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The Seventh Telling: The Kabbalah of Moeshe Katan Hardcover – January 15, 2001

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Customers enjoy the book and find it entertaining. They appreciate the mystical content that opens their eyes and hearts to new ideas. The book provides an introduction to Kabbalistic thought and Jewish mysticism, and has a profound impact on them.

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Customers enjoy the book. They find it an interesting and entertaining read with a wonderful storyteller. The book explores modern-day Kabbalah through the biography of a rabbi.

"...The premise of the book is a biography - told by students - of a rabbi - Moshe Katan, and his spiritual growth from youth through the loss of his..." Read more

"...It's just a story, read it, enjoy it, be engrossed by it, and somehow magically grow from it's telling. Maybe it is not just a simple story?" Read more

"I loved the book and read a second time immediately after I finished it the first time!!! Well written and fascinating!" Read more

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Customers find the book's mystical content fascinating and transformative. They describe it as an introduction to Kabbalistic thought and Jewish mysticism that opens their eyes and hearts to new ideas. The book has a fictionalized setting and has affected them deeply on many levels.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2011
    A good book, one that provides - within a fictionalized setting - an introduction to Kabbalistic thought and Jewish mysticism. The premise of the book is a biography - told by students - of a rabbi - Moshe Katan, and his spiritual growth from youth through the loss of his wife to cancer. The storytelling approach reminds the reader of the traditional method of Jewish midrash - where the lessons are taught through the telling of stories as opposed to pure logic or science.

    Having read the Thirty-Third Hour by the same author first, I feel like this book is not as well done or as refined as the Thirty-Third Hour, but both offer glimpses into a modern - or arguably post-modern Jewish mysticism that is rooted in millenia old tradition. An interesting and entertaining read just at the superficial level, it takes on more meaning with a deeper understanding.
  • Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2012
    There is so much to this book that it's hard to know where to begin. If you want to read stories within stories and learn a bit of Kabbalah, read this book. If you want to read about relationships that will warm your heart and break it, read this book. If you want profound insights about what makes up the human spirit, read this book. Or, you could forget about all that and just READ THIS BOOK. You will not be the same when you finish it as when you started. This is my first Chefitz book, but I will now read all of them. It has affected me deeply and on so many levels, I'll be thinking about it for years to come.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on January 4, 2013
    This book is an amazing journey into the world of modern day Kabbalah. It feels real. The Seventh Telling, like the ideas of the Kabbalah, work on many levels. This book will open your eyes and hearts to something new. It's just a story, read it, enjoy it, be engrossed by it, and somehow magically grow from it's telling. Maybe it is not just a simple story?
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  • Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2013
    We used this book for our book club discussion. Everyone had comments about the main character and also how the book relates to modern times.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2013
    I loved the book and read a second time immediately after I finished it the first time!!! Well written and fascinating!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2016
    I enjoyed the book and will refer back to it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2007
    woderfull,Rabbi Chefitz is a wonderfull story teller and this novel is profaund ,really enjoy it!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2021
    This is a review of the kindle version of the book, not the book itself. The book switches between a set of stories and the people telling the stories. The print version of the book shows this by changing fonts. The kindle does not change fonts which makes it difficult to follow who is talking.

    Even more problematic is that the preface and the first 6 pages before chapter 1 are part of the story not just introductory stuff. The kindle version omits them.

    These problems were serious enough that I had to buy a paper copy of the book after I had my kindle version.

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  • Russell J. Weston
    5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 29, 2014
    The Seventh Telling is one of the most enthralling, moving & spiritually informative novels I have ever read. If you seek deeper grasp of Judaism & in particular, it's mystical heart, I would highly recommend this book. Mitchell Chefitz has created characters one comes to care deeply about & weaves them into a narrative that is simultaneously compelling, encouraging & enlightening. I highly recommend it.