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THE KABBALAH

The ReligiousPhilosophy of the Hebrews

BY AD'OLPHE FRANC;K

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The Kabbalah

The Religious Philosophy of the Hebrews

By Adolphe Franck

Translated by I. Sossnitz



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About the Book

"This is a scholarly study of the origin and e olution of the Kabbalah. Originally published in French in 1843, with a second French edition in 1889, this book traces the origins of the phil sophical concepts of the Kabbalah to the ancient Zoroastrians. Franck g es into fascinating detail about the doctrine of the Kabbalah, as expres ed in the Sepher Yetzirah and the Zohar. He uses internal evidence to trac the origins of these texts many centuries prior to their first known pu lication in the thirteenth century [AD].

Franck carefully compares the philosophy of he Kabbalah with Greek philosophy, the Alexandrians, Philo, and the Gn sties, and concludes that, a Ithough there are si mila rities, none of them ca cia im to be the sou rce of the Ka bba la h. Howeve r, he does find ma ny ore simila rities with the ancient Zoroastrian beliefs. By this process of elimination, he comes to the conclusion that the doctrines of the Kabbalah ad their origin during the Babylonian exile circa 500 [BC), which was also the time when Zoroaster was active in the same geographical region. Thi thesis is worth considering, and potentially adds more weight to the already numerous contributions of Zoroastrianism to world culture. "

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About the Author

Adolphe Franck, (1809 - 1893)

"Adolphe Franck, who was born in Liocourt 0 ober 9, 1809 and died in Paris on April 11, 1893, is a french philosopher, both philosopher and eclectic spiritualist in line with Victor Cousin, a hilosopher of Judaism and ph ilosopher of law."

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CONTENTS

PUBLISHER'S PREFACE VII

DIAGRAM OF TH E SEPH IROTH 1

SUMMARYOFCONTENTS 2

PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION 7

PREFACE TO THE GERMAN TRANSLATION OFTH FIRST FRENCH EDITION 9

FOREWORD TO THE SECOND FRENCH EDITION 15

PREFACE OFTHE AUTHOR 19

INTRODUCTION 34

PART ONE 40

TH E ANTIQUITY OF TH E KABBALAH 41

THE KABBALISTIC BOOKS. AUTHENTICITY OF HE SEFER YETllRAH 51

THE AUTHENTICITY OF THE ZOHAR 57

PARTTWO 80

THE DOCTRINE CONTAINED IN THE KABBALI TIC BOOKS. ANALYSIS OF THE

SEFER YETllRAH 81

ANALYSIS OF TH E lO HAR. ALLE GO RI CAL ME HO D 0 F TH E KABBALlSTS 92

ANALYSIS OF THE lOHAR. THE KABBALISTS' ONCEPTION OF THE NATURE OF

GOD 95

ANALYSIS OF THE lOHAR. THE KABBALISTS' lEW OF THE WORLD 117

ANALYSIS OF THE lOHAR. VIEW OF THE KAB ALiSTS ON THE HUMAN SOUL

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PART TH RE E 140

SYSTEMS WHICH OFFER SOME RESEMBLAN E TO THE KABBALAH. RELATION

OF THE KABBALAH TO THE PHILOSOPHY OF LATO 141

RELATION OF THE KABBALAH TO THE ALEXA DRIAN SCHOOL. 146

RELATION OF THE KABBALAH TO THE DOCTRINE OF PHILO 156

RELATION OF THE KABBALAH TO CHRISTIANI Y 176

RELATION OF THE KABBALAH TO THE RELIGI N OF THE CHALDEANS AND

PERSIANS 182

APPENDIX 199

EN DNOTES 210





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SUMMARY OF CONTENTS

PREFACE TO THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION--Sossnitz

PREFACE TO THE GERMAN TRANSLATION OF THE FIRST FRENCH EDITIO -Jellinek

FOREWORD TO THE SECOND FRENCH EDITION--Franck

PREFACE OF THE AUTHOR--Franck

IMPORTANCE of the Kabbalah. Etymology and Orthography of the ord Kabbalah. Difference between Kabbalah and Masorah. Influence of the Kabbalah.

History of the study of the Kabbalah. Moses Cordevero. Isaac Luria. Ric ard Simon. Bu rnet. H utti ngen. Wolf. Basnage. Ba rtolocci. B uddeus. Bruc e r. Abraham Cohen Herrera. Raymond Lullus. Ars Magna. Pico de la Mirand 10. Reuch lin. Joseph of Castile (Gikatilla). Abraham ben Dior (David). Desce t of the Pythagorean doctrine from the Kabbalah. Summary contents of the book "De Verbo Mirifico." Cornelius Agrippa. De Occulta Philoso hia. Postel. Pictorius. Paul Ricci. Leo the Hebrew. De Coelesti Agricult ra. Jose ph Voysin. Kircher. Knorr von Rose n roth. "Ka bba la h De n udata." Ge rge Wachter. Moses Ge rma n us. The book "Spinozism in J uda ism." Elu cidari us Cabalisticus. Old and New Kabbalists.

Meta physica I cha racter of th e Ka bba la h. Brucke r. Joha n n Frederick Kleu er. Tiedeman n. Te n nerma n n. M. Fre istadt. Tholuck. Dive rse conceptio ns of the Kabbalah. Tendency of the author.

INTRODUCTION

The Kabbalah is neither Philosophy nor Religion. Position of the Kabb lah among other products of the human mind. Religion or Revelat on. Tradition. Belief in Authority. Reason. Rational

Theology. Mystics. Gerson.



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Belief in Tradition and in Authority. Reasoning and Mysticism in Christianity. Mohammedanism and J daism. Origenes. Jacob Boehm. Sunnism. Ch iism. Moteca lie mim. Muta ila hs. Ka rmates. Mish na h. Ta Imud. Ka ra ites. Saducees. R. Saadia. Abraha ibn Ezra. R. Bachye. Moses Maimonides. philo. Method of Procedure.

PART ONE

CHAPTER I--The Antiquity oft e Kabbalah.

Contention s of the followe rs 0 th e Ka bbala h. Re uch lin. Pico de la Mira ndola. Tanaim. Amoraim. Gemara. Talmud. Story ofthe Creation (I1'WI\1J, :lWl1iJ). Story of the Chariot (:lJ,J1iJ:l l1iJ). Metatron. Names of God. Maimonides' view. Ed iti ng of the M ish na . R. Akkiba. Simeon be n Yoha i. R. Josi of Zipporis. Joshua ben Hananyah. R. Eliezer ha-Godel. Onkelos, his Aramaic

translation. Memra. At Bash. e ofthe Kabbalah.

Essenes. Josephus. philo.

CHAPTER II--The Kabbalistic B oks. Authenticity of the Sefer Yetzirah.

Sefer ha-Bahir, The two chi f works of the Kabbalah. Sefer Yetzirah mentioned in the Talmud. Edit ng of the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmud.

Proofs of the authenticity 0 the Sefer Yetzirah from the book itself. Practical Kabbalah. The desig ation "Body" in the Sefer Yetzirah. Words of foreign origin.

Another proof ofthe age ofth Sefer Yetzirah. Interpolations. Manuscripts. Mantua edition. Saadia's tran lation and commentary. The designation of Abraham: Friend of God. Kh iii Allah. Abraham as author of the Sefer Yetzirah. Moses Votril. R. Akk ba as author of the Sefer Yetzirah. Proof to the contrary. The assumptio that there have been two Sefer Yetzirahs. Morin us. Isaac de Lattes. Resu ts of the investigation.

CHAPTER III--Authenticity oft e Zohar.

Characteristics of the Zohar. Views on the age and origin of the Zohar. Abraham ben Solomon Zacut . Gedalyah. Testing the views. Simeon ben



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Yohai's abode in the cave. Names and facts in the Zoha which must have been unknown to Simeon ben Yohai. Moses de Leon al 0 can not be the a uthor of the Zoha r. The la nguage of the Zoha r as crite ri n. Moses de Leo n counterfeited the Zohar. Neither Christianity nor its fou der is mentioned in the Zohar. The Sefiroth not an imitation of the Arist telian categories. Ideas and expressions of the Zohar are found befo e the thirteenth century. Saadia. Hieronymus. Similarity of the Kab alah with Syrian Gnosticism.

Refutation of the hypothesis that the Kabbalah was p tterned after the Arabo-mystic philosophy. De la Nouze. Tholuck. Main points in Arabic mysticism. Differe nce of th is fro m the Ka bba listie syste m.

The foundation of the Zohar was laid by Simeon h n Yohai. Further development. Proofs. Fragments from the Zohar. Idra abba. Idra Zutah. There is often not the least connection between the Bi lical texts and the explanations in the Zohar. The Zohar accepted as stand rd. Description of the death of R. Simeon ben Yohai. Further proofs. Th contents of the Zohar are known by tradition before its publication. T e teachers of the Zohar move in the first seven centuries of the Christian era. Refutation of two objections. The Talmud knows the spheric sha e of the earth. Anatomical knowledge of the Zohar. The Jews were c mpelled to study a nato my. Co ncl ud ing rema rks.

PART TWO

CHAPTER I--The doctrine contained in the Kabbalistic Bo ks. Analysis of the Sefer Yetzirah. Comparison of the Sefer Yetzirah with the ible.

CHAPTER II--Analysis of the Zohar. Allegorical method f the Kabbalists. Gematria. Nutrikon. Temurah.

CHAPTER III--Contin uation of the a na lysis of the Zoha r. The Ka bba lists' conception ofthe Nature of God.

Meta physica I and Poetica I re presentation. Descripti n of the Divine Greatness. The Celestial Man. Ayn-Sof. The ten Sefir tho Fundamental principles. Ada m Kad mon. Faces. Differe nt conception of the Sefiroth. Explanation of the Sefiroth. Division of the Sefiroth into hree classes. The King and the Queen. Figures of the Sefiroth. Canals. Uns ccessful creation.



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Sexual difference. Masculine and Feminine Principle. Shells. od must be prese nt in the creation.

CHAPTER IV--Continuation of the analysis ofthe Zohar. The Ka of the world. Creation. The universe is complete; nothing in it s absolutely bad. Symbolica I conception. Ce lestia I a lpha bet. Physiogn mics. Fou r protofaces. Demonology and Angelology.

CHAPTER V--Continuation of the Analysis of the Zohar. Views of the Ka bba lists on the H u ma n Sou I. Ma n accord i ng to Genesis. Th Ta I mud on Man. View of the Zohar on Man. Man as the sum and subs ance of the entire creation. Threefold nature of Man. The idea of the b dy. Yehida. Haya. Life. The Celestial Man. Male and Female Souls. P e-existence. Predestinatio n. Mete mpsychosis. Migration of the Sou I a co rd ing to Hieronymus. Pregnancy. The inner and outer countenance. Lo e and Fear. Song of Songs. Gerson. Fenelon. The fall of the first man. The ohar knows of no original sin. Explanation of the nakedness of the first hu an beings. Isaac Luria. Elements ofthe Kabbalah.

PART THREE

CHAPTER I--Systems which offer some resemblance to th Kabbalah. Relation ofthe Kabbalah to the philosophy of plato.

CHAPTER II--Re lation of the Ka bba la h to the Alexa nd rian School

The Ka bba la h originates in Pa lesti ne. Ra bbin ica I institutions a d the most famous Talmudists are unknown to the Alexandrian Jews. he Jews of Palestine have also no exact knowledge of the education of t eir Alexandrian brethren. Greek language and Greek knowledge. Greek nowledge is detested by the Talmudists and highly esteemed by the Kabba ah. Johanan ben Sakai. Gamaliel. Similarity between the Kabbalah and N oplatonism. Animonius. Porphyrius. The Kabbalah can not descend from the Alexandrians.

CHAPTER III--Relation ofthe Kabbalah to the doctrine of philo.

philo not mentioned by the Jewish writers of the Middle Ages. Component parts of the Philonic doctrine. Confirmation. Cosmogon . Theology. Angelology. Anthropology. Doctrine of human liberty. Mor I teachings.


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Jewi';.n and Ch - ian i'5 too stron Iv rJolT1inateil:l by the rts of the I(a bali'5tir.: ~emJ be dness. The pinion of a Pir.:o d la ritir.:a I va lue '5 tnat of an ord i ary h igh er IUIT1 ination rJOe'5 not

u m of the bba la h nave, ind ed,

ase a nd the o~i of ';. ander] set th Ka bbala h in the e by side witn he MiD';.a ic reach i ric tear.:hins, Secret ODctrine. i rns no less, ndeed, for it'5eif; of the d iYine revelation eescen

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Ka DD.al.ah in p.a.g,.an f:lhi fou nd.alion. a nd have J (Comp.a'1!!' jheluek. "dl!!'

n - bll!t:.au!ioe Ine !ioY!rtI!!'m of ph· 0 as Ihl!!' earller to Ihl!!' la t, a d a n 'I!!' se w:ry 'fOung. Ai: rd In· • V Ihl!!' way. doe'!! nOI ria ";y';telT1l a'S .jJ 'Sou

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thl!!" Ine an nOUlion'!!

lime upon volume of and loss of

0' in.aL othl!!" ind !:atl!!'d by .a I Ihl!!' '!!f:li,it of ne .alll!!'gorl!: lu inne'l!!'nl

r.ation!p a nd hI!!' .appe nd I:w: rna e • Blogtaf:l e NOIe'!! on Ihl!!' Oen udata, also of l'Oie G i nal Sermon';, of the JeW';.1 by

f:I tne.a dillon Fo, ne !:omf:lle·

ha • I ha made u!Pe De'!!ide!p Ihl!!'

ien';tlic: e Vo rase de r J uden-

k ."11. N' M ilsa nasi,

e zm FlllJ'Dllm Boou

I I I

a nd the seve th va u represenranon of the CI tra n-sliniDn,

May 2Otn • .lS4 .

Heb.-ew ann ual 0 :lI 'Inn. The tree wa';. a 1';.0 add d tim to the

e zm n FDlJ'Dllm Boou I

FOR WO D TO HE ECON FEe E ITION

T ~ ~I fi~t ti

RANCIC

~ ~ ti~fy tn i~ esi re a rJ inte rn ional ~ rJie~ wn i h ere ~ bjec:t of ~~ rc ~ irit of tn tilT1e~ n ure of t e obj t:tion~ r ~erJ.

Ir;e~ up e lT1e it ~nd c arm ~ .,hie anrJ .-eli,gi ~ ~~te it c b 1i08 ... ~pn ~I an chrono ~I censide

T

This s'S.o!:iarl o i!I n ltario • it'S. r ti!ltu'e. I F ranee Is ne L U'S._ Tn i'5.

y IT1O.-e to the cause of the th~t wnir.:h ~y. the .,hilo-

d i cu ~ fi~t cerrein

th u ... ~ anrJ rJirJ

e zm n DIJ'DIIm OOU

I I I I

wh ch borf"O'Wled from e udd h i';. e faun

1;1 n';.e to binrJ to the m the in rJ by fa

a 1T11't';. .jJt r.:naoseos- Ul;lon tbi'S B dd istic lou

!P uLnion'!! a nd ~rtua I quolatio !P b "owed

akios no se rches and rJeveloperJ l.a _

~ ls even .a br.ani:h of tne Tn e na of I'!!is. whii:n pu bll!pned du' ng Ita '!!l.alion of tne SlIl'fl!!'r Yettl r h.

I!!' u,ie'!! that Ilion iy '!!ay. thls work. which .all

An har Rew:ill.!'W. alse eenssera wh eh neO!!'!io'!!a rlly tne Ka bD.al.ah e

an whic:n is nunagl!!'d and ed II Du hess of Ponu, _ us n.ame I'!!

