A major contribution to our understanding of the Kabbalah. --Arthur Green; Professor of Jewish Thought; Brandeis UniversityIn the Zohar and other writings of the Kabbalah; Jewish mystics developed concepts and symbols to help them penetrate secrets of the cosmos that cannot be understood through reason or intellect. These ideas about God; human beings; and creation continue to fascinate and influence spiritual seekers of all persuasions today.In clear and easy-to-understand prose; Gershom Scholem; the pioneer of the modern study of Jewish mysticism explains the basic concepts of the Kabbalah: the mystical "form of the imageless God"; good and evil; the Tsaddik or righteous soul; the Shekhinah; the feminine aspect of God; gilgul; the transmigration of souls; and tselem; the concept of the astral body. For anyone seeking to taste the mysteries of the Kabbalah; this is an essential book.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful. A PERFECT UNION: DOLLEY MADISON AND THE CREATION OF THE AMERICAN NATIONBy Marlene HomerI applaude Catherine Allgor's efforts for creating a fascinating life-and-times of book. It is a cultural history filled with detais for example; about Washington City which; in 1801; included 8 boarding houses; 109 brick houses and 263 wooden houses. Its population consisted of only 2;064 whites; 623 slaves and 123 free blacks. There were 106 representatives in congress and 32 senators; and it seemed most of them adored Dolley Madison; who travelled the streets of Washington City in a dark green chariot with silver monograms on its doors; venetian blinds and candles. It cost James Madison $594 second-hand. I found this tid-bit amusing: James Madison's proposal of marriage to a congressman's daughter was rejected by a letter sealed with rye dough to show that the young woman's feelings had soured. The young woman was only 15 and Madison was 42. But; in fact; he was 17 years older than Dolley. Did you know that the White House became known as the White House during the Madison years? Did you know that until 1807 women in New Jersey had the right to vote? One of the most interesting factors is the similarity between the Madison and Obama problems with congress. According to Allgor: "Congress was riddled with hostile factions; mainly Federalists and renegade Republicans {the Invisibles} who hated James so much that they were willing to sacrifice the general welfare in their zeal to destroy him. So concerned with their personl agenda were these disloyal members of congress; they not only failed to perform the day-to-day business of governing; but their openly quarrelsome behavior embarrassed the government in the eyes of the world and its own citizenry. The result was an erosion of the peoples'confidence in their government as well as their president since he seemed powerless to rein in his congress." As often as possible; I purchase my books on audio discs. Now I must add Anne Twomey to my list of favorite narrators.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great history book that's interesting to read.By NancyI had no idea how very important Dolley Madison was in American national history.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. I looked for this book for years and found ...By Dyana J. MullicanI looked for this book for years and found it for me. She is the lady that saved lots of our heritage in a wagon out the back of the Whitehouse when the English came to burn down the house in the 1812 war.
