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Exploring Kabbalah

By: Eitan Fishbane
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  • When you picture a mystical experience, do you see a lone figure alone meditating with the Divine? Inducted into some fringe, solitary pursuit? While this process was often part of elite circles, Jewish mysticism was never outside the mainstream and always required communities of learning. This series explores the development of Jewish mysticism across different time periods and places, getting to know the circles of people driving creative processes. Through seven episodes, Dr. Eitan Fishbane explores the ways in which Jewish mystical practice evolved and how these practices are part of the broader Jewish understanding of God, spirituality, and connection.
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Episodes
  • The Kabbalah of Tzefat

    The Kabbalah of Tzefat
    May 14 2024
    After the Expulsion from Spain, a mystical revival flourished in Tzefat, building on the fellowship circles that defined groups like the Spanish Kabbalists of previous generations. These communities, which were built on the cultivation of spiritual friendships and master-disciple relationships, developed kabbalistic theology, poetry, ethics, autobiography, halakhah, and more. Elements from this period and place have become well known in contemporary Jewish practice, from the blessings of Kabbalat Shabbat to the notion of reclaiming the divine emanations that shattered with the creation of the world.

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    Hosted by: Dr. Eitan Fishbane
    Produced by Ellie Gettinger
    Edited by Sarah Brown
    Cover art: Lee Willet
    Theme music: “Yah Notein Binah” from Seeds of Song

    Find more JTS Podcasts at www.jtsa.edu/torah/podcasts
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    14 mins
  • Meditative Kabbalah

    Meditative Kabbalah
    May 7 2024
    Kabbalah is not limited to the sefirot and the mystical knowledge of the Divine inner self. In this episode, we examine two other focuses of Kabbalah—Prophetic Kabbalah and the Kabbalah of Names. The Kabbalah of Names derives from a form in which different combinations of divine names can be employed to achieve an altered state of consciousness. This consciousness could be employed to find a prophetic mindset.

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    RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3550593/episodes/feed
    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-kabbalah/id1739159484

    Hosted by: Dr. Eitan Fishbane
    Produced by Ellie Gettinger
    Edited by Sarah Brown
    Cover art: Lee Willet
    Theme music: “Yah Notein Binah” from Seeds of Song

    Find more JTS Podcasts at www.jtsa.edu/torah/podcasts
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    13 mins
  • The Zohar

    The Zohar
    Apr 16 2024
    Dr. Fishbane describes the Zohar as most significant pillars of thought and creativity in the entire history of Jewish civilization. This episode explores its development in 13th and 14th Century Spain and the circles dedicated to its creation and circulation. We explore questions around its language and authorship and how the mystical midrashim or stories of the Zohar redefine conceptions of the Divine self.

    Subscribe now:
    RSS: https://www.spreaker.com/show/3550593/episodes/feed
    Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-kabbalah/id1739159484

    Hosted by: Dr. Eitan Fishbane
    Produced by Ellie Gettinger
    Edited by Sarah Brown
    Cover art: Lee Willet
    Theme music: “Yah Notein Binah” from Seeds of Song

    Find more JTS Podcasts at www.jtsa.edu/torah/podcasts
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    16 mins
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