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By Talmudic tradition, there are 613 mitzvoth in the Torah: 248 positive precepts, commanding us what we are to do, and 365 negative precepts - what we must not do. Yet what exactly are the 613 mitzvoth? Only later in time did scholars Only later in time did the scholars make their detailed listings. The clearest work we have on the subject is the famed Sefer beMitzvoth (the Book of Precepts) by Rambam (Maimonides). And this gave rise, in a way, bto the Sefer baHinnuch. In 13th-century Spain, a certain scholar, un-identified till recently, decided to arrange the 613 mitzvoth, as Rambam wrote of them, in a novel way. For each sidrah (weekly portion of the Written Torah read Sabbath morning in the prayer service) he would write about the mitzvoth which the Torah commands in that particular portion. Why would he want to do this? In his Preface our author gives his reason - quite certainty the most unusual and most charnming reason why a classic work of Torah literature was ever written in

This Metaphysical essay, called "Sepher Yezirah," (book on creation or cosmogony) which I have endeavored to render into English, with explanatory notes, is considered by all modern literati as the first philosophical book that ever written in the Hebrew language. Hardcover, gilt lettering on spine, DJ wrapped in mylar, 53 pages, 8.5" tall x 5.5" wide

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By Talmudic tradition, there are 613 mitzvoth in the Torah: 248 positive precepts, commanding us what we are to do, and 365 negative precepts - what we must not do. Yet what exactly are the 613 mitzvoth? Only later in time did scholars Only later in time did the scholars make their detailed listings. The clearest work we have on the subject is the famed Sefer beMitzvoth (the Book of Precepts) by Rambam (Maimonides). And this gave rise, in a way, bto the Sefer baHinnuch. In 13th-century Spain, a certain scholar, un-identified till recently, decided to arrange the 613 mitzvoth, as Rambam wrote of them, in a novel way. For each sidrah (weekly portion of the Written Torah read Sabbath morning in the prayer service) he would write about the mitzvoth which the Torah commands in that particular portion. Why would he want to do this? In his Preface our author gives his reason - quite certainty the most unusual and most charnming reason why a classic work of Torah literature was ever written in

Composed in Germany in the early thirteenth century by Judah ben Samuel he-hasid, Sefer Hasidim, or "Book of the Pietists," is a compendium of religious instruction that portrays the everyday life of Jews as they lived together with and apart from Christians in towns such as Speyer, Worms, Mainz, and Regensburg. A charismatic religious teacher who recorded hundreds of original stories that mirrored situations in medieval social living, Judah's messages advocated praying slowly and avoiding honor, pleasure, wealth, and the lures of unmarried sex. Although he failed to enact his utopian vision of a pietist Jewish society, his collected writings would help shape the religious culture of Ashkenazic Judaism for centuries.In "Sefer Hasidim" and the Ashkenazic Book in Medieval Europe, Ivan G. Marcus proposes a new paradigm for understanding how this particular book was composed. The work, he contends, was an open text written by a single author in hundreds of disjunctive, yet self-contained, segments, which were then combined into multiple alternative versions, each equally authoritative. While Sefer Hasidim offers the clearest example of this model of composition, Marcus argues that it was not unique: the production of Ashkenazic books in small and easily rearranged paragraphs is a literary and cultural phenomenon quite distinct from anything practiced by the Christian authors of northern Europe or the Sephardic Jews of the south. According to Marcus, Judah, in authoring Sefer Hasidim in this manner, not only resisted Greco-Roman influences on Ashkenazic literary form but also extended an earlier Byzantine rabbinic tradition of authorship into medieval European Jewish culture.

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Este libro ahonda en el universo de la interpretación de los sueños a la luz del milenario saber hebreo.Un libro que fascina por la sabiduría que presenta y deslumbra por la espiritualidad que destila.Un libro que ayuda a comprender el sentido de los sueños y a revelar el propósito de la existencia.Basado exclusivamente sobre las fuentes hebreas, la Torá, el Talmud, el Midrash y obras complementarias; incluye asimismo comentarios y anécdotas tomados de todo el mar de la sabiduría que constituye la Tradición judía.Incluye Diccionario de Sueños para encontrar facilmente el significado de los diferentes sueños.

Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has translated Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the Sefirot, souls, and angels. When properly understood, Sefer Yetzirah becomes the instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen concentration and to aid the development of telekinetic and telepathic powers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

To most people, the very word Kabbalah implies the mystical experience par excellence, but most modern books about this subject shed very little light on its ancient mystical and magical aspects. Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has translated Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the Sefirot, souls, and angels. When properly understood, Sefer Yetzirah becomes the instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen concentration and to aid the development of telekinetic and telepathic powers. These powers are meant to help initiates perform feats that outwardly appear magical. The magical Kabbalah is closely related to the meditative Kabbalah and uses various signs, incantations, and divine names by which initiates can influence or alter natural events. Also included is a digest of all major commentaries on the text of Sefer Yetzirah and a bibliography of many of the major kabbalistic works that discuss it, as well as extensive notes regarding various aspects of the translation. Rabbi Kaplan's translation is based on the Gra version, which has been thought to be the most authentic. Also included are the short version, the long version, and the Saadia version, making this volume the most complete work on Sefer Yetzirah in English.