GI!!' an tnem0f:lhist Jaceb Hoe m

O!ioe of Ihl!!' Dawn is nOI e Ii dh lsm doe'!! nOI hold tne,1!!' fl

not '!!f:ll!!'a k .a I !PO of Ihl!!' M.lg,.at nI!!' memhs in 1!!'X1'!!te nO!!'? Tne ve

us upon Ihl!!' Ih'lI.!"!!hold of .ani!!'; a nd In I'!! voung RI!!'w1eW. wh "Philo!POpn le and Indl!!'pe! nd nl RlIl'Itiew lcated e:t:i:lu'!!Nl!!'iy to '!!i:leni:l!!'. or. .al Ie.a su I!!'a!! of eu rlo!pltv and rnnJe u, • sus est bli'SherJ science a nd even in th

';. as a n o~ n of common en

lens .a,1!!' brought in aeeerd .a r '1!!'IIgIon!p, Tn ls 1I.!"!!011!!"ic: In 'f:I' I!!'nrs of Ine K.abba la 1'1; bu I t

s, thl!!' IWO U rD.!' of all

ma gu ra ntl!!'l!!' tne i:O"i!!'rtnI!!'!io'!! witn f:l0i tout thl!!' lively f:I'MttU poIll n us wo,k of Ine nuehess of Po .a

o lBIB FDlJ'Dllm Boou -.~ob.DI1

II I I I I

'f, Or.:r.:ult 5r.:ie rices H sgnetisrn, Phy-_;-

~~, Ihl!!' su Jl!!'tt of Thl!!'O'!lof:lh '!! K.a ba la 1'1 .af:lf:ll!!'.u _ Tne Initiation d K.a ba la h. "Ihl!!' Sa I!!'d Ka DD.al.ah.· as

.an" II!!' frem thl!!' f:I Jeu I!!'V. whl!!"l!!' tn dOCl,ine of Ihl!!' Z h K.a ba li'!!tic: wo,k'!!. !Pef\l'e!P as ba'!!i!p to C Idl!!' '!! of St_ M.an • !Otyll!!'d Ine • unk ren v.alOr of Ihl!!' ottrlnl!!' of O'igl!!'ne _ T of Ine first nu bl!!'f'S of Ihl!!' Lotu!p i a

II De psrm

di'!!!Penatlon. w,ittI!!'n fer a n I!!' enl ~ Iv Ihl!!' c:rllic:1 m wn 1m !Pee!p In Ih In I I!!' ne.ad of se I!!' ebseure rabbi of lilgenl .and u n'!!i:ie

IUll!!'ly unkn Va I nIl n. a !Pvste tne zoha r: .and n la n uase a nd the

of thl!!'ogony .and onlv a~ tne ide nner of argu men

n at is IT1 F .-e€ IT1 'f, S.,i(

• etc.

Onl!!' I'!! su ~ to '!!e ot f.ail 10 eb tn ls law_ II'!! it... i dear to her, Sne ap leutar I n it'!!!Pe ond numb In I!!' "K" gdom God· bV thl!!' m !rt Imf:l ria nt of Ih bbala 1'1 ermsd f,o f:lhl!!".· hI!!' u neons leus Abbol '!! In

Iv in sl I!!'nc:e tn Swl!!'de n Do iAn f Fr.ani: • e!ppei: Ily Ihl!!' "Ge I!!'r.a I k'!!_. j B t Ihl!!' Chu' h of p~'!!l!!'n d bV lts a I!!'pt'!! 1!!'O'!l0f:lh • un '!! '1!!'1y nOI Joi thl!!' e!ioote'- I ntl!!"f:I' lion of '!! Cfl!!'d nd In f:ll!!'f'SO uing .a few ook'!!··1 e zon I!!'c:e nt, k of tne Fa u Iry of -I!!'nc:e!p of tlon of ieh II ls worth~: • yptla n o'igin. II by

d iffI!!" nt f:lu' 0!Pe. dl!!'mol shes ba la 1'1 nlng ut fr.aud ha I!!'d 1'1 irtl!!'l!!'n 1'1 c:enlu and eontl ul!!'d

gnosti lsrn, who in Iv I Satu rn Inu identl al to tne 0 I!!' of ikl!!'. DU Ine!ioY beflea I for of are a CI the -sa e. o!-


I III I

, inea u, by hi'S deere r' 'S ro the attaclri'S de live rerJ

Ih,ougn deQ!P of eer e ra, "31

nOI .anv late, tha n Ihl!!' fou rtn

I do nOI doum. that b p.a~ng n ne ferm of Ihl!!' book • .a d by '!!I!!'

P urn of gno!!lic:I!pm. It III De

DeB and Iettl!!'B 10 w h::h thl!!'

I .a!::I!!'.abll!!'. j:llay ju!rt as reat a of India? It ls tne tag I I!!' '!!j:lirlt of tne '!!'f!rtI!!'m. as tne world .and will

HI!!"I!!'. Ihl!!'n. Ka DD.al.ah d u rl

li'.!'lle that Ihl!!' Inll!!'re I n en rI'!!tl.anitv as Wl!!'11 a

'!!OJ:lh.a!p I as In tne '!!j:ll!!'!::u l.allon'!!

at I .am not enlirelv wrong in 'l!!'pU I known_ Afte, .all. If it e Iy ans "II uffl!::1!!' 10 di'!!j:lure tne ri

Ihl!!' 'l!!'!Pea reha f.a, from bl!!'l ng I!!'Xn.au a wo,k whic:n ay !Pe wj!Pn of a fl!!'w !::u,iou OM!P among books ntl,1!!'1y u'!!l!!'ll!!'

Pa rls, April 9th rsss.

e zm n FDlJ'Dllm Boo I

-"~ob.lII1

II II

other then

sus, a Hen Mo, Bol!!'n m Ine grea un lvers.al 'S!:I nee,

FTHEAUTH R

"'-..:' l'

n ne point of rese m rJ ctnne whic:n in it';. lis cus poetry; a doer rime, a-s Chri';tian

I' riDc:I of IT1 ere t nan y;rery, without an

pi su mptiYe anr.:ie nt to pe netrare 1T10 - r.:h i-s the doctrine nt';. of the Ka bbal

i ntilT1arely in unrJ in the 0 m wne n -shift

• when a II hi'5to - researches, an the

uch importa n ; at a d may revea I it It in a su bjet:t, con-s- ered y ju'5tly lay cl

d -sur.:h a -subj ea a-s well a';. in it';. I suase, may pi at r,

w Y Ihl!!' K.abba la n , It shou Id bl!!' reml!!'m n rv until tne mldd of Ihl!!' 'SI!!'VII.!'n I!!'nlh e DII!!' Infl uen!:1!!' ove, neology. f:lhilm f:lhV. _ I WeI'S Ine !iopl,it 0 thl!!' K.abba la n n I!:h Corneliu'S Agrlf:lf:la. ude, a Va n Helm wn 0 wenl astra I would ta kl!!' u po n f.all tn lng'S In Ihl!!'

!:,itl!: !POOn to DI!!'

In 'S1!!'.a,!:hing f , .an luelf 10 'Show s thl!!' rv def:llh!io of !\rIM ntlonl!!'d. I d a, nOI

e zm n FDlJ'Dllm Boou II

Wft. 0' in I nts it'S I!!' If in Ine dOCl,ine atte, ls not

'So verv no 1e'S!P a Fo, that bl!!' censl-

Ihl!!' bl!!'!rt

• If .n Ine

o'igin.al Idl!!'.a • .a wo,k. II

to nave di

d. On the ... a .-e'l'iew of II tnat has on Iv n-a1T1 tn moment i:onlr.adiao opl n lens, ne!Pe'S • and, king II .all of Hl!!'b,l!!'W. latin and ,0Wil.!'d by ella _ ens in all 1I!Pelf nOI n Iy in tne

t'S of this r !ioCll!!'ni:l!!' Ine ta'Sk

I!!'ndow of Ihi'!!

of Ihl!!' mn!pld _ I nd !\rldua IIV. 'Save for a few sm tn.al it. I!!' 'S1!!'p.atately _ eels, both fo

medern K.ab a Ii'!!u who 'So little MIr.a11!!' 'So Ii II!!' Inlo tne II and eq u.ally tediou!p to In.al tnev di _ e them.al a bout tne undl!!'d by I!!'!P Co,du· ed bV a few J ws.a!P Ihl!!'

I 'Shall

I!!'M. 11 I!!' olne bV isaac Lu'i.a

fore'un I!!" of M !io'!!i.ah_

Notwll

liled into

o'igin.al" 'Millng'!! .allnou h nOI entl!!',ing alway;. eviarerJ

wbir.:nJ rea I"

ml!!'anlng of 'Sf:li,it..: wn lie L free rein to is reveries nd--aesri 'SClIT1 ia va na. I

neerJ n not re iii in fro

ilT1 porta ce wit

tnO'SI!!' write like Rii:n.ud 4) and uttlnge; 14 or tnO'SI!!' blbliog pny.an nl!Ototy pro wnere I leek c:1; j j in wo'd. wn.al 01 I!!'I"!! ha

eoneern • tne a uthors of I "Inuodu

He bre • II a.an Ihl!!' medern c:opll!!'d rucker • as H rude, hi platen le .and A r bie: In.an Ine Abta n.a Cone He rrara, 19 A fonh p ml nen Iy .a n u mber 'S!udvof hI!!' e ,ie: dOCl,ine accord ne er II of having It had rema

must .al lea'S! ne f:I,ofound tne flftel!!'nln

a II!!'d 10 en r lan EU'Of:ll!!'

.as .a rna n 0. de!ppltl!!'

pilI!!' thl!!' d.a 1'1 ng ardor !:au!ioe of thl!!' of thes

f hi!p .a,dl!!'nl

own d

Lull us drew from I

1'1 I'!! !:e In. theugh,

II as a diw:ine '!!honl!!' f , Ine i lum Ination e suppese that tea rtlfli:i.al m opinion witn t e word'!! of '!!ub!rtllu Ion of u mbers .and I great rJ iii I to

!ioOpny an tn.al .and Nato,l!!'_ bbalah • .and

• whO'SI!!' highl f:l1!!',mitted 10 10 link tneir

e zm n FDlJ'Dllm Boo

I I II

nate that

the exisren e f:ll!!'rlod 10 1'1 I!!'ntl,1!!' K.abb

!iOU I"O:!!P of hardly Doe f !rtrongly bu I that Ihi!!"!!1!!' fordewlof:l u!P tnev ar bl!!'t:.au!Pe of slens, sea

bUI il is ea Ca'Still!!' ~) .an

Ihl!!' fourti!!'1!!' knl!!'w of In Ka bD.all!rth::

rJ'f made he d i'Stin~iDn b

more nan two a a nail ce ntunes re

enrJins schools of u ria anrJ Cortlove.- J the

,n erhl wl!pned 10 .a!pcrlbl!!' thl!!' blnh

orca n f:I ibsof:lhl!!" nuined unimit.ued fer a udy of bba la 1'1 w,a fotgOtt.l!!'n unnl Ih II me d Rl!!'uc lin ea me to 1'1 row lighl aga In u n .a Ie of ad pts. 'WCI'!! III tnen known 0 Iy bV me n wno we,1!!' q u.ally ad mired b~ Ihl!!'l r thelr m I ds .and fo, In I!!'I, 1!!':w:Ie n'!!Ne Il!!'a n In&. a II tne ef:llh!p .and Inlo a Ine

fll.!'W propo!ioillon'!! • -tha whicn a mnnl!!'alo ea n '!! m.anv '!!Ided .and i st as , invl!!"Stigation!p, II

r pu blic: d lseussle and in whicn tnev re i::ned thelr b,l!!'wlry. bu alse fl!!'w f.a,·fl!!'tc:hl!!'d d grsstnO'!!t diVll.!'r'!!1!!' eha r al!!'r. f:I menlo, tne f:I'o k of from a wo k of such lmperta n

as e:w:r n'!!iVll.!'. ju'St is Ine u bjea of 0 o'igin.al Inll!!'nded lion; b I in Ine st 01 only bl!!'i:=au!Pe d il ls '!! '1!!'1y not in 1'1 rough rk'!! of th

Inatlon; hI!!' w,a!P re

and, unfortunatel • had

sources

n rhs II.an a uthe

this '0 d. ,z.. did RI!!'

lui !Pf:Ii,it of Jo!Pe 1'1 of 10'. ~Co a eemmenra ,of

mingle n idea'!! .and a II Ih t ne

!P as In 'f:I'l!!'ted tne A r.abi.an!p. his

s, Ihl!!' d amatle fe r ad.af:lll!!'d by Re u lin ls ough fo '!!ui::h a '!!ub I!!'rt.: .and it ls nOI w· heut are the


vie

I 'IJI\a!P .a di ·ple of .alion but I!PO Ihl!!' tr.aditlo a I i:n.ataCle of 1'1 I'!! ie'!! an pe!f\I'I!!' lens wn Ich I!!'qua Ily n!!!' I!!'nd .avcrs ml ngle. Of hI!!' I'IJIIO U 1'1 lin',!! ame, 0 Iv ene, II I!!' Art!!!' u, 1517. fol.). nr.ain'!! an rde'l!!'d f hI!!' He rews; tn olne r, (lid 1=1 bll'!!h • ~j i'!! on an Inuodu d frem .a pmenl of

retl!!'nce of !!!'fin I ng hi!p my'!!t" I .and

rts l=I'ove In a nera I

of Gree I!!' 0' of Ihl!!' arlenl. that hI!!' a DD.a1.a

mere rt.anl Ilglou'!! tlml!!' pa, thl!!'

