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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...

ArticlesIssue 2 | June-July 2010kabbalaLag B'OmerLiterature and CultureMedieval PeriodRabbisSpain

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...

ArticlesIssue 2 | June-July 2010kabbalaLag B'OmerLand of IsraelLiterature and CultureMedieval PeriodRabbisSpain

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...

ArticlesIssue 2 | June-July 2010kabbalaLag B'OmerLiterature and CultureMedieval PeriodSpain

Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

Yair Lifshitz

An annual outlet for the pressure cooker of the medieval Jewish community, the Purim spiel subtly subverts the power structures of Jewish society, making a mockery of their authority Yair Lifshitz Reb Yeshaya Priwes was...

19th centuryArticlesIssue 9 | February 2012Literature and CulturePolandPurim

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Zohar Unzipped

Mystery of the Zohar

Z-rated: For Forties Plus – The Zohar

Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

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Zohar Unzipped

Mystery of the Zohar

Z-rated: For Forties Plus – The Zohar

Topsy Turvy – Purim Spiel

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