Cohen: A Tapestry of the Soul (2010)
Here is a quote introducing an interview with Yedida Cohen from last week on the Israel National Radio: Why did G-d create the world? What is our purpose in life? Why does evil exist?...
Category: Books
Hoffman: The Kabbalah Deck (2000)
Edward Hoffman‘s intentions with his box containing “The Kabbalah Deck: Pathway to the Soul” were evinced on page 4 of 160 page booklet: “I’ve increasingly felt the need for an entirely new resource –...
Review Chopra: Ask the Kabala Oracle Cards (2006)
As traditional Judaism is against divination I was hesitant to read the 133 page book(let) accompanying the deck of cars in the box labeled “Ask the Kabala Oracle Cards.” The cards themselves are nicely...
Learner: The Witch of Cologne (2005)
The first third of Tobsha Learner‘s historical fiction, The Witch of Cologne, contains enough references to Kabbalah to grant a mention in this blog. The latter part of the books contains less though. Here...
Dos Santos: Codex 632 (2005)
Codex 632: The Secret of Christopher Columbus, written by Jose Rodrigues Dos Santos four years ago, got published in English two years ago, and the mass paperback edition came out this summer. Here is...
Perec: Life: A User’s Manual (1978)
Joshua Cohen‘s review in Tablet magazine, of Georges Perec‘s 1978 book, Life: A User’s Manual, just republished in a new translation, argues that Perec followed a kabbalistic tradition: Forget that each chapter’s length is...
Gershom Sholem’s Zohar with Annotations (1992)
In 1992 Hebrew University’s Magnes Press produced a limited edition Zohar. It was a facsimile edition containing Gershom Scholem’s annotations. The publisher describes the artifact with these words: […] at the end of each...
Eco: The Search for the Perfect Language (1995)
Bibliofreak points out in his review of Umberto Eco‘s The Search for the Perfect Language in August: Chapter one discusses Bible stories, and chapter two gets into Kabbalah and Gematria. People interested in Gematria...
The Rebbe on Prophecy
There is a short description and recommendations by three known (non-Chabad) authors (Lawrence Schiffman, Dan Cohn-Sherbok, Arthur Kurzweil) about the newly published book at chabad.info: This volume brings together classical Jewish discussion of Maimonides’...
Reb Schachter-Shalomi’s recommendations
Back in July The Jewish Publication Society posted an entry in which “Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi recommends ten books about Jewish spirituality.” They are: 1. Ehyeh: A Kabbalah for Tomorrow, by Arthur Green 2. The...