!!Iic:I!p • tne iml=la !plonate hI!!' di!iO:l tagl!!'d '!!kl!!' le wno I!!' selen s, II ~ It ls rta Inly I!!'. wn Ich 'I!!'nde red I ntra ry. lo!plng '!!ig ry 1I.!"!!!ioe I!!' and rea I !POu ros. e'V'elol'i 8 the lane to it-;


I I I

ccntnbu

tuminsaway

Hul Agrlf:jf:ja. se to '!!f:jl!!'.ak. Ihl!!' Ka DD.aII!rt1 i'!!m; 0:'31 and 1'1 divl!!'r'!!1!!' attrlb Sefl,olh .and Ma I"O.!'lla, ([}.e

and Ine me lion II (SI!!'fI!!" Y Ihl!!' f:jatti.ui:h judgl!!'d frem I in gil.!' nil.!' r.a I 10 i:omml!!'nr.a,i Ihl!!' .af:jo!rtll!!' dl'l'lti.nion'!! of unf:jubll'!!hl!!'d amongtne m

nle in

:w:lcatlon • and. re anti iry of cts of G estlc-

ermabV a fa DU ous Ir.ad" 10 n to him!ioelf, f.ar as a n De

w, Ilglon. uses 1'1 I!; Iv nu_glnatlon_ P of tne zehar wn le of ne roya I libra ry,

pi'!!to,iu'!! has I!!'nde.avo'l!!'d Ihl!!' Ka DD.al.ah !rtOpped hi'!!w

10 U'!!I!!' tne alw.a'f!io dl'!!tl Ihl!!'refo,l!!'. no

Tnl!; voluml!!'

m nlioned.

m ntary on Pir.:o d i.-a ndola ',;- neses, j j

of oseph of Ca'!!til w ic:n !ioe I'Ved '!! ba'!!i'!!

e In n FDlJ'Dllm Boou

I I I I

n vain

odl!!'!!1 .a m, He '!! pUDII!; ed on n!; ne


I I I

-.~ob.lII1

I I

the

read Sl"ad ually li,gioD';. a nd all nary authority al me rhs, Tne eenra lns • .and of eve re ligion and 1'1 is 'SIr ek only bV Ine m 10 I!!' isI in tne verv In In I'S ,0!P'!! enVll.!'lope d II!!'tte • irs .a,bilr.arv .an!; of which

r.ange point of II !io.aV on Iy that t Ihl!!' work'!! of on Ihl!!' ,oad to

more mpletl!!'. mo,1!!'

ber and !io.a!:rlfiD.!-. eha n I ~~ Tne,1!!' are

eta Ily fa Ithfu I hI!!' zoha r, tne re are 0 tl!!'m itglvll.!'!; eenra I s a 1'S0 eilne r n Ka til lsts • .a kind of dge of 1'1 lng'S tn.an of

In v.ain. too. I!!'XpO'!!itlon of h ir.:h, perforce, ';irJer€d n-o..., th-

!.an!:1!!' 10 thl!!'ir eha raet r of tn I!; great 0,1!!' ligh on Ine o,igin. il!!'nt mo u me nts of Ine 'lIlgu!.a, o,dl!!"l!!'d and in!; onlv !;um ure: and, e'V'e n nd the la-sh of

e zm n FDfZ(I!Im Boo I I T I

e IJ.-e~ n. au e wa-s an obscure and co fu d we in w ir.:h the • the u';.eful anrj tn ';. pie rflu u • sre h rown ehaes." oil.)

a blll'tt.e, e olee. 1'1 ls work

whV did not 11!!'.a~ Ihl!!'

mmon Ihl!!' my!rtli: tn

tn.al i!p in Ihl!!' Ile~d wo,k'!!

tne retl!!'n d a Db.all!rtli: VI'O

fer i'!! f:lhilo tr.ad lens of K.ab ala 1'1; bu

min ling wit pli:o de I.a MI

ph II !POpny,

y have ukl!!'n i:hief a Db.al.ah. prob.ably ne prec:i!plon of hls la

.ai:i:e ptII.!'d. n wondl!!'r tn.al qui '!!i:ie nO!!'. or Ih t it 'IJIi.a!P lookl!!'d u plagi.a,i!Pm of I!!' other Wl!!'11 kno I!!' in.all • !plni:1!!' ne • K.abba lah I!!'nudata II 'IJIi.a!P nOI wi ling 10 a ne re 10 Ihl!!' a ncll!!'nt '!! urees a nd to cqua Inl u!P th,oug with In 'igina l;tv .and i te'l!!"!!ting f.aas hid tne eommen ,ie'!! of tsaae tu ria.

n ea n '!!tand 'I!!'.ading? wou Id n

wn leh. bV tne uthor's own.aVO'lJll.a • I eest ile chimeras, .aVl!!' bl!!'e n Denl!!'r m

Ii'!!u selll 100 I Ie known. begin n I nd I!!'nd Ing wit Ine tn Inl!!'e nth c:e u

i:lud Ing a II Ihl!!' ttad ltion!p eompesl

ou r e'fl!!'!p thl!!' ntl,1!!' i:n.ain of K.ab

nt whl!!'n Ihll.!'Y 'I!!' first wrlttl!!'n d

'!!l!!'Cret !P eem pll!!'teiV iolated by MO'SI!!"!! e

100 d Iff e It. il would • .a Il!!'a'!!l. n.aVl!!' bl!!'en es Ible I !iof:I.ac:e I erks of Nacn mol n ld • Co Ihl!!'

r.aled M I!!"!! nen Ma I mo • .and wnO'SI!!' Ka D I le kn

e zm n FDlJ'Dllm Boou _.

I I I I I

Tne book oes 01 In Ihl!!' K.abb li'!!Iic:-

im by the

DI!!"!!f:lire i g,af:l!P laber will rund will De

RO!Pen,olh',!! co ,!!i:ientiou!p nee and e rud ion • .and it. the prod urn f thought m'f"!!llci!pm In ll hs fo,m!p owledgl!!' of Ih K.abba la h. 1!!'~lu!plveIV e hl!!'r as an _ 1'1 has ukl!!' a f:l1ai:1!!' in eta I hi'!!toty of nllo'!lof:lhV lu liglu 10 l!!':t:f:I und!iOme

mind. wa attl!!'mf:ll dlll'ltolion. way: A pr whii:n hI!!'

orge w.ai:hll!!'r. tneologla n tne Indl!!'f:ll!!'nd nO!!' of hi'!! no wa'!! tne .a thor of an e n.ad eonsec tl!!'d equa I 10 tne K.abb la 1'1 in th ls '!!I!!'dueed bV Ih" m!Pe1f pu Dlii:1y

lOOk tne n.a of Mo'!!I!!'!P

ImilAll!!' him .a d eng.aged ng .a little k I!!'ntilled e. In Gl!!'rma n.j

tu re 0 r upon I!!' o'igin of Ine highl!!'!rt in ,e!rt: W.a!P flueni:1!!' did I " dOCl,ine !rt genl!!'ta I of:li Ion among

I!!'n thl!!' 1m porta nt

nda mental d mas of Ine on!rttate tn.al Ihl!!"!!l!!' IWO hi'!! 0 pinion. tn Ka DD.alah d Ihl!!' dl!!'lflca Ion of tne

1T1';., pel" se, iii re 'Well or he theol"'( of eir affin ity

e zm n DIJ'DIIm Boou II

e ir histo~ I ';.u~~iDn. The 'Sole proof Ie'S';. fa.--rett:nerJ ana loSi ';. and resernbtanc l con isrs 0

nt pa~ase'S. indeed, on rJ.-awn n-o...,. h~.· !P 11!!'m:!!"!!. Tne la'Sl na med read'S: "Whl!!'n I a I,m tn .and that In H 1m all Ihin !P moVll.!'. I 'Sf:!l!!'a k I kl!!' St_ hers of antiquity • .allnou h I 1!!':t:f:!'I!!"!!!P my!Pe in a d a re to .add: like all thl!!' an Il!!'n I HI!!'DreW'!!. a'S f.a, a'S of tnei, lrad ilion'S whi!: have Del!!'n a II red In ma ny

• neeh I ng Dut Ihl!!' Ka D 11'SI1c: traditlens I!!' 'I!!'fe 'I!!'d

r Iho!Pe whicn Ihl!!' JI!!'WS lleal!!'d In tne T.a mud .a I!!' e IIh

a 1'1) or !:I!!'re mon la Il.aws ( la k.ah).

I!!' from "Eln les" 1!p'SI111 O'I!!' de!:i'!!iVll.!'. H.a Ing'Sf:! kl!!'n 0

a nO!!'. Sf:iinota add'S: -It ls hls prl nc:iple wn I h!PO of Ih H D

have f:!1!!"!:l!!'lved a'S tn ro gh a !:Ioud wne n hl!!'V In IllgenO!!' of God and Ihl!!' ODJl!!'tt'S U nde r Ih aerlo !P of one and Ihl!!' 'Sa me Ih ng_ - ~9 Thl!!' histeri

De mi'Sta ke n if we ju f:!0!Pe Ihl!!'m w

d nea rly litera Ily from a K.abba li'!!tic ta ry 10 Ihl!!' zeha r: -Thl!!' knowll!!'dgI!!' of tn ge of Ihl!!' Creatu re!p; fer Ith Ine l.anl!!'r Ihl!!'

n su DJea. Tn ls i'!! de!plgn II!!'d bv thl!!' folio hin ks and that wn I!:h I'S t oughl of_ The C, 10'. 0 thl!!'

Ine Knowledge. thl!!' an who k nOW'!!. and tne 0 I!!' kno n. '!P

knowing dees not re.ally n'Si'St in a ppl\ri HI'S I ougnt to

of HIm'!!I!!'If. It i'!! bV !:og Itlng .and knowl Him If tha H

.and knoW'!! a II Ih.al I!!':t:- !P. Noln ing 1!!'X1!rt'S that ls nOI u whicn He !:ould not find In Hi'!! own su b'Sta ea. HI!!' ls tne '0 0

ing. a nd in H 1m a II tn lng'S xl!rt in tne pu re'Sl nd m m I"

that Ine pe rfl!!'rtlon of hI!!' !:'I!!'.alu'l!!"!! ls i In ls

whicn tnev find Ine m'!!1!!' !P U nit.l!!'d wllh I I!!' 'Sou'

1!!'.a!pU re as tnev devlatl!!' rom it... thl!!'V sl n k frem ate_- )~

neluslen !:an DI!!' drawn f om tne!Pe wo,d!p? I'S II tn

ne!pl.an ml!!'lnod. tn.al Ih .allOgl!!'lne r Indl!!'f:! eVIl.!' p

and a Dove a II. that ind- Idu.al I!!'!rtimatl!!'!p !P Ihl!!' e,

u nt for notn Ing In Ihl!!' rnest audaeieus n!:I!!'f:!11 n of - 1'1 tne

moc:Ie rn I'hilo';.Opny ca Sive an ei(a mple"1 rh i';. u IrJ be a

pa.-ad whir.:n we would not e n atte rnpr to ref - Mo ever it


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to ';.e€ b

eha r.a

plnion!p !:id.a,iu!p a ls no d bV a !P of tne

!P'Sion'!! u ally ann nor.able Ily diffe'lI.!'n d eetrln ighl of n scorn Ing 10 n I • l.a!rtl!!'d II.!' n igne!Ot rde,. tn e first en stla ns. I II.!' pny; 'SlI an It ls tn _ Tne aut or !OtUD

e zm n DIJ'DIIm Boou

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a no Ie'S .-emore ant itv- Wne re, then, - Iced to rr los it Greer.:e, r Egypt of the Ptolo

it to Pa I stine r I it Pa lesnne tch tounrJ it fimr

Ihl!!' que lens wn h::h

ning.a i::hll!d 10 thl!!'

'!!ave .a f i::,iti!::'!! wno are pac

longe r qul!!'!Ot.io of.a i:=e rtai

writ. n r of my t.I!!',je!p f.a, 10 Mo!Pe • to Abta n.a

f:!ill!d Ihl!!' mlnds prl a rllv.

DD.aIi'!!tic: tr.aditlon!p !plni::1!!' I II rly atll!!'ntlvi!!' 10 n nlng DU I!!'ln ed of I nt.l!!"f:!'

nd raase n. wn Ich Hi

r to Ada m DUt It I .a quI!!' I!!'nll ng witn In irsl!!' Ihl!!' en refo,l!!'. of great in ph llesoph lea I w:ie

of tn ios iclea nave ,given e'S';.iJry to 80

openl!!'d an aea doruin of Ihl!!' K tne e pny 0' qusstle de!Pe rvl

n nOI only in B ueker's I!!'Xpo'!!illo n •

alse to bl!!' I!!'ta Ily preva lenl_ us, In

Oi::iery fer 1'1 Invl!!"!!tigatlon of Anliq u

m le i::omf:!1!!' I . n on Ihl!!' fol Ing lOp

DD.aII!rt'!!. ao:: , ing 10 wn Ii::h a II tn I '!! are Ine "II!!'ry es i::1!!' of God. eeme f' m rhe olT Un nu n.all!!'ly. tea n'!!W'e' 'IJIi.a!P much less !Pe

rk whic:n ea r I off tne f:!'izl!!'··"II!!' Ilnle

dees nOI c:.a!rt any w lighl

at mni::l!!'rn!p Ihl!!' 0 . in of tne tnO'!!t dl!!'f.ai:=ed .able!p, ~ Orpn I!!'U'!! .and In tn ph 110

eentam por.a,je!p thl!!'

hem to u!P as thl!!' I!!'n it I'!! known tn.a I ng tne I!!':I(,am pll!!' r.adll!!' of hum.anity, 6

d '!!ui::h alse i'!! t lime by all o,m, It ls no lill!d to HOly If revealed n of.a pu rely I!!'mruf:!h'f!io· ne 1'1 i'!!tory of .al di'!!lodgll!d

'!! .al C.a'!!!Pe I. : "noes Ihl!!'

Ii'll!!'

1I!Pelf w 1'1 ref:! rod uti

ic: ide.a!p n Ine h~n!p 0 .and .ago r.a !P; it ma kl!!"!! tn withoul any ne'!!- lion il n.an Cn.alde.a s, It ls I su rprlsl ng atl who. fol

n .and nOI pon the Vl!!'ry I'!! !ioY'!!t I!!' m II II !PnOW'!! tne ny of Tn.ale'!! rlarchs, .and • lseem of Ihl!!' , 'IJIi.a!P of thl!!'

10gy··.a!P it - ent m od of I!!':t:f:!o :t:a mpll!!' n hi'!! Tneolo , A'!! I sa d Defo,l!!'. it the letters al'5o to find

lied In Gl!!'rma ny·· n.al ls I t a b'!!olut.l!!'ly ing tne HOly !"Jc:rlf:!1 'I!!"!!. of nlch Sf:!in01a Polltii:=al traetat, dl!!' f,1I.!'q nt u!Pe of thl!!'

o lBIB FDlJ'Dllm oou -.~ob.DI1

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tried to rna ke it use I enher for the 'SturJ'f of of ewe-sia';tir.: h i'ffi:ll"'f n ,general. H TierJelT1a n n

';.jJ e time, had siven the bba la h a Ir;ind of rJeerJ

o of I'hilo';.Ol'h'f. whic:n '5 at fim consecrated to

n a pe.ull!d tne seheel of gel wn Ich i:ould not f.ail

w e'l!!'in II fou nd. u nde, a other form. seme of 1I!p

the

and T nelT1a n n, of 1'0'5 ~iDn in t it. by B uc:ke, , Tne

10 ma U'!!I!!' of a

own d !:trIM!P,

thalsrn" :t:l=Il!!'n!Oe of m'!! whic: !P wnli:h

ve f.amou!p school wa'!!!pu Iy nOI !plow in eem Ing" , I I'!! '!!I!!'ntlmenl tn.al Ine !Oe 11I.!"!!!p work II K.aDDali'!!m _ Tne a uthor of tn.al I II!!' Dook wiVl!!"!! 10 provl!!'. sam bla nee DetWl!!'e n tne often n.al=ll=ll!!'n!P that Ihl!!' nts are di.ameuic:.ally m, He!pldl!!'!P. as fa r as of tne wrlll!!'r'!! wno

IWO'!! l=Ia'!! 01=11=10 I!!'rud lti n i'!! cene 1=I'1!!'c:e d him.: .an 0' by hiIO'S0l=lhic: nd lu:t:uty

i'!! f.a, infl!!',ior to

n I serpass Ihl!!'m e IIhl!!'r ailli:i'!!m of tne !POU I"O.!'!P

i:i.a ion of Ine idea'!!. not- hsta nd Ing tne I=III!d.anlic:

wiln wnli:h ne I=llea'!!I!!'HO '!!uuound nlm'!!l!!'if,

cenes '!! him!Oelf as any .a1=l1=l'1!!'i:1.a11

have I!!'~ i:O

01=11=10 allho

who I'!! Ju!rtly I!!'ntilled 10 emine nt tel n k .among rll!!' t.a11'!!lS of Ge rm.anv. i:l!!'ntly .a I !PO de'!!ired to a hls knowledge and !pki III!d aillc:i'!!m, Hut as ne ne a rtli:ul.a, pclnr, Ine or In of Ihl!!' Kabba lah. and i'!! ol=lin lens would dl!!'m.an profound di'!!i:u!P'!!ion. I

hlm fe r Ine bodV tn ls work. as .a more

a I!PO 10 a II thl!!' mode r wrlll!!'r'!!. who!Oe names, I!!'re. have as yet not b

eenel u ion d,.awn only Iho!Oe be w:in!:ed that Ihl!!' la

i!!'ffort'!! m.adl!!' unt!l no fer thl!!' di'!!i:oVll.!'ty of Ine Ihl!!' K.abba li!rtii: books, I do not wl!pn to n.aVll.!' tne u!rt be sta rted a new ag in baea U'!!I!!' one i'!! wui:k .a,1!!' Ini:om pll!!'te_ an ne eentra ry. I .am een-

nd eVll.!'n Ine errors of !puch di'!!tingui'!!hl!!'d minds ea n

u l=Iu i'!!hmenl 10 InO'SI!!' wi'!!hi !Oe rlou!p1y to !rtudy tne

it. l=Io!P'!!ible. in faa. appreach Ihl!!' orlgl n.al

• il wou ld, nl!!'ve rthl!!'le • .alwaY'!! bl!!' M!:e'!!!P.aty to us inte'I=I'l!!'lation!p w Ii:h have bl!!'l!!'n givl!!'n to I" each one of these rre'5l'onrJ to a viewPoint


It. but whic:n

Thu!P has up b,ie .alll!!'gorh:: .anlic:lf:la struck b nidI!!' irs DetWl!!'l!!'n all of it'S

hat has Ju!rt I!!'n

bV seme wn had in vll!!'w on Iy it'S r, wllh m e I!!'n 1'1 usiasm as .an !P; others 10 k II !P an eceu It art, ic:n it low!p 10

tlV erubll!pne'S k nold .aboVl!!' rein an .anll!!'O:!denl • tnei

religiou'S only. to f yet too I fer whic:h I

AD. FRANCK.


