kabbalah

Hebrew numerology, and the secrets of the Torah.

A novel by Myla Goldberg.

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Can we distinguish a mystical idea from a philosophical one--and mystical practice from magic?

Do Jews believe in magic?

Do Jews believe in demons?

Talmud scholar, Kabbalist and longtime chief rabbi of Egypt.

Jewish literature is rife with allegory and metaphor.

Sufi ideas found their way into Jewish mystical literature through Bahya Ibn Pakudah and the Kabbalist Isaac of Acre.

Since the destruction of the Temples, Jews have struggled with the enduring meaning and legacy of the sacrificial rites.