Kabbalistic Writings on the Nature of Feminine and Masculine [Hardcover]

Sarah Yehudit Schneider (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 2009

The purpose of this book is to publicize Jewish texts that are indisputably authoritative, and that present a spacious and enlightened vision of the evolving relationship of masculine and feminine throughout history. They are teachings with practical implications that can guide our life choices and religious expressions along the paths that serve God and truth.

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Sarah has done what few of us ever do; she has broken down the borders that keep us from excellence. --Tziporah Heller, Senior Lectuerer, Neve Yerushalaim

I have been positively impressed by Sarah Schneider's kowledge of Torah in general and Chassidut in particular. --Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

About the Author

Sarah Schneider is a world renowned Torah scholar with years of intensive study in Kabbalah, Chassidut and other classical texts. She is the author of books entitled Eating as Tikkun, Purim Bursts and Evolutionary Creationism, Kabbalah solves the riddle of the missing links. She is the founding director of A Still Small Boice, a correspondance school that provides weekly teachings in classical Jewish wisdom. She teaches privately and in groups, in person and over the telephone world-wide. She can be reached at [e-mail] --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 352 pages
• Publisher: Devora Publishing (September 30, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934440175
• ISBN-13: 978-1934440179
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,718,292 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Science of Correspondences, July 7, 2007

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Robin J. Kavall (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kabbalistic Writings on the Nature of Masculine and Feminine (Hardcover)

As a Kabbalah student with around 5 years of experience, I found much to appreciate in this book that was brand new for me. This is the first time I have been introduced to Kabbalah as "the science of correspondences." I have always used the translation "to receive." The gradual and sometimes overwhelming receiving of divine light, understanding, and wisdom has always been my experience as a student. I found the Tree of Life chart and its correspondences with the 6 archetypal personages on pages 19 and 26, along with the Concise Table of Kabbalistic Terms and Correspondences on page 25, to be very useful in understanding Kabbalah as both "receiving" and "the science of correspondences." I also very much appreciated the author's reminder on page 23 that "Kabbalah forces its disciples to keep their minds nimble, for each circumstance is unique and there is never a pat answer."

This book's main theme is the correspondence of the sun with all things masculine and the moon with all things feminine. The discussion of woman's 7 step process of maturation in the context of marriage is very enlightening. The chapter with the provocative title "Disparities of Gender are the Cause of Evil" introduced the concept of linear worlds and circular worlds. It was derived from a teaching by Rabbi Shlomo Elyashev called "The Diminshed Moon", and it will definitely require a few additional readings to appreciate all of its subtleties.

In reading this book, I always had the feeling that I was being guided by a true scholar. The rabbinical biographies, the bibliography, and the glossary at the conclusion of the book demonstrate wide ranging and authentic sources of teachings. I recommend this book to all aspiring students of Kabbalah.