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ba la h a r.:CIIT'l'lete ~e n tn ins'S of

t it ca n nat be censide either a';. a

lT1ean to 'Say, it rests, pa.-ently at

in'Sl'iration 0 r authority L Ice mtJI'5t of ';. the fruit of the union rent frolT1 .-eIWou';. bell t h I'.-ate c:tiD n of wh ie: h, -

pe lia form';. anrJ processes, u d th e I' cesses WClulrJ wea ke n

a ways perm it conviction the iml'ol'"-

ifi rJ in anributins to it, if, re malcins

nrJ before atte mptins t e 'Solution of

or inrJir.:ate, witn ';.Om€ r.:i'5ion, the

of thousnt, the ra n k i hould hold

d phi 0 hie: ~1T1';., anrJ, final eJt:pl in t e per.:ulial'" mea nos of it'S accc 1'1 h witn a II I'O';.'5ible brev·

nnre hUlT1a n ity, tnat IT1 r I truth, the

ar.:Qui a out ou r nature, OUI'" de 'f and the

were, at im, not a~l'ted on t rength of

bV tn tt of a po'WlI.!'r whic:n wa II!Oplll.!' a n which has tne ge nera II.!'r a n A' materia I fo,m. sometl II.!' u nde r Ine mes In tne hls po'WlI.!'r. nd it'!! lAWS; it CnAnge!;

har a mbllion but to unLill.!'1"!!t n II


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all r€lisiDn-s, rJOSmiJ';. eq uences of whic:n .-e lic:atio n, a-s well a';. II:! ue I!!' most imj:lonanl Inll!!' OSI!!' nll.!'iI!d'!! ea 11!p fe r g' i'!! imp.!:! lied to tne u!Pe ODIIlY. Hul Ihi'!! Imj:lul!Pe dees not art uj:lon .all in

nOI ~ll!!'ld .anv place to I d - dua in I!!'p.!:! ndeni:l!!'; IhlllY f a utnorlry 10 it'!! I.a!rt con q eni: • a d '!!I!!'t uj:I. !pldl!!' by

Vll.!'l.allon wne re nOlhing b I .d s, prlni:1 pili.!"!! and

U nd. an era I ''.!'lIe latle • it.i n or j:ll!!'rn aj:l!p .a

f.alilble in irs decl!plon!p. a 1'111 ltad Ilion wn Ii:h

ns, form'!! .and druil!p life; and wn Ii:h

Ith. in eu It .and !ioYmbok j:lo!plng unity. Of

do:.: of all bl!!'lil!!"fs. Otne I II!!'III!!' '!! ust no one bUI

e '!!ay. thl!!'ir powe r of raas n ng I fill ne'!!l!!' ga ps .and 10 In Ihl!!' revea Il!!'d wo,d_ AII.a ther har eha n that of rs 10 thl!!'m as .an usur p.atl n 0'. If tne do fe llow II. II I'!! ccerd wllh Ihl!!'l r j:ll!!'r'!!ona f lin . B t. liltll!!' bV liltll!!'.

Ihl!!'l r reflealo n .and ju in In fl rmnsss .and

!rtead of I!!':Itening Ihl!!'m'!! ne I!!'liglou!p dogma'!! •

.and '!!I!!'ek In tnei, own .and '1!!'.a!POn of thl!!'ir f II om. Ihl!!' belief!! wh leh t

!P; on the other witn revelation. I!!' ff I!!'rt of d I v I nil.!'

i'!! !Ppne,1!!' .a Ihird class I lea'!!t. whom Ir.aditlon n nOI or d.a,1!!' not u!Pe 'I!!'.a

10 .adm II tne '1!!"It1!!'.aled with tne lerle r .and !ioj:I1'I!!'li'.!'lle tn.al ma n ea n d ls n I!!' I!!'n I'l!!'l hlm in any ether w.aV t n I!!' of tn ls that IhlllY '!!I!!'e no h g DU !ioY

, of dogmas, prei:l!!'prs 0' a m'f'!!te rleus, prefou n , but wn ir.:h, beca u-se .,


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... less artitrary

bV Ihis ml!!'ln o nOI !NIV tn.al t .a liml!!' whl!!'n p '!! in thls w:ry '!! 1'1 II cia lms tc b I

WCI'!! c:ono:!N ldaas 'I!!'quire t e d onlv in Ihl!!' I, HOly Sc:rlf:llu,

~ In.al Ihl!!' my!Ot.iL:!! are ilSl!!' '!!oml!!'tlme!p in a n.ad a I, ady ne Id !ioWay. I!!' aaio tne imml!!'di.all!!' is I!!'n!NIble n, It. 'I!!' ognite!p II eilne r of '1!!'.a!POn, 1'1 us II is, to III!!' an I!!':I(,amf:lle. t fiftl!!'l!!'n 1'1 e ntu ry Gers.on, ~~ But n of e rna I saneti n. tn.al su pport .a !ioYm olli: I inre rp ation of what

of i:oni:l!!'lvlng Ie. are fund In thl!!' "!Ototy of all tne L I !pn.al cite on Iv Iho!ioe !:an know witn

mere

m.an Ch reh I!!'f:I'l!!"!!l!!' IS ttad loon and '!!f:llendo _ W find sen .af:lf:llll!!'d to

0' tne wo,d!p 1I!p a rbltra ry In O'igII.!'n. in n I!!' ea rrll!!'d thl!!' !P 0 rlgen wnO'S a mml!!'d '!P relig I tnO'SI!!' wn 1m 1'1 I!!' '!!ame spscta m tha rlv.alry pinion. I!!'qua I in order 10 .a _ on of ltad llio s-

who!ioe '!!I!!'f:la rar tn.an rem a ma rked un ltv a nd onhodo~; dmit. in .addillon 10 tne whicn ev dl!!"ive thl!!'ir ce it by a livins ne of the most

e 1 I n FDlJ'Dllm Boou

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Ali anrJ

the alT1€ ot !P whic:n I!!'l!!'m 10 nod of medern thl!!'LI

uld inju~ t e ju!Ot.io:! of

nun full II

V .ag~1!!' in taaeh I Ine 1=I,0vlni:1!!' of lght of '1!!'.a!:On

Il!!'rfl!!"l!!' ee wiln gl!!' n !io'Sary 10 acqui d !:Olely latien," 61

e '!! rving as ba q ot.ed··wno 1'1 !rtOrlan··"lh

1'1 0 !PI!!' I!!'XI!rteni:1!!' d II!!"!! f !rtI!!'m of a llegorl I Inll!!' p

for my'!!tic:I!pm. If WI!!' a 0

notn Ing mere an tr n la

a lied tneir doarl Ihl!!'

Hegir.a. pinlons a uthe .al~ady !P of .an Ara bla n I!!" f.ai:u II!!"!! • .and 111!!'g0,je an d In N.an • as wl!!'ll

nlm c:on'!!i'!!t i lu,ning tne p~ '!! b!rtllull ng t I '!! foundl!!'d on lma .a .alll!!'gorlting rses of tne Kora n

I!!"I!!' I'!! mer I a n one polnl of I!!'mb

t e doc:trlM 1'1 I h wI!!' a 1m 10 nukl!!' acqua I

F n.ally we ee to J uda lsrn, frem

II 1!!'!PSoe nee. '!!I=I g tne two rl\ra I e

!ioe Ned Ine I=ILli:1!!' for Juda ls

'!! bjl!!'rt. l:Ie!p1 I!!' the l:Iible. errh do:.: J

i:l!!'lve frem m Ihl!!' !PAml!!' 'I!!"!! 1=1 I!!' as In

frem moulh to uth n

tl!!'d bV J ud.ah Ihl!!' oly t.) n

'!!Iy a ugml!!'nred d de

Ie a v I!!' nOI Ine '!! .a111!!'!!1 n 10 '1!!'.a!:O

V In l=I,ini:1 pll!!' Ine :.:i!rtl!!'n hl!!"!!l!!' IWO

witn pa r.aly'!!i!p bV u u'l=Iin t ei plaoss I!!'

no u rl!pne bV 1I!p '!! irll and .aVl!!' Inll!!' tiona 11"1 natura II radllion

I!!'. thl!!'n f Mi'!!h a 1'1; and, authe of Ihl!!' a nd lib rty. NOI oral fe ces. bUI rywhl!!" .


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jl(1J1'"e'5 ion ot e:JJ.iJlt€rJ mora and

o the vilest nerlcn of ani mal lire. They have cow rJ,

we hed everyth n8 in rJv nee- It is de';.poti';.m of e I'"'f day

wn le I!!' is I I!!'w:it..ably i:=omf:ll!!'lllI!d 10 fig t witn

!rtilul a 1'1 igne, a utnorlry I it'!! pla . Tne nded IIh Ihl!!' Sad UD.!'I!!"!! O'!!I!!' e:w: !!Il!!'ni:=e !rtruCl n of tne saeend tam pi 611. -tha nts f J ud.aism; tney 'I!!'Je • a p 'I!!'nlly. nill!!' nOlhing bUI Ine Bib I!!'. I an Ine

n of hic:n 'I!!'a'!!on '!!l!!'l!!'tnS tne 10 De

De bl!!'lieve rs .and ad m - ng tne

Inlv ferm no reliff us '!! have

tI!!', .and .a mui:=h fin r pla In Ine

uld Ju!rtlfy the eh let nidI!!"!! f Ihl!!'l r he would 'I!!'Olnclle thl!!' leg '!!l.allon lmes, that is that 0 A,isto • and

.a,1!!' I tne "II!!''V f:I,i 1f:l11!!"!! e '!! with Ihl!!' ph 1o!ioO p ha fou nded a Il!!'n i:=e

I!!' tenlh c:e ntu'V w.a!P at thl!!' I!!'.ad of

I!!' n.ame i!p tired ith res CI bV

Sa.ad- eame

'!!Iuf:l ndous im de I!!'nded wno !PAW in tne la on Iv

a my ,iou'!! mea n Ing, mu 1'1 high

ivided tnem!:oe 1vII.!'!P I nto elas

of Ihl!!' Sc:rlf:llu,1!!"!!

It ls If I!!'. 10 mY'!!tlc ex.alta I n; It w.a!P In short, Plato '!P d


of tbei r i nte-lise ks, in order to rna pass Ine m on in tn of reve latien. Ih ttulv o'igin.al .and II!t e, f:lhilo!iOf:lhic:.a1 0

• n that it. WCI'!! !:aIled

II.!' rmlnl!!' naa r what II

it. s pre'!!lI.!'rved fer

• and, fin.ally. wha

of Juda lsm, 0'. wnet fe reign f:lhilo'!!of:l re eu .and !:onlll.!'mpor.an !:II.!' 10 II; .and we shall fin


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irJea';. they t tney narJ II.!'ry. III'!! ti,lI.!'iy tnei, Ich 'lI.!'!Pem· In tn.al II

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E f"j1HUSIA 11C !,a -';.jJn';. of th brought own by aose I';. fro he his d iso d ienoe, he way to co Others su ppose tnat t e la'W8iver th

'Stay 0 n Mount S nai, iverJ it dire Iy

-seventy old me who nook with tnat these !,a-s rJ it on ~ worrJ of Sive n the orde r to trsn ribe it tos he

now ca.-efully rJ a II the be ~

to fi nd a -sinsle .-efe.-.;. to

protounrJ anrJ m

h i';. !,rima nobili e brews, u rios h ';. GorJ, tn He tra he ,gift-; the H until the ime w ith the La _ IQ B t, n matter he Old 1 osha II fa il schings

Since ns origin, pieo!,le, lilr;e a II other min iste rs in spite of the tounrJed witn t

It ls on Iv .n tne we first !Pel!!' tn me.an!p 11!!'.a!:hl!!'l"!! Ine I d Ilion; fer evetylhing,. nOI !:lea rly expre!io'Sl!!'d Tel n naim. tne 0 e!rt and rnest 'I!!"!! 1=1 I!!' II WI!!"I!!' • .a long!: a In. Ih I.a!rt lin k of

M lsh nah. who llertl!!'

uttl!!',1!!'d by his 1=1 eo:!

oldl!!'!rt mon u ml!!' t'!! of Ih n ls son an d n ls f Il!!'nd!p,


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EVldenlly tn ls un whl!!"l!!'ln Ihl!!' proph Tne I!!'ntl,1!!' Si:rl ptur !P lime I mme moria I. made it Ihl!!'l r du du,ing Ine 'fear. M !Pe whii:n Ihl!!' Pl!!'nLUI!!' en Ba bylon la n uf:lINI II, 81_ It i';. j usr a';. i to sive any inre rp

IlT1lT1erJiately afte.cenru ry of the Ch ca lied AmiJ.-a i m (c I in Ihl!!'m!Pel'U'l!!"!!. tne 0 from tne prevlou!p ne Vll.!'1 not bl!!'l!!'n pu bl h mulll plied f:I,od Igi

, to wa.-rJ ';. th e cl 0 se of t h e se co neration ot reachers starts wno a ccnsrituti ns any Ionser an author d Dettl!!'r e:W:f:llainl!!'d a II tnev lea rn d Iho!Pe of In I!!'I, word'!! whicn n.ave '!!

tn reI!!' 1'1 u nd red yea rs. Wl!!'re fin.a

l.. i.e. Il!!'rml narlon and eem pll!!'tlon thl!!'!Pe two i:olll!!'ttlon!p. '1!!'llglou i!p day .and un III!!'d unde, tne na me II. '!! arm. If not for Ihl!!' verv idea'!! who 11!rt !ioY'!!tl!!'nt.a1 Il!!'a'!!t... fer seme data n

find tn ls re m,a'k.able f:la'!!~: ''T e bl!!' e:W:f:llainl!!'d to I'IJIIO. tne '!!torv n 10 one. un less ne bl!!' wl!Pe and e n l"DIrT N.'1 i'lW,.rr:r:l T'I'l,!Jtf"'l::1 D']W::l 0_

Itha (a Mi!pn n.ah not Ini:luded in I e .add!p: "Wnen Ihl!!' '!!umm.arie!p of I e '""'10m 1'1 'WKl CI'jT'I~

A tabbl of thl!!' Tal IIl'Itl!!'n Ihl!!' su mmari wiln 1'1 Ign d Ign Irv. IlIl!!'ta Ily Ine orlgl n !io01ic:lludl!!' ." I'N. CI'""'I

Ibid) ls stlll more !PeVll.!"I!!'. fo r ne adds I rs .aV De d I\ru 1ged on Iv 10 ml!!'n deth tne erul!!'ml!!' prudence: or. 10 transl "wn u'rv wllhin Ine m .a haa rt full :lR'1 n'::t I'"T 'J)"I '0 1::t'Jw lRrT 1::1""'11

of Gl!!'ne!pI'!! or to that of Etek I!!'I on tne banks of tne ,iver Hl!!'bar. 1

k, In Ine moulh of IIl'Itl!!'rybodV; f' ob!Pe I'Wrs of a ll the tr.aditlon'!! ha ugh In thelr Ie mples at Ie.a!rt on '!!e If I i:1!!"!! nlly .advi'!!l!!'d tne !rtudV of tne L.aw.

