosophies, religions, sciences, arts, and political systems."
"Kabbalah emerged from earlier forms of Jewish mysticism... and was reinterpreted during the Jewish mystical renaissance in 16th-century Ottoman Palestine."
"It forms the foundation of mystical religious interpretations within Judaism... and its later adaptations in Western esotericism."
"The unchanging, eternal God—the mysterious Ein Sof (אֵין סוֹף, 'The Infinite')"
"the mortal, finite universe (God's creation)"