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Oh hey, a jewish thread, cool! What's the deal with kabbalah? Is there an actual system of divination or magic hidden in jewish mysticism? I used to be into hermetic magic, and most of the hermetic orders use the kabbalistic 'tree of life', citing it as the oldest and truest form of divine magic available to us.
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Mar 17, 2017 16:55
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Just to be clear, I knew about the tenets and origins of judaism already, and did not mean to make light of either the faith itself or kabbala. I have a great deal of respect for divine mysticism, and would accept in a heartbeat if a rabbi would ever teach me some.
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Mar 18, 2017 13:38
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Earwicker posted:if you have serious interest in kabbalah or Jewish mysticism in general, start reading the books of Gershom Scholem and Aryeh Kaplan, their work is good, clear, accessible, and very grounded in history and scripture. Cool, thanks!
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Mar 18, 2017 15:32
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Yeah, you might as well ask why any faithful do anything related to their faith. Jews are actually rather ecumincal in the sense that anyone who converts are considered a true believer( may not apply in Israel, but that's a whole other  ).Slightly off-topic, but I'd like to drop some stuff here by Rabbi Twerski, because I'm really into him, and he's one of the most amazing and entertaining jewish voices I've come across: https://www.facebook.com/goalcast/videos/1309547322455788/?pnref=story
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Mar 22, 2017 11:35
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Well, judaism is one of the clearest examples of a religion of laws - so it seems pretty evident that it would be desirable for all people to do what your laws perceive are just things.
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Mar 22, 2017 13:12
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