Ily u dl!!'rstood_ Afte, tne retu rn f,o m I e bl!!'fo,1!!' Ine .a!io'!!l!!'mbled f:lI!!'Of:lle (Eo! • rds Quoted eil:l'.-e'5';. the inte rd ir.:ti n the r.:.-eation anrJ to tnat of Erelc el

e lin I) FlllJ'Dllm Boou

fer the pu cse the II:! uesrie he wn ich, a !tho h k fu,nishl!!'d w

Fo, 1'1 is 10 tn ls, baea U'!! it fl fll"'!!t I

eou Id nOI d ny irs of thl!!' C~at on- ( n.alf !:aIled II I!!' S. tneoIogV.1'5

bl!!' laughl 10

I. nOI '.!'lIe n to flO!Ped upon I'll , to Ii'll!!' KaD Story of Gl!!'ne'!!

'!!i:ieni:l!!'. 1'1 '!! n em InI!!'nt flo l'lion. all Ihl!!'!ioI!!' e nditl

l.anl!!'r ~

. d. a nd !:Orne I!!'e tne!rtOry

I!!'~d m If ".ronny. I

'" (H.agg" a. 12a) .. 'We !Pe e thls m ,iou'!! and sa I!pned bV Inll!!'lllge nee an

dva need ; .and I!!'VII.!'n

K.abba Ii'!!u. 11

or mor.al fo

He~ is a e rieu la nguagl!!' W Ii:h 1'1 entered the sa rtI n Alrikiba. Ben ai

told bV Ih T Imud it'!! • I nan .alll!!'go leal I!!':t:pl.ain'!! .. ''T I!!' .aml!!'f'S ra gnt: Fou r (Pl!!'r'!! ns]

, namely: a i, be n omah, Ahe .. an f;: ..

nrJ and d ierJ T h im may e a!,!,lierJ the rse

e zm n DIJ'DIIm Boo

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of the -ptu r€'S: Pr€r.:- U 1t. in the 'Sisi' ';.jJint'5' ( ';.jJlm CXVL 1511- n loma al'5o 10 rhe 5r.:ri U r€'S 'Say of (';ou h a'S) h ilT1: 'Hast t

is '!!uffic:1 nt for tnel!!'; I OU De f.111I!d I

IS)_ Ah made tav.age!P i

ea me ou in peace_· ;t9

one'f. e vomil I (Pro'll _:Ie V.

nll!!'red In j:ll!!'.ai:1!!' nd

Tn ls pol age ea n nOI pos I Iy bl!!' ta kl!!'n lite I • In I a t1Ull!!'rl I vl!plon of tha s I ndors of .anol

n!!!'vl!!'r u !P Ihl!!' j:lu,1!!'1y m ic;a l tarms of

Pa r.adisl!!' eu Fo,. how ea 'I!!'.a !PO n. !P It ha ppe ned I bl!!'Olme .awa re of tne Ihl!!'refo • ag'l!!'e wiln th Ihl!!' Ga I!!'n of DI!!'I!gnt e m'f"!!«!rl !P ~nce spo

intelilge ces. bl!!'c:.au!ioe il f.ala I tn.a 1m pll!!'ty, 1'1 I'!! whl!!'n 1'1 ay!p in !ppe.aking 11!!'11!p us I at tn ls pe rsen. on!!!' of I I!!' wi!ioe!rt taaeh

whii:n !P su bstitutl!!'d

whl!!'n h had III!d

scandal i:hild_ ne,l!!'. 'I!!'.a I Iy. ls 'I!!"!! I!!' a rc:h !P into Ine m Je rusa II!!' 'ra Imud pl.al n sratas that n i:ipll!!'!P. I!>I- and tne B.ab~o - n T .almud. fro of Ihis st rv. giVl!!"!! u!P 10 in Ihl!!' hl!!'.aven I e poIJIIl!!'r of d: • PI!:! rhaps r

I!!'r n.ave l!glon I d nlm?

IWO j:I'l!!'ml!!' pin·

n.aVl!!' t.a en Ihl!!' w Ie

WI!!' ne i:ite erh r, more '!!ignW" that thl!!' ngel, or rath I!!'r pa rt In I I!!' Ka DD.aII!rtIi: 'IIi';.ible I'lanet-;

upon Ihis po I I fart'!!; 'f'.!'l. w e nypo'!!ta'!!is e m.jt I'!! hI!!'. P r a II the sphe

in'Sl'a • over all aose 1';0 who r.:ond cr


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above im i';o norh ins b nd OSlJir" ';oJ ';.0 IJU.-e. tna:t r mare al thing;., It haos n u mt.e (1('""'IIJD'l) is n

• much fu .aVS c:.allll!d n a vet. I'!! not thl!!' of God an thl!!' Indic:.ull!d

d r.awn frem th - ns, will. I hOf:l earta In ph 1I0!iO

a rlie r d.aVS t ~e ed. n.amely tne and two n pos II!d of t 10 Ihl!!' mal

heels, "the wi'!! n. - Ine te:w:r

d 10 Ihl!!'ir disi:ip I!!' " M-

.ally selll mon:! I

n u mber of thl!!' mong Ine pri I!!'ir D~th'l!!'n. I

rs w,a!P looked

!P.ame '!!OU'!:e. rnmf:lletl!!' tne I!!' y. a '1!!'IIgIou!p m tne Tel n n.aim. Inform!p us that I ns of thl!!' Idea of four I

acmmp.anie n!rtr.allon nY'!!~ w,a!p. ne mo'!!t an

n as tne exp~ aten. 0' tne n I!!', ani!!' of tne!Pe

• I e otne r fony·two, TI'Ie

f~l!!'ly I!!' ough In!pldl!!' Ihl!!' ek 10 tneir sons na ml!!' w,a!P o,ig

ody, Bul whl!!'n I ne mest retiu!nl V thl!!' !pInging of of forty·lwo Ie -It w,a!P ta ughl 0

mpe'l!!'d. nor im aOOn!i. - "Jl. "HI!!' w

ge n 10u!p1y 'I!!'mA, n any la nguagl!!' eb.-ew laosuase


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a I.,h be - He, thereto fo leners form

ra ~ .a logerhl!!'r. tne Tne t.a I!!'tne nt. i:onll n d .a 'SIudy In II 1!ioe'Sl only. u nd

I!!' peculi,uity God a d of tn lng'S I

, elucidated or funhl!!'r

imj:l I!!' on!:e.a wl!!'e disei II!!' ? That wn Ii:h I

0' m a nY'!!i!:'!! (T'I~i' n

!:.aid proof aga In

I, 'Sl!!'at in ac:tiv

Ing to Ihl!!' • one 0 .-e., I'"e'5 e nt, .jJ ceo rtI i d all it';.

ttII.!'j:lled. bUI s, in tne oj:linIhl!!' I\ri itv. 0'. what is ne!:.am of e ist nee- Fina 1Iy, .jJ I tegeth • acwrrJins to t e .loha


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defi n it n of the su pr€ of con ir.rins- A-; -;ur.:h

com n belief, a II Pr€r.:

Initla ls wry ".r.e II u

ne impol"t..ano:! !p.ul'Sflll!d for tne

d .a ,!!lI!(:ret f lu'Study f rellglou'!! r how long date of it'!!

AI thl!!' liml!!'. Ine n. whl!!' doctti I!!' on tne Creatlo .and d- I'!!ion 'IJIi.a!P .agrel!!' wn .a mong thes xl!rtl!!'d? And if

ereatl • 189 ye.ars anI!!' tn.al J u ah Ihl!!' HOly did to him bV Ihl!!' Tel n n.aim.

wn 1m rbld tne impru

tne rk.aba • .a,I!!'. een

T,ul!!'. do nOI know I

proof i favor of Ine I, a m.an 0 Iy. Ihl!!'V would n ls usu Ily done unde, rsspon ible fe r Ine m

of Ihl!!' r mo'!!t imj:lona n must I!PO De in!:1 uded

R.abba one of tne me 0

.leha r- unt';o alT1eos e inti are fri nrJ and m st

Si mee ben "teha i- It i-; evirJen Iv to h IT1 nat the al

nil.!' tel ti 0 n Ihl!!' Idr.a


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of 0 U r - ionos, arm utes a know

e n u rnbe r of utnoritieos no te';tify of the boo os, least of the Kabba I i';tir.;: ideas, we d t the nale! it: t anslenc n of the Five B oleos of M0'5

m'f'Slh::i'!!m 'I!!' not rar 1m porta nan idl!!'.a - su b'Stl'lull'!d er a ing ls !io.ai:=,if d to Ihl!!' pl,itu.al mea

In order to 'Show Ihl!!' Ivln!!!' att,ibu !P In

time

lear 10 it... we ea not l'l!!'ady rema ked. hl!!'ir at

mean';., it:n

e zm n FDlJ'Dllm OOU

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rmins a new alphabet by cha nsi S th er, by ';. bostiMin one for the other a we ntty e .,Ioyed i the TalmurJ, and marJe use n the on ju'St '!!j:lo I!!'n of. n.aml!!'ly. Ihl!!' Ata

unld r.arv and d 1!ioC:lj:lIe of H il

t witn rlry during thl!!' fir'S! ye.a

durss may '!!l!!'f\I'I!!' l!N:Iul me n do 01 in'lll!!'n .an .artltlci.al I.a nguAge. hidde n. nle'!!!p Ine ha'lll!!' '1!!'!ioOlved to hide I I!!'I,

ke!p freq u nl U'!!I!!' simlla r ml!!'ln eds, 'fI!!"llh

De tne Ide!rt.. I'!! enlirelv stra doubt Iv bl!!' of sma II dl!!'mon

I!!' wn h::h 1'I!!'.adV 0 eu pled eer .aile ntlen. II

ukl!!' th m all !!!'tne r .and compa rI!!' thl!!'

Ju titled In tin&. In.a tne,1!!' '!!j:I'l!!'.ad .among th fi ce nturv f tne C ,i'Sti.an I!!'r.a • .a prefou nd f' m tne Mi 1'1 nah. I T .almud and Ihl!!' S.ai:: nde,1!!'d '11ldl!!'nlly by tne nl!!'ed of ,l!!'fIeaio

u Id I!!'VII.!'n '!!ay. by ne nl!!'1!!'d of ph llesoph ; .an ked in it favo, th un III!!'d a ulnorltv of ltad

10

gua rd la '!! of In I'!! doctline. whom. from

Ign.all!!' thl!!' n.a I!!' of • K.abba 1i'St!p. II '!!hou

ndl!!'d wit

n organited '!!Oi::ietv. v ry irJrJle Aseos- Thei r cute life esides, they a rJlT1itrerJ i 0 t

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rJistinsuisherJ themse r.:hilrJ.-en_ The I(a bbali rJa rkness, from the ti press Detta~d Ihl!!'l r f:I'l!!'t:.aulion. tnev ope n

'Wa'!! .alwa'f'!! i:ho!Pen n Iy m

adv.ani:i!!'d agl!!' w.arr.anl h!p lse

a II 100 pharasa lea I rlgl IIy WI!!"I!!' earta Inly nOI .afr.a" "III.!'ry censpleueus f:I'l!!' 'I!!'

nl!!'lthl!!" the '!!ac:rlfli:1!!' no In

I!!' Ka rm.alhi.an!p II0Wl!!'d all tne thl!!' traditle n have a l'l!!'ady I!!'red decrors of om fou nd to De

Like tne gre.are r n u m among tne followe rs l!!':Il't.e,na I pr.ac:tIi:IIl'!!; Ih whii:n tnev Ihl!!'m'!!l!!'ive nOIi!!'d. !Peveta I of Ihl!!'m we Ihl!!' M lsh nah, WI!!' may ko a unuul!!' 10 tne!Pe ha Diu f f:I


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ITY FTHE

r.:CIIT1e down only those I\r€';. to OUI" are two ot

a r, ,."IIT, 01" e wi';.e '5ha II

ore eJiten 'ie, but al'5o minent pia ; but we '5 lent c+tne

o '!NO

ore d iffi u I ,IT1U ,no doubt, . h th fi rn. whir.:h

er the se ns nor the avor of the ntiQuity '5 well a';. th lesenrJ';. n ervation'5 -II bear 0

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been well I" "fet1irahntl"Cl'ief"'Sie'5 upon the lou nda- 1II!ioU IO!!' to m.akl!!'

'!! I!!'mf:l~d tne,1!!' to xpla In Ihl!!' wo,k of t e glvll.!'n 10 n U mbe!"!! an 10 lettl!!'!"!!. nuke us '!!uf:ll!!'l"!!titlon a bU'!!l!!'d Il!!'r tn ls prln!:ipll!!'; ml!!'nlloned by u!P !ppread; and. fina Ily. ow tne '!!o·c:.alll!!'d f:I

WCI'!! forml!!'d. n Ich glve!p to n U mbe!"!! a nd to 11!!'ttef'S tne f:I

e zm n FDlJ'Dllm Boo -.~ob.DI1

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1 st, The IT1 contained in it.-e';. nes in every .-e'51' r.:onveyed by t e title ot the book. W sre a';.'5u.-erJ of the fa of the tim I' l'o';.itiDn: ·With the th rty-tWCI marvelDu'5 I' t '5 Ihl!!' wo,1d WCI created by Ine EtI!!',na I Ihl!!' Lo,d of Ho!rt'!!. Ih Ihl!!' LNI ng. Ih AI mignty. Ine Suf:l'l!!'m God Who dWI!!'II!p In

na me i'!! '!!ubll and holy. II

Tne form ls imple and gr.aVl!!'; n n Ing that re!ioem bl

0' .argu me nt; Ihl!!'re a neeh Ing but a phorls

f.airly regu l.are order. bUI as mn!:i'!!1!!' as Ihl!!' a nc:il!!'nt orae '!! f.aa ls that Ih tI!!',m whicn w.a!P IAll!!'r 0 u!ioed I!!'XClu!p1ve1y fer Pl!!'nUre uch 10 dl!!'!P

True. Ine re a n 0 rigln In Ihl!!' boo

Ihl!!' '!!'.!'IIe n pla eu and tne na me of th Cll.!'11!!'!rtia I Dr.agon. me

lime'!! In thl!!' ek, be long. I!!'w:ide nt 10 tne lAnguAge as

!pcll!!'nc:e of Ine Cn.alde.an!p. wno e:W:I!!',!:I'!! .an a II· powe rful Inf u n

Hl!!'b,1!!'W'!! du,i g Ine IUb~n lan c:.af:ll vlrv- :IN Bul tne f:lu' and Ar.abic e re!P'!!ion'!!. '!!I!!'en In la rg numbl!!'f'S In tne Tel I mere mode,n w,itlng'!! wne,1!!' thl!!' He

!pcll!!'nc:e • .a,1!!' n fo u nd Ine reo

Now. II m.av I!!' ad mined as .a ge ne I. a nd I may a Imo!rt infa Ilibll!!' prln ·ple. tn.al all work'!! of I i'!! nato,1!!' whl!!'re In tn e

Ihl!!' G,1!!'e k'!!.a Ihl!!' A rabs ukl!!' no f:I rt, nuv be regA,dl!!'d a

birtn of Cn rl an Irv- WI!!' su re Iy ad mil tn.al II would not bl!!' ff VI!!'!rtigI!!'!P of tn lAngUAge and ph IIo'!!0f:l y of A rl!rtotle in tne !:on!pldl!!'r.alion. and 10 whicn WI!!' .an Ib uts. withoul fl!!'a r, I I Whl!!'n. for In nes, anI!!" Ine .aboVl!!' uored propo'!!itlon 0 n ma Nl!!'lou!p pa '!! of Wi'Sdom wn Ich '!!I!!' I!!'d for tne ersatlen

it arJrJ';. that t ere a re also th.-ee te r : that whic:n cou n •

counted, anrJ the very action of u nting, tran';.laterJ

We do not k now • .and wne re thl!!' I.a!rt d 1ff1!!"l!!'n

n'Sl!!'qul!!'ntty ea n not ci ls visibll!!': AlIne end

comme ntarors a'S: the 'S bjett, the ebiecr, anrJ the thougbt, la~ it i';. ilT1 o';.'5ible not to !'"er;jJ1l thtwelfth book of Meta h'f'5~; the inrell i,genr.: s.-a'Sl'ins the inrelli,gible, a nd it become'S the in II i,g

eomprehenslon and ltien: !PO that thl!!' intel .

