Evergreen

Their rule falls short of expectations.

How the festival of lights became a holiday, and how it has evolved in modern times.

From candle-lighting to Maccabees and latkes to dreidels.

The founder of Hasidism is shrouded in legend and mystery.

Scholars disagree over whether Heikhalot texts are chronicles of mystical adventures or literary creations.

Early Jewish mystics tried to achieve visions of the Divine.

Though Hasidism is not a homogenous philosophy, there are certain ideas common to its many subgroups.

After the expulsion of Jews from Spain in 1492, the center of kabbalistic study moved to the town of Safed in northern Palestine.

This influential work of Jewish mysticism continues to inspire spiritual seekers.