A book by the late Gerard Nahon, an excellent introduction to the development of Kabbalah in the Holy Land, in Jerusalem and Safed, and to the leading 16th-century figures who shaped the history of Kabbalistic doctrine.
The Holy Land in the Age of the Kabbalists, 1492–1592 » » »
A previously unpublished translation of a text from the Zohar in a bilingual edition with notes. The text you are about to discover here is of rare narrative complexity. Interpretations intertwine and follow one another, shifting from one subject to…
The Light of the Torah: The Zohar » » »
Excellent ouvrage de Jean Baumgarten consacré à la légende de Joseph de la Reina, kabbaliste qui tenta de maîtriser les forces du mal pour hâter la venue du Messie. Ce récit, notamment rapporté dans le Pardess Rimonim de Rabbi Moshe…
The Kabbalistic Legend of Yossef Della Reina » » »
The Light of the Intellect, by Rabbi Abraham Abulafia, a 13th-century Spanish and Italian Kabbalist known for his work on meditation, Hebrew letters and vowel points. A major work written in the 1280s.
The light of the intellect Rabbi Abraham Abulafia » » »
The Baal Shem Tov: Mystic, Magician, and Healer, a book by our friend Jean Baumgarten on the central figure of Hasidism, accompanied by a video conversation between Jean Baumgarten and Haim Nissenbaum.
The Baal Shem Tov: Mystic, Magician, and Healer » » »
Translation of the Epistle of the Seven Paths, a text by Rabbi Abraham Abulafia devoted to the different levels of reading and interpreting the biblical text within the Kabbalistic tradition.
The Epistle of the Seven Paths by Abu al-Fia » » »
Paul Fenton’s translation of the Book of Formation (Sefer Yetsirah). This book presents both the long and short versions of this major work of Kabbalah.
The Book of Training: Translation » » »
The general principles of Kabbalah by Julien Darmon. This accessible overview was the subject of a dedicated study day exploring the book’s key themes together with the author.