.a,1!!' identlea L l"'-:"i

But il ls l!!"Itidenl In.al t e!Pe wo,d!p we,1!!' .addl!!' con neall.!'d neilne r wllh hI!!' propo'!!it.lon wn I!:h p

one following tne m.: Ihl!!' do not 'I!!'!:U r u nde ran tne book.: whl!!"I!!'.a!p Ine 'SI!!' of Ihl!!' Ie n n u mbers

wn Ich form tne Ihirtv·1 ml!!'.an!p .af:lf:llll!!'d 10 tne n:!.a

ls axpla Inll.!'d at great I th_ F Ina IIV. WI!!' !:an n

word'S eou Id find f:llaD.!' In .a ul!!'ati!Pe wn Ich d .ak

relation!p that I!!':w:ist be I!!'n Ine diffl!!'re nt pa rts

tne diffe ren!:1!!' In Ihl!!' t m.anu!ioC:rlf:ll!P ref:l,odu

one .alIne end of Ihl!!' V lu me. thl!!' olhl!!" a mld!rt tnev a re fa r frem bl!!'ing a'S great as D.!'nain me believe_ l la

Afte, a n I mp.ani.al .and d !.ailed !:omf:la rlson, II is upon some un lmperta n va ria nt'S 'Su!:h as m.aV g'I!!'.a1 antiquity. wn I!:h He,II.!'d. by tn ls verv f.a frem Ine inattl!!'ntlon 0' om Ihl!!' tl!!'ml!!"ity of co me .a,1!!' found not only thl!!' a me fou nd.alion .and tn frem a ge nera I f:l0int view. bUI alse Ihl!!' 'Sa n u mbe r of c:n.af:lle rs. f:I !:1I.!'d in tne 'Sa me order 'Subject m.alte r; wn.al is more. Ihl!!' !PAml!!' idea'S te,m!p, l:Iul we do nOI fI d any mere that pe rf .and plaees of thl!!' diVll.!'r'!! f:I,of:lo!pltion!p whicn. u 'So !:learty dl!rtlngul!pn 0 from anether. Here , tlens: ne,1!!' united wn.al I'S !Pef:la r.alll.!'d e l!Pewne,1!!' more I!!'Xpll!:lt In.an Ine e her, nOI .aIoM in thl!!' wo well,

ls Ihl!!' q ue!rtlon of I!!'n ml!!'r.aling tne f:I,inc:lf:I correspone to the ten n mbers, one manu';.Cri ve of all comes the 'Sl'irit the Livins GorJ; the ot er

o lBI B FDlJ'Dllm Boou _. foraDltom1.noh.DI1

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wh ch is, .jJt the ';.jJ the 8.-ea:te-st i is not '50 r.:lea y form u lared.

';i';. anrJ the re u It of the errri '!! Ira n'!!Ln~d a d ~:W:f:llainll!d In

ntu ry. by Ra DD Sa.adia. a 1'1 ign

II one of Ihl!!'

a n mind. j l.<: itnout.a~ Ing.a

lme V. WI!!' sha II .add In.al .all Ihl!!' co

rl ng Ihl!!' I'IJIIl!!'iftn .a d tn In~nlh

I!!' ech, Ihl!!' on!!!' ndl!!'r con'!!id~ r.a ion al .am of Ihl!!' .aulho,; bUI II i:lo'!!l!!"!! wi 1'1 tn~ mine .ani g of a II tn~!ioe I ing!p. Ihl!!' Ma'!!t r of t

e I'll i:al~d him HI'!! f'~nd. and I!!'n ~d in and 1'1 i'!! po'!!«! rlrv. A ra ham tn~n ~ iewd 10 m as .a work of ·u'!!tiu!; .and thl!!' glo ry II· 10 him In.al Ih I!!' wo,d!p .af:lf:l : I ha ~ i Ihl!!' womb of t Y motn~,.· Tn I'!! passa a m ~, inw ntlen, wit onlv.a ~w a III!!' tn~ M.an ua II!d Ilion. a nd it i'!! found In t f:lin I n I I In o,dl!!" to g mere Inll!!'~

1I!d. 0' il WCI'!! esl ~d to n.a

Ilion .among thl!!' JI!!' • accord Ing I cal nowl~~ • .and hat n~ r.ai'!!l!!'d h"

IV b ob!ioervlng Ihl!!' II!!"!! haw b~n In


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belief. ~ClW. t e 'Sase'S of Chalc!ea 'Sea erere nde that the niverse ".r.e ~ I!!'ntl,l!!'ty enrra ry in heir w.aV f a Ion; one tne othl!!" pr dUi:I'!d. Tnl opl n Ion i!p n.n of tn d u 11!rt'!! wn tneorv on tne prlni:ipll!!' I t tne,1!!' an notn Ing In mmon aueher of .and tne uthor 0 e II. Thl!!' '!!I!!' nd '!!1I!Ct ad

prlm.al eauses A'!! Ihl!!' I eentra f:I inclples, 0 " 1'1 wI!!' h

~i:iproc:.ally f:I r.alyte cae ether, nd as notn I tn ls ma n ne r, hll.!'Y ~i:og lted a I "rd. dl!!'i:ld Ing, 'in 1f:l1e. Tn fin.ally. confl!!"!! d no olne God bu Ih su n In wn "

prlni:iple of Ii .and dl!!'.alh II (See S

such .an opinion ju!rt n d has n p.aui.a'i:n has ng '!!ince fa n.alic:.al eha f:lion'!! of t eou ntty'!p Ilbe • .and 0 .among Ihl!!' h ees rnest .ani:ienl ~ pu til ic:'!! of Alhl!!'

to profa ne Ih blytne impo ne knew how tne te.al witn alse bV thl!!' .anrlbutl!!'d 10 d I\ru Ige I!!'VII.!'n parson,

draw f,o tne tr.a him ne ta ghl du,i I!!'rol!pm of hls deat 1m do n

!PCC!u I!!'d "1'1 w Ii:h

" II ko.

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. pe,h p'!!. d lsel Ie'!! 10 nl!!'


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upon gross
it. from .a e
sa Id: • A kkl boa
,m.arlon in nonor
n compos bV I!!'!P ban
rl'!d. R.amb n). w
rary.
Tnl!p • wrlrn:! n .a rhl!!' Iml!!' tury. but
f:I,in ntu.a ed Ilion !ioeveta VII.!'.ars clll'!d. j1~
lIl'Itide tne book owin eer ha !pIon'!! of
rhl!!' d tn I!!'ln • .a
rd'!! ha
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A lT1ur.:h 11"10 the Iit€.-a Book of e moc:Ie'St to......, of a independe nee. u rises to the heis miJy be proud heisht';., 'Very bet.-ay the lowe the liirile ';ilT1lJli names, tact';., in ea rl lest M irJrJle

al'5o mOI"e ';.e - conosicle rerJ by I cede of the

, But it ';. v ry fa.-

it ';.in ko; laosu

de.gree and n

';.pimual naru en in our rJay t rom alway;. m

IIOW

';., it llect

This ineQua lity i characters whic:h the a I most a bosol te osilen

eocu me nt';. unti I most diverse nt 0 in ions u n the 0 osha II prese nt the accord OS 0 the witne';.'5e'5; we sh I then a on this d itfir.:ult Q e'Stion,

thcughr, th i';. wid e Iv se IJ a rat T a IlT1urJ';., anrJ enrh centu.-y. h in anrJ the a uth

two a uthors wno we n.a a ~ady

Abta ham bl!!'n mon i:u. In

zoha r, wno!:e' ra !P Illu ml n profound mvste' '!! of tn ta Simeon bl!!'n Yon . altho 1'1 'IJIi.a!P I!!'dit.ed by i'!! d l'!!i:lf:I g 10 hls we,d tnem!:oe 1vII.!'!P i:onfl I!!'d tne a ~ of Ihl!!' contin uation of d 1!ioC:1f:l1e'!!_ w,itten as we,1!!' ne we rds f thl!!' lrJ har bV long eno ugh to k ow Ihl!!' I!pn.ah a n all thl!!' of:lin lens oral law, Ihll.!'Y a ~ fo, that rea on. a Ill'll!!' mere In har

d '!!l!!'Itl!!'r.allime • II Book of GI!!' .a

• 1.:11 and whic:n f thl!!' K.abba la h.

zm n FDlJ'Dllm Boo

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r€rJ until afte ... t .... wno knew of it.

disi:o'lte,1I!d thl!!' d to Aragon .and IIl'Itl!!'r.a1 f:j1l!O Ie havl!!' In ougnt had drawn IIlhl!!'!:e' eommen

• T e Cha in of TrarJition.· ) hI!!' sa me subjset i ne fling wom sc ''Tow.a d d fifty of the ere.a I n ( 2 0 en rlstla n I!!'r.a) Ih I!!'

e da Iml!!'d that all of Ihl!!' zehar wr

compo'!!l!!'d by Ra i:,1I!d la nguagl!!' (pu .aff! rmed that Ra till I e HolV L...and. '!!I!!'nt il I!!' ha nes of MO!:e!p e

hi!p own imagin.af n. bbi Simll!On De n Yo a I

• in orde r I dl!!'rive gtl!!'at bl!!'ne .addl!!'d that hI!!' acted tn us Dei: 4 "A'!! fa r a l.am conDunll!d." opl n lens a ba'!!l!!'le!io'!! • .and I bl!!'n Yon.ai nd hi!p pieus asse

nv mere. til t it m.aV bl!!' that Ih .and anl!!'r I 'l'!/ have Del!!'n di!p WI!!"I!!' fin.a Iy colleClII!d .a nd pu tn us tn.al u r ma'!!te r, J ud.ah

of wn Ii:h wl!!'re

w.a!P poor .and crush d 1'1 !PAml!!' author, "I 1'1 Id

r I A i alse eornpesad t e

I!!' q usstlen we a re nt waY'S- Soml!!'

• ·whic:n do not I

•• 1;:' tne zoha r lu!pive In In I!!'I, vie

nOI .addll!d m urn 0 a

now n!plde,ing has a 1,1!!'.a V

a In a n. tn.al., ba rrlng a

n d.a'f!io In any edillon ,

I ns nIl rely 10 SI meon

ute It 10 an Imf:jo r than Ihl!!' I!!'nd of t e ; others, fina Ily. ha

ns by '!!uf:jf:jo!plng I t lion of h ls doarl e left by h im enhe r in .-e not un itec:l u il

the

hI!!' bl!!'ginni g of In I!!' fe u rti!!'l!!'nt i:oni:lli.al thl!!'!:e two e:w:'U1!!' ehai conll!!' red him!:elf witn I tnat the memo - -books of his d i

e I n FDlJ'Dllm Boou

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Ur1e';. afte h i';. de tn in t e beelri in ow r 1:1 the leha .

!:e'n!ioe. ta kin f:lin Ion ls har hic:n

ThIl.!"II.!'. by mir.a!:Ie. a SI. J hn's b lI.!'ad tl c:~at.ed for ne m. SI and, bu,ied 10 thelr n

L...aw_ Twel c:.amll.!'. pia .announ!:1I.!'

has bl!!'en ,

hough n yll.!'.ars of oillud and p

o'!!i!!'d t e ren II.!' faD leus d

.- what wa';.t

o lBIB FDlJ'Dllm oou -.~ob.DI1

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criprs rrie to forset their '5 tam and n 1T1e'S to u nd in th fuw yea rs after the eesrru ion of Jer '5a lem, i

f tne Cn rl!rtl n e ra. eou Id cen Inly nOI ha kno

lei ne have '!!f:lokl!!'n of Ihl!!' '!! portlens I to whi!: tte r 'IJI\a!P written nea rly '!!~ ye.ars .a ntionl!!'d tne a u hors a nd Ih proced

rnmml!!'nce .alIne dl!!'ath of Juda 1'1 tne Inl. and

'f'.!'a rs .afti!!', thl!!' blnh of Cn rl ? m How u Id hI!!'

of vowl!!'l ign!p and ether i Vl!!'ntlon!p 0 Ihl!!' seh 01 re.ac:n D.a!:k I!!'a lie, eha n tn billginn

'!!ugge'!!ted noll u nde r In I!!' n Mon.amm da n Ata D'!! who by mode,n eW'!!_ The followi h tinte'f:I'l!!'

u Id ha'lll!!' bl!!'en ound in Ih zeha r;

d 1!ioC:1f:l1e Slml!!'on bl!!'n Yon i pretl!!'nd!p n.aVl!!'

hls ma'!!tl!!' : ·Woe to Ihl!!' oml!!'nl wne I'!!hmae nVl!!'!rtI!!'d wi 1'1 tne !plgn of elre m!:i'!!ion' Fo • wn.al d

ml!!' De b I!!'d? HI!!' e:w:!:lud d Ihl!!' !:hild n of '!P

nien, But a Iney hl!!'leI Ihl!!' optll.!'d tn

He rese for the m he ortion i

Holy la n , The ch ild re n I'"e, the


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ey ';.nall h inrJel" th c

8 0 it- But it s a II la only until the ti

n loshlT1ael sh II be e ha usted, They will tn n excite rth Ihl!!' en Ild'l!!'n of Ed m will un ItI!!' aga In t em .and a • .and olne I"!! n!!!'.a J usa Il!!'m_

I!!' ether: but tne H Iy a nd will n of Edom_·

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Iy Ine '!!I!!'n!:oe the

of om tne Je I nguagl!!') de

al .ani:ie nt en rl

'!!ill!!'ni:l!!'. lI]Jl ne m.a , Yoha I i!p '!!l!!'ldo

as '!! I!!' ki Hi'!! 0 rl es .a,1!!' dellve I!!'d era Iy by 1'1 ls sen 0' hls

m IOgI!!' 1'1 r , hls dl!!'.alh to co munic:.are 10 on!!!' a

of hls 11!!'.a hing!p. .and to I!!'n lighll!!'n Ih m!Pl!!'ive'!! on fa Ith_ Th word of Ihl!!' Sc,iptu re'!!: • H w good it fer b,l!!'tn n 10 well logethl!!'r In n I •• we,1!!'

.,Ii a ble to the elveos- ~ When seme of tn m ml!!'l!!'t on

I I med- Il!!'ly turns uj:lon ten abilu.al

I!!' itAllo n .and olitud. il i'!! nec:e!io'!!a ry I M 11!!'!p wn 1m .a I!!' a 1m !rt .alway!p mingle I!!'.a Thu!p. in thl!!' tagml!!' I e ntilll!!'d Id r.a Zuta H. 10 Ita n'!!l.all!!' a 'I!!'.al j:I rt, .and wn Ii:h for II!!' j:li'!!odl!!' In tn I v.a!rt mpllation. 1'1 ls 10 b Yo n.ai su m on!!!'d t e !pm.all n u mbe r of hi'!!


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often a join'!! I'll

some 1:1 'S~e of the OlrJ Te';talT1e t i';, - He re i'5 an ei(a rnple talrie f;:abbi JO'Se 'W'el'"e together 'lt1!!'111 ng !:omj:la n Ion: I TI!!' I I me I!!' diw:ine j:li,it will dl!!'!iO!!'nd 10 U'!!; fe as wo,d!p of ne Law. Ihl!!' '!!j:lirlt of God e - har .ad hlm'." "31

Finally.

k'!! .a,1!!' a I!PO e:1I1'!d. of whicn only - e Iv e own to U and whicn nec:e!io'!!a rlly mu De I e lrJ har _ We tra n'!!latl!!' Vet thl!!' folio Ing

10 ha'ltl!!' en wrlnl!!'n by !POme d lsclpl of

• I!!'VI!!'n d nylng 1I!p I!!'VI!!'ry .aulhl!!'nll!:-

f tne ehi I!!'nlh !:I!!'ntu ry: -I n tne boo

ne ea rtn tu rns uj:lon it'!! I!!' If Ii I!!' a 1!!'f'S bl!!'iow; tn.al .all erea 'I!!'!P eaeh j:ll.a!:l!!'. a 111'1 ough kl!!'e Ing

n t.al !:I!!'rt.ain j:I !:I!!"!! on I!!'.anh are ligln. 1'1 lie

V wn lie others n.aVl!!' n Ignt.: nd day. 0' wne re n lght I.a!rt'!! til t a

Hamun !Ppne,l!!'; !:hange alw.a'f!j. ethers that tn

has no

mu!rt ha'ltl!!' devoll!!'d long of mi!Pety .and to tne no

n'!!? Su re Iv notl And even I!!'re tu re and tne intrln!pl!: va lu of eme n'!!tr.aling In.al Ihi'!! oj:li Ion l:Iul WI!!' n.ave !rtill mere j:lo!P i'IIe har ls w ittI!!'n in a n A r.aml!!'.an la ng age , Wn.al!PC eml!!' !:ould de LMn n.ave ha In wn Ich w !P not In u!Pe In hi'!! liml!!'? Did he,

e: lIic .alre.ad quored.].oI.] dl!!"!!ire 10 im a - 0 !P by mol ing Ihl!!' 'It.a,iou!p j:ll!!'f'SOn'!! u de r

off hls 0 n ide.a!p. !ppea k tne l.angu of

as In essassle of !puch wide'!!pn:!.ad knowle ge.

en by these wnose olJin ion'S we c IT1 at Si meon ben "fonai anrJ hi';. frienrJ';. e counted alT10ns t e M lsh nah; a nd, a Ithousn the Je U'S lern d ialer.:t wa'S

ry·day la nguagl!!'. 1'1 would n.aVll.!' n mere natura I 10

n Hl!!'b,lI.!'W_

not in tn.al

ne 'I!!'.ally did nu Ice u!:e of Ihis I.a!rt uAge. tn.al ne did

ar. but only fa I!plfled It bV .admi:w:ing non thoughts. and WCI'!! 'SOon disi:OVll.!"I!!'d, 14.:1 As, notn ng of Ihl!!' kind has this a'!!!:enion nel!!'d not eceu PV us ny longll.!" _ wnethl!!"

e nllrms 0 U r ob!iol!!'f'\l'Cltlon!p, 1:I1!!'!Pldll.!"!!. a qui'll!!' su re tn.al

rotI!!' a K.abba li'!!tic: book In Heb,l!!'w 1'1 I h bl!!'.af'S tne litll!!'

• II 0'. sl mply. "the N.aml!!'.· ··Sefl!!'r ha- 1'1 (.,~o [lIOn),

true 0 Mm ''Tne

rna n userl pt. and 'IJIi.a!P '!!I!!'e n by Mo'!!e'!! Co doVll.!"o_ j~) F,om

II.!"!! that hI!!' quetss. it i!p evldl!!'nt tn.al It W .a Vll.!'ry druill!!'d

Vll.!'ry !pubde co mme nta ry on!POme f e tnO'!!t ebseure

e riM ra ughl in the zoha r, Thl!!' folio - I'!! an I!!':w:.am pll!!':

I l!!"l!!'nt i:n.anMI'!!. LI!!',. tne Infl uencss. ne mutual '1!!'1.allo ns

e all tne Sefirotn • .and wn Ii:h eha n ne I nd uet tne d !\rIM

rime i l su b'!!ta nO!!' of In I ng!io,. frem OM Set I h .anolhl!!'r?· I'!! il

tnAt ne !PAml!!' ma n. wno .al first n.ad wr- n hI!!' zoha r In Ihl!!'

ria n d a II!!'rt.. bl!!' 1'1 to add Inll!!'re!rt by I I!!' Iffic:u ltv of thl!!'

0' .akl!!' hls thoughts inaeeessl bll!!' 10 In mmon f:lMpll!!'··

n co sl e, il nl!!'O:!!P'!!a ry 10 I!!':Ilf:ll.ain. to funhl!!' d I!!'lof:l In Heb,l!!'w. wit In reach of I!!'VII.!'rybodV. that wn leh. at ne eest of !PO mui:h

trou I ne had nlddl!!'n in .a l.anguAgI!!' alme t rgonl!!'n eVll.!'n by

I!!'ive!p? Sha II wI!!' '!!ay. that by such .an!p hI!!' WCI'!! !rtill

uning his 'l!!'.adl!!'f'S on Ihl!!' w,ong !ioCe

much lime. poIlieni:1!!' and I!!'ftort !P , Ihl!!' misara bll!!'

u'!!l!!'d of ha'lll ng pl.a!:ed fer him'!!l!!'lf; I I!!' mblnatlcns .a,1!!'

c:omplii:'"ul!!'d fer a ma n wno has en aeeused, Dotn of

nlrad laion'!! .and tne gto'!!'!!l!!'!rt a n.ac:n

nlch eem pel'!! u!P to c:on'!!ide r thl!!' ZO ar as a work mui:h

I ml!!' of MO!:e!p dl!!' Ll!!'on • .and fO'l!!'lgn E rope. ls that WI!!'

i tne Ie.a!rt VII.!'~ of thl!!' ph Ilo!POpny rl!rtotll!!' • .and tn.al

01 m Ine rs. I!!"Ite n once, thl!!' name of 1'1 rl tia n Iry 0' of it'!!

, J ..... II !P noWft. though. that Ch,i!rti.aniry.an A ist011e l!!':Ile'i:isl!!'d a uth rl'l in Eu rope in Ihl!!' thineenlh .and f u I!!'e nth !:e ntu,ie'!!_


Ihl!!' eomm d.a'f!l. ~, m IS of In.al I!!"It ryIJIIhl!!'~ th Sla irlll!!'. l45

rs.a

nide!p nd a of Ihl!!' perl

tne Book

i woulcl ha'V'e writte 8uase whic:n cou IrJ en ri';tia n ity. wn ich Ily. and witnout be ng ollo~d tne !PAml!!' h. pny? We,1!!' WI!!' 10' ad on wn Ich we pos '!!!P ic: and '1!!'Iigiou'!! me u'l!!'wloU'!!. WI!!' shall f nd tne influl!!'nce of ne

!rtlble importance, !ppe.ak at g'I!!'.all!!'r II!!' ; for wn lie Ihl!!' lanl!!'r pny!ph:al !ioY'!!tl!!'m of fl!!'.alu'l!!"!! ~!ioe rnbhn .a i'!! known tn.al thl!!' sa 1!!'!Pldl!!"!!. Pi.aIO WeI'!! I

to bl!!' nOI • flna IIV ntia Ily • .and hic:n a ~ I!!'X undl!!'d in Ih n tne i:1o'!!1!!' WI!!' n.ad .al ~ady

of tne Soefe

'l!!'!P'!!ion'!! wn Ii:h bel ng tne Kabba 11!rtii: '!! m of a mui:h ea rller d te

wing word I!!' Philmof:lh ·0 I theu man

Ih If. whl!!'n

ali'!!u; and Ihi'!! m f:l1 tne Lord." loLl

';.Ometim met me n wh thin k tnat ur mind

Oplnion!p" .an.ai:ks m eXf:lo u nded In ne e following f:la'!!~ ·1 stence of a C.-ea:to ....

OS r.:oulcl be marJe


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In.n thl!!' f Job: 14"31

ndlng? . tne'l!!'of,·

ic:n a (n nI!O tne Infinite. wilnout nrl uti!!' • .anv q .allflcatlo • .a 'Stall!!' dlll'ltoid of a II 'I!!'.a ltv.

~~ II I!O I n In I'!! !Pe n'!!l!!'. !ioitII thl!!' Ka D No·Tn lng, Tne !PAml!!' uth r g

. eal wiln In.al .attrlbutl!!'d 0 I se

U'!! j~~ that tne dogma f j:I I!!'.I!!':I(

L wn h::h is distinctly I.a nt I In I!!' veta I ml!!'n wno. nl!!'VII.!'rtn II!!"!! ea I d

il"!!t tnrel!!' WI!iodom. ns), m '!!O ut fo,m.

!rt me V of I e !'Jc:rlj:ll ofll!!'n de!Olgn I!!'d Ihl!!' Divin Irv. Now. th !Pe

ml!!'nlion • bUI of whic:n hI!!' giVl!!"!! I!!' fu I I!!'n

ml!!' wh· 1'1 re pre!Penl In Ihl!!' zon , I I!!'

!O a I'SO .a f SimMn .and of r, 1~~ WeI'!!

1!!'m'!!l!!'ive'!! n bV Ihl!!' e of hls by whii:=n whic:n SI.

i,oln 0'

I!!' sa me II me • .a rasu ml!!' of Ihl!!' lshes 10 .add,e!P'!! a pra r mes of God: Eh·Yl!!'n. J adda I. Adona I. 0' thl!!' I

!O of Ihl!!' • ne m.av I. Elohim •

i,ol • n ely: Ihl!!'

,. All a DD.aII!rt'!! firotn .a,1!!'

e of God is ltings. St. !Oil wnli:=h


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I!!' tr.aditlon!p. 1'1 is in pe rfll!Ct n.a sdom thl!!' Dlvlnl!!' wo,d by 1'1 I I!!' prlni:ipll!!' of a II intell Eden. othl!!'rwisl!!' ea lied In

pa r.all!!' Ihl!!' nypotne!pl!p wn Ii:h we j !rt,1!!'f I!!'d fro I!!' K.abba la 1'1 as .an imitatlo of

Its birtn seme liml!!' d u rl n nsar I I!!' begin n Ing of thl!!' I!!'leVl!!' !ioOpny of Ihl!!' M ussulma ns fl r'!!t Inion. long ago I!!'Xpre'S!Ped a'S a

Ai:ade II!!' dl!!'!P I n'Si:,iptlon!p (MI!!' nlly bel!!'n re'Su~1.a11!!'d

n n hilof:lo n U'!!. in she IV. I .a Vl!!'ry incompletl!!' la m - m. dl!!"ltl!!'lof:ll!!'d ra pldl pi in us. r.ai'!!iI!d I!!'nln usiasm g f m tne divine su cr- n. a reunion wllh II t

f Smy,na. AI!:! I!!'u!io of Ga

Ihl!!' e.a'!! of AIe:w:a d rla I!!'XP

1'1 ls ge m. once de it.ed In tne

a v.a!rt '!!'f'S'le m whic:n. ikl!!' tne '!! n. and, anl!!'r a king all I!!'d 10 man. a tne la'!!t and annlnll.a ion ohelf.

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vsth::- m. tn.al Tholu k would h tne K bba lah, l6) To at I!!'nd ne K.abba i!rtic: books, a a II. tn.al

.ad il as ne Itul!!' a nd on Iv !PO by Ing thl!!' .authl!!'nllciry ic:n hI!!' reg.ud!io as

!!!'en ce nturv. a IIhougn I!!'.a cords

_ 1611 Afte, n.avlng I!!"!!ta Dli'!! und rt.ake!io 10 dl!!'mon'!!l I ne In tnO'SI!!' beeks to - ls _ Mr. Tholuc:k has .a e K DD.al.ah whic:n WI!!' n.a la'!!l nd, u ndou btedly. tn re f 'i:=l!!'d to a ntiel p.ale

ne bba li'!!tic: !ioY!rtI!!'m an

I!!' shall not i:=omf:lla I 'I!!"!! I!!' a rc:h whic:n ece

d no tgumenl agAin Ihl!!' .aulh a lrea V 'I!!'futl!!'d; wI!!' !ion.all !rtOp Inll!!' '!!II ng p.an of i!io wo,k. B enll!!'r inlo th 'lie ry fou n i:=on!ioldl!!'tation bl!!'.a,ing u Ive u!io seme I!!'r'!!ion f'

tne mind ls, 1'1 at tne si I a rlly aly I!!"!!ta D . hl!!'d. Ihl!!' ugh. f:lhV.

cenes rne • Ihll.!'Y a I !POU rce Thl!!' lus nl!!"ltl!!'r, i:=hl!!'d thl!!' erJ e her into A.-a bi

e l[)~[) FDlJ'Dllm Boou I -.~ob.lII1

they POS';.e~ec:I only a pu ieos of the Care,gorie-s- l

t probable that at the ilT1e of the u~ulma n

11 of tne id 1!!'.a!P of .an nl Pl!!'l"!!ia .a d of tne

On the etne inva'!!ion no r i:1!!' f:lhilmof:lhv of I I!!' M

Ihl!!' ·wi'!!dom tne

moveml!!'nl 1'1

know that A'll

Whl!!'n M,_ T Galtali: 1~ • K WI!!' J u!rt !P po eer bodV.· l6

ml!!'mbl!!'l"!! of

'!! eer attl!!'nllon to tne Wl!!'l!!'n thl!!' pny!ph:al wO, !P Ihl!!' !PAml!!' relation as b hat ne dees not 'I!!'ml!!'m 1!!'llglou!p '!!i!!'ttS of .ani:ie nt PA,i'!!on 10 formul.all!!' tne

of AI

no wo,1d know!p that from t e Ii

I f:ll!!'l"!!ion thl!!'V contlnui!!'d I!!'ir

b~lon_ We will not dW1!!'11 f:lo late, _ We will only!PAV n.al !iodom: "that wl!iodom." .

Ihl!!' fil"!!t d.a'f'!!." m and fro rd wl'ln I'I!P own dOCl,ine , It i'!! I!!"Itlde no Dea rl ng uf:lon Ihl!!' A r.a i.an wn om I child ren of l'!!hm.aI!!'I.· or 'Ihl!!' en lid re n Ign f:lhilO'!!of:lhV • .a rec:enl rod et of Ih

unnl tne II Ihll.!'Y ea lied tn 10 bl!!' i:on!pldl!!' quOl1!!"!! tne i:hild'l!!'n of I I!!':I(,ampll!!' In f:I ,1!!'f1!!"l!!'nc:e he wrire I"!! I nv.a'A i:onll!!'mf:lo of Arl!rtotll!!' !ppoken of in agl!!"!! of Ihl!!' Abr.aha m to I Ihl!!' arlenl_ ]1

nd,i.an comml!!'nl.alors Ine lrJ har wou Id nOI ha U Id it. have f:I'l!!'!Penli!!'d 1'I.a of hi!p cencu bine • .and b

l:Iul wI!!' nl!!'i!!'d A r.a b ic: my!Otic:!P rJiffe rences r

of tne , uf:llivltv I!!'l.alion'!! Ith what Ihi'!! pol hI!!' zeha

ee Id nOI avl!!' bl!!'e n

d It f,o Ine first

acy tra n mined bV to thl!!' n.alion'!! of

u!Pe I!!"Ite n of Ihi'!! .argu me t, r Ihl!!' If Ih ls that prlni:iple!p taught in tne zon , wikl!!' '!! bV Ihl!!'l r their osimila ritieos- W h i th se bear i(r,:luosive Iv


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to a II speci of y;tir.:islT1. the ethe rs

int'5 of the meta phy';ir.:-; of at th 'f were of rJiffe rent 1m porta nt f tne 1ff1!!"l!!'nce!p. WI!!' draw DiAn mvstl s, rei: gnitlng In God thl!!' tn I!!' imma nl ea 'SI!!' of thl!!' un IvII.!'Be.

an fl!!"!!t H Im!Pe If un e, ehr diffe renl aspects:

a olute being. e.an of whic:n tne,1!!'

e objll.!'ttS of wn Ii:h II.!"!! In Ihl!!'l r 1I.!"!!!Pe nO!!' !P a'S pre!Pe nt bl!!'fo,1!!' thl!!' n i!p th unNI!!'r'!!1!!' Itse If. iII'S

1ic:1ry_ True. it. a I'SO nes, Ihl!!' inl!!'Xn.au!rt· flow etl!!',na 11y; bUI rms of thl!!' I nfin It.'.!' BI!!'Ing. il I\rid I!!' I!!'m!PeIVl!!"!! inm tn reI!!' Ingll!!' uin a nd nil.!' SUj:l'l!!'me form. rej:l'l!!'!Penl 0 Iv Ihl!!' I r'!!t dl!!'grel!!'. thl!!' first

c:.alled Ihl!!' ,Id E m.anation_ Below

. e eh .aj:la rt and offe rl an Inflnire v.a,iery-

n; Ihl!!' wo,1d of Sj:lhl!!'re!p 0' wo,1d of Fo,matlon. and f wo k, or Ihl!!' wo,1d of

sou I. from wn Ii:h a II thl!!' nom tney call Ihl!!' • modl!!'l .and 'Sub·

of Ine Ad.am Kad mon. Ihl!!' n.al tne Ka DD.aII!rt'S

V re rd as .above a nd a'S h. 0' I!!' world of Em.ana· nrJ most inta nsible non-bel ns. to the


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r.:en';titue nt forces of natu wbir.:n holds ';.0 importa nt the bel ieh. of the Arabia n In vain de we

Iho!ioe .allegorle!io met wi in Ihl!!' zoha r; for that

ltadl'lion. for tnO'!lI!!' bold f:ll!!'l"!!on" ic:ation whii:n

geMa logll!!"!!··ge naa loglis in s .. as 51

glg,anllc: and f.anla'Stlc: m nli:h ar

!iopl,it of Ihl!!' .ani:lenl O,ie nt,

At tne I!!'nd of his we ric. !pcll!!'nc:e. reul!!'at'!! frem tne I WI!!' alse nuv eenelude. Ka DD.al.ah as de,ived frem let us glvl!!' his own wo,d!io. of a ma n prefou nd Iy Ie.a,n Mu!io'!!U I nun f:lMpll!!': "wn.al 10 mv m Ind_ For. wn.areve r Ihl!!' mere an i:ll!!'nl doa,ine and alse among thl!!' nM· form u nde r wn 1m Iho!ioe id Ihl!!' Ata bla n mY'Stic:!io. l:Ie!iolde dl!!'rlved frem thl!!' eentaet 10 find tne Soefl roth among bl!!' fou nd .among In I!!' Arabi God '1Il'It1!!'.aled Him!ioelf_ an Ihl!!' doc:trlM of thl!!' Sa be.an Ihl!!' Ka DD.al.ah on!:e f:I,oVll.!'d Ihl!!' zehar a work. of Ihl!!' t spsak of a esrtaln air of p a l'l!!'ady I!!'w:ide nD.!'d by the 'I!!'.ally eenra lns a highly cenes ption of such a natu of ignor.ani:1!!' and Dlind fa I hl!!'.a'llY DU rden of contl!!'mf:ll of Ihl!!' a ntei:l!!'de nts 0' e I Midd II!!' Age!io. WI!!' must look

in their we nrunl .af:lf:ll!!' I l'Iiply by en Ie'!! . m and for poIliDl1!!' wi

lrnposs I!!' m'f'Stl ph IIO'!l hV of I nli:h no d a uthe Iry.a!io co in Ihl!!' f:lhilO'!lo hV .and I n wI!!' ndudl!!' rem tne .alike i tne '!!vstem hI!!' s..ab

WI!!' ha'lll!!' eome now to tn who '!! y that I meo n

the meta pnysir.;:al anrJ re r U'S de ri ne ( lona.-) to a sma II number t rJi'5r.:ip es anrJ - nrJ';.,

I st '!!uf:lf:lon- I may 'Still boa Ii'!!hl!!'d. Ihl!!' r.ai:ing '!!vste pei:i.ally in a rea n Ing undl!!' un nOI fin Ka DD.al.ah I


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-"~ob.lII1

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ese lessons, t oush rr nos inec:l at itec:llin tes of

i by word of mouth as t at the-se trad itiDnos oiJnrJ .-e ner.:e-s';.iJriiy adderJ, ~ac:ned EU'Oj:!1!!' from

I!!'nln n u ry. WI!!' nope tn.n In I'S

d Iry .and a'S a conjl!!'ttu~. will 'Soon

.a1~.adV noted by Ihl!!' tne hi'!!toty of .all thl!!'

ole. Thl!!' MI'Shnah. Ihl!!' de uj:! bV jol n Ing Ihl!!' Iffu'l!!'nt 11!!'.a!:hl!!'l"!!. ne Id 'S witn .a bl!!'lll!!'f wn leh.

u I!!' eld, "I n.aVl!!' 11!!'.a'n!!!'d

pll!!'le. il WOU d In.al one rs, eou Id n.a

as 'So volu rninous. In.al u a c:.aml!!' s I ad." 1:t11 Now. 1'1 !:an nOI n 'Sj:!l!!'nl i!io hole life In w,itlng on uing p of hls j:!,odualven!!!'!P'!!_ thl!!' ZO ar (Tikun ha-zehs r- '] I jDl nguAge • .an known ju!rt a'S long a'S

1'I!Pe1f. that t e latte, eve, be e i~IV pu Dlishl!!'d. 0'. 10

~ f.aitnfully I .al 1'1 wll bl!!' 1'!!Clo!Ped at ne I!!'nd of tne d.a'f'!!. m

If we n I!!':t'.am In!!!' Ihl!!' b

wlthou j:! I!!'j ud I!:I!!'. fer

In!!!'qua I of '!!tyle 1.t.Il .an

tne I!!'X Ion. method.

I!!' of saareh Ing Ihl!!'~in.

o,igin. u'!!t 'Soon nOIic:e. bV Ihl!!'

iry not I n I e sm il i!io true, bUI in

of I!!'n!!!'r.al In iple!io and, fina Ily. In Ihl!!'

,Iy Imj:! i Ie to a'S!:,ibe It to On!!!'

mj:!Ie'!!.. n nOI 10 In!iol'!!t upon fart'S '1!!"!!1!!'f\I'I!!' • j u a'S it I'S impo!P'!!iDII!!' 10 witnou kll Ing thl!!'m··we shall 11m 1'1

I!!'nl prln ipl s wn I!:h !Pej:!a r.all!!' tn ~I!!' I!!'!rt of I I!!' ric. na ml!!'ly. -Thl!!' Book ''·In. g n r.ally rnn'Sidl!!'~d a'S thl!!' R.a DbA .i'!: "Tn i'!:::l""'l. wne,1!!' Slml!!'on

ls frll!!'n!io; nd. flna Ily. -Tne Le!P'!!I!!" 'I!!' Sime n. on hls dl!!'.alh· bed .afte, h i d i';.Cil'leos, Siveos h ios la'5t

e lin I) FDlJ'Dllm Boou

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I!!' a n.aml!!' .a faa. 0' IIl'Itl!!'n .an I!!'X hl!!'ntll::ity f Ine'!!l!!' f:lagl!!"!! in wn II:: ne Iofry t oughts,

I!!' 01!!'!P n 01 'I!!' at what others ha ,d spoken bV hlm ls 'l!!'O:!i'II'iI!d a la IIv noti .able In Ihl!!' • Book of ebseure su mma ry of Ine I!!'nll

q uasl au rllatem ha De ns (He

ommenla

f:I'i!!'te:w:l. a I entirelv from one

e zm n FDlJ'Dllm OOU

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n

isorrJel" p.-evail in the fa uniform r.:hara~r, H er .-eisn';. in a bs ute sovereign it'(; but.

nIne tnMt I!!'lev.ale thee rles, a II 100 often

il'!! of tne l!!':Il't.e,na I eu I or tnO'SI!!' j:lul!!',ill!!' que ns to

usu lsts of all olne r bl!!' I

a nd se ma ny volum s, HI!!"I!!' are assam blll!d

dl!!' n rilles n.aVl!!' brough forwa rd in favor of tne to them, n w Ii:h wI!!' believe n.ave ju'!!t j:I,oVl!!'d to be fin.ally. tn f' as wl!!'ll as Ihl!!' ba kg,ound In thi'!! la'!!t j:lo bea r Ine '!! of .a mere 'I!!'O:!nl pech: while Ihl!!' '!!imj:llli:

I!!' 1'1 siasm whic:n reig in tne first j:lonion. agl!!' of tne Bibll!!'

continu notnlng Suddl!!'nly I ye.ars of voiD.!' wh 1'1

ne I!!':I(,amj:lll!!' frem Ihl!!' bV R.abbi AbbA. Ine II!d rung of hi'!! Ie 1'1 I ng!p, We shall attem

se SimMn wa'!! eal ed bV 1'1 ls d 1!:oC:lj:lle'!!). Ih this la'!!t phrss • wne n hls wo,d!p st w ite_ I had I!!':w:pertl!!' to wrile a long tlml!!' _ I did not In mv hI!!' • for tne Ilgnt 'IJIi.a!P too .a'!! 'llioll!!'nlly agitated .and I hl!!'.a,d .a voli:1!!' e n of ha pplnl!!'!P'!! .a,1!!' now bl!!'fo,1!!' thl!!'l!!',' Thl!!' - : 'HI!!' .a!pkll!d fer life of thl!!'l!!' • .and thou ha'!!t

ye.ars.' D rl I I!!' I!!'nll re d.aV Ine I,I!!' did nOI II!!'.aVl!!' tne 1'1

d.a,1I!d co I!!' , him baea U'!!I!!' of Ihl!!' fire and Ihl!!' lignt

1'1 lm. All I at .a I I.aV !rtreti:hll!d u n tne grou n d • .and I

my la me ta 10 s, Whl!!'n tne fire I!!'p.anll!d. I '!!aw that I sa Inl of '!! In • .ad dej:la rted f,o In I'!! world_ He wa'!! st lying on i'!! ig I '!!ide. wiln .a sml I ng face_ Hi'!! son [lea.!

n.and!p ani: I!!'d thl!!'m witn ki!P'!! ; but I would ha'lll!!' gla

tn.al hls et h eeuehad. Tne n a I hls f,iend!p c:.aml!!' to

word'!!: ' sald thl!!' .and to

n fl!!'ll upon thl!!' g'ou d In n:!e II me!p. u n.able I!!" I My f.alhl!!'rl' R.a bi Hi.ah 'IJIi.a!P first to rls s: 'Unlil tod.aV Ihl!!' holy Ilgnt has nOI i:1!!'.a

e 'U'!!; now wI!!' ha notn Ing left to 'I!!'nde

I II!!'.ata' .and R.abbi Abba a rO'!!l!!' 10 put u n a II h i'S friend'S IT1 in tUlT1ult al"ClunrJ him rJ perfume. He 'Wa';. ';tretr.:hed upon h i';. bi


II

IOwa rd Ine end. Ihl!!' I!!'nd of tne d.a

'!! w ut theu go In v

• a d .a ,is I!!' ga In fer IhV 101 t

A mere evldl!!'nl 1=1 oof In 'IIOr of thl!!' ol=li dOubtle~ fou nd i thl!!' fe Iowl ng tI!!':w:I w I a IIhougn il ls to b found n I!!"Itl!!'ry edillo

as In tne tnO'!!t ern, r distinguish

Ihl!!' Mishna h. "I 0 iUI,!J • and Iho!Pe added: "II is of t e!Pe la r the proph IhlllY that bl!!' wi!Pe sha II sh nil.!' as tne brig Iho!Pe wno oo::ul=l thl!!'m 1vII.!'!P wllh Ihis l:i,igJunll.!'!P'!!.. wn h::h likl!!' tn kingdo m.: bUI !PO times !PAml!!' fa mlly _ It is In tne that Ine we rd cast into tne rive _ Now. Ine rive, W i!p n book,· j~ Tne!P1!!' rds fo m a p.an of Ih Ihl!!' zehar w,a!P a I .adV In l!Olen!::1!!' at In wa'!! I!!"Ite n known ndl!!" tn n.ame It now Ihl!!' eeneluslen I at II d I!!'lol=Il!!'d gr.adu !::I!!'ntu rles • .and by ne l.abo of '!!l!!"Itl!!'r.a1 ge n

dl!!'fending ne re !Pel!!'n tne olde'!!t.a doctors, th !Pe II

nD.!'· -as ne Ita n'!!l.alion

a nether p.a~agl!!' tV p !::iou'!! In all ,

!Pnow 1I.!"!!I=III.!'CIa Ily at long fie r tne dl!!'at wa'!! pre'!!l!!'rved in Pa Il!!"!!ti e whl!!'re tne

I!!'mis!PA,je!p we,1!!' n I fro B.ab~lon to

whl!!'n Rabbi Je and bbl H I!!'ll!!'ki.a

r.:onversation tu ec:I u n the ver;e beta llerh the 'Son of me n beta lleth bea


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a, they ha'V'e II rebend that ki h ich, if I miJy '5 wno ha'V'e no t .

of

a the one d ieth, '50 rJieth the '5 irit-· 111"5 rhe two dcctors r.:ould n

isest of men, narJ writte n tho e IJ.-e~ion, sre a n open door asoning th us, Iney 'IJIIl!!'re ae agl!!' a nd .a not su n. .a!pkl!!'d I I na. lU .and II!!'d hlm to .a !pprlng ra nge r told Ihl!!'m that ne w.a trough tne medi.alion of hi'!! son,

Ihl!!' L...aw. hI!!' WCI'!! in lti.all!!'d into t em bl!!'fo,1!!' 1'1 ls a rrlv.al WCI'!! tnen !P

'!! !:OOn as hI!!' fl!!'l Ine I, ee- re liff d hi'!! I!!'ntl,1!!' tl

him .Ihl!!' tn.al

'!! I'U'I!!'d thl!!' Llul!!"!!tion; we on Iy w.a I to '!!

.a d tn.al Ihll.!'Y pe,mitted 1'1 I m 10 ve t Ka DD.aIi'!!u fou nd mea ns of a e rtai

F lends (Ihi'!! i'!! how Ihl!!' .adl!!'f:l1S tne d

rk); tn.al.. Dec:.au'!!l!!' of 1'1 u mllity rs of hls lime. ga'lll!!' hi'!! son d tn.al ne !:ame to Pa le!rtIM. a

