Yehuda Yifrach, Author at סגולה

Messianic Mania – Shabbetai Tzvi

The synergy between Nathan of Gaza, a charismatic young genius, and Shabbetai Tzvi, a complex, troubled personality, led to a dramatic upheaval among the Jewish people. A glimpse into the unbelievable Sabbatean story Yehuda Yifrach...

Articles

Early modern period

false messiahs

Gaza

Zohar Unzipped

Yehuda Yifrach

Outside the Box The Zohar is structured as a commentary on the Torah, divided into sections corresponding to the weekly portion. The commentaries in the Zohar are traditionally believed to have been handed down...

Articles

Issue 2 | June-July 2010

kabbala

Lag B'Omer

Literature and Culture

Medieval Period

Rabbis

Spain

Part of the Ardon windows at the national library

Z-rated: For Forties Plus – The Zohar

Yehuda Yifrach

The secret of the Zohar's allure seems to be in its novel ideas and the challenging concept of freedom that it proffers – the freedom to interpret anew, to imagine, to initiate and develop. The...

Articles

Issue 2 | June-July 2010

kabbala

Lag B'Omer

Literature and Culture

Medieval Period

Spain

Mystery of the Zohar

Yehuda Yifrach

Since the secret oral traditions of the Kabbala were first committed to parchment in the 13th century, the controversy has raged fast and furious. Who wrote the Zohar? And why? Yehuda Yifrach In 1286 the...

Articles

Issue 2 | June-July 2010

kabbala

Lag B'Omer

Land of Israel

Literature and Culture

Medieval Period

Rabbis

Spain