Vayikra - Aharei Moth Sefer Ha'hinnuch, Vol. 2: The Book of Mitzvah Education

This book delves into the universe of dream interpretation, in light of thousand-year Jewish teachings. It fascinates and dazzles, both for the wisdom it presents and the spirituality it reflects. It is a book that helps us to understand the meaning of dreams and reveal the purpose of existence. Based exclusively on the Hebrew sources of the Torah, Talmud, Midrash and complementary works, it also includes commentaries and anecdotes drawn from the entire sea of wisdom of which Jewish Tradition consists. Included in this book is a Glossary of Dreams, which allows the interpretation of any dream to be easily found.

To most people, the very word Kabbalah implies the mystical experience par excellence, but most modern books about this subject shed very little light on its ancient mystical and magical aspects. Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has translated Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the Sefirot, souls, and angels. When properly understood, Sefer Yetzirah becomes the instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen concentration and to aid the development of telekinetic and telepathic powers. These powers are meant to help initiates perform feats that outwardly appear magical. The magical Kabbalah is closely related to the meditative Kabbalah and uses various signs, incantations, and divine names by which initiates can influence or alter natural events. Also included is a digest of all major commentaries on the text of Sefer Yetzirah and a bibliography of many of the major kabbalistic works that discuss it, as well as extensive notes regarding various aspects of the translation. Rabbi Kaplan's translation is based on the Gra version, which has been thought to be the most authentic. Also included are the short version, the long version, and the Saadia version, making this volume the most complete work on Sefer Yetzirah in English.

Composed in Germany in the early thirteenth century by Judah ben Samuel he-hasid, Sefer Hasidim, or "Book of the Pietists," is a compendium of religious instruction that portrays the everyday life of Jews as they lived together with and apart from Christians in towns such as Speyer, Worms, Mainz, and Regensburg. A charismatic religious teacher who recorded hundreds of original stories that mirrored situations in medieval social living, Judah's messages advocated praying slowly and avoiding honor, pleasure, wealth, and the lures of unmarried sex. Although he failed to enact his utopian vision of a pietist Jewish society, his collected writings would help shape the religious culture of Ashkenazic Judaism for centuries.In "Sefer Hasidim" and the Ashkenazic Book in Medieval Europe, Ivan G. Marcus proposes a new paradigm for understanding how this particular book was composed. The work, he contends, was an open text written by a single author in hundreds of disjunctive, yet self-contained, segments, which were then combined into multiple alternative versions, each equally authoritative. While Sefer Hasidim offers the clearest example of this model of composition, Marcus argues that it was not unique: the production of Ashkenazic books in small and easily rearranged paragraphs is a literary and cultural phenomenon quite distinct from anything practiced by the Christian authors of northern Europe or the Sephardic Jews of the south. According to Marcus, Judah, in authoring Sefer Hasidim in this manner, not only resisted Greco-Roman influences on Ashkenazic literary form but also extended an earlier Byzantine rabbinic tradition of authorship into medieval European Jewish culture.

In addition to publishing his magnum opus on Chasidic philosophy, the Tanya, Rabbi Schnuer Zalman of Liadi, the Alter Rebbe, regularly delivered Chasidic discourses. His grandson, the third Chabad-Lubavitch leader, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, sifted through the thousands of transcripts of these discourses and selected the fundamental discourses for publication. He arranged them in the order of the Scriptural parshiot of Bereishit, Shemot, and on the festivals of Chanukah and Purim. First published in 5597 (1837), Torah Ohr is one of the classic texts of Chabad Chasidic philosophy. Since their publication, it has been the custom for Chasidim to study the discourses, weekly, which came to be affectionately known as the Chasidic Parsha. The current edition is supplemented with indexes and glosses by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, with many other supplements. A companion volume, Likkutei Torah, presents the discourses the books of Vayikra, Bamidbar, Devarim, Song of Songs, and the associated festival seasons. It was first printed eleven years after Torah Ohr, in 5608 (1848), at the new Hebrew press in Zhitomir. The delay and change of name reflect difficulties with the censor.

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Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has translated Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the Sefirot, souls, and angels. When properly understood, Sefer Yetzirah becomes the instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen concentration and to aid the development of telekinetic and telepathic powers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

A new translation by Rabbi Berel Bell of the Sefer Hamitzvos following the study schedule. This volume contains Lessons 147 - 339.

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