The Zohar is a book of Jewish mysticism written in the 13th century that the original author tried to pass off as authentic to the 2nd century. In the Zohar, two rabbis talk about Jewish mysticism in a sort of "My Dinner With Andre" of Jewish mysticism. Wineman has extracted and given commentary on eight of these tales, accompanied by beautiful papercut art which gives the book a spiritual quality.
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The 13th-century Zohar, consisting of theosophical theories concerning the Godhead and the Torah, is the central text of Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism. Woven through it are several narrative passages or stories. Rabbi Wineman, a specialist in Jewish mystical studies, presents eight of these stories in his own translation, with notes and commentary. The tales deal with the themes of sin and repentance, death, exile, redemption, and resurrection. Wineman's commentary expertly elucidates these esoteric stories. He includes excellent essays on the Zohar and Kabbalistic theory, especially an explanation of the ten Sefirot, or aspects of the deity. There has been a recent upsurge of interest in Jewish mysticism, and the material in this book, while scholarly, can be readily understood by interested lay readers.?Robert A. Silver, formerly with Shaker Heights P.L., Ohio
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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There has been a recent upsurge of interest in Jewish mysticism, and the material in this book, while scholarly, can be readily understood by interested lay readers. --Review
There has been a recent upsurge of interest in Jewish mysticism, and the material in this book, while scholarly, can be readily understood by interested lay readers.
(Library Journal ) --Library Journal
Wineman's book, comprising eight narratives from the Zohar, is a remarkable example of how a modern scholar interprets a medieval text using a multitude of Jewish sources and modern scholarly tools such as etymology, historical contexts, and parallels. (Many of the parallels and historical notes cited by Wineman point to the fact that the author of the Zohar lived hundreds of years after Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who is traditionally credited with being the author of this most popular kabbalistic work.) One is amazed at Wineman's phenomenal knowledge in arriving at his interpretations and his highly readable original English translation of these stories. Even people familiar with the Bible and Talmud must marvel at the way he explains the zoharic narratives by citing midrashim which may even have escaped the eyes of rabbis and others who possess a good background in this literature. --Joshua J. Adler, The Jerusalem Post, February 18th, 2000
There has been a recent upsurge of interest in Jewish mysticism, and the material in this book, while scholarly, can be readily understood by interested lay readers.
(Library Journal ) --Library Journal
Wineman's book, comprising eight narratives from the Zohar, is a remarkable example of how a modern scholar interprets a medieval text using a multitude of Jewish sources and modern scholarly tools such as etymology, historical contexts, and parallels. (Many of the parallels and historical notes cited by Wineman point to the fact that the author of the Zohar lived hundreds of years after Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, who is traditionally credited with being the author of this most popular kabbalistic work.) One is amazed at Wineman's phenomenal knowledge in arriving at his interpretations and his highly readable original English translation of these stories. Even people familiar with the Bible and Talmud must marvel at the way he explains the zoharic narratives by citing midrashim which may even have escaped the eyes of rabbis and others who possess a good background in this literature. --Joshua J. Adler, The Jerusalem Post, February 18th, 2000
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Lekach Tov A sweet taste of the Zohar,
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The 'Zohar'is perhaps the most difficult and problematic of all of Jewish religious texts. Rabbi Aryeh Wineman provides a good small introduction to a part of it by selecting eight narratives, translating and annotating them. They are a drop from the sea, but a very precious and sweet drop.
The notes are a major help in understanding the text. The volume is attractively done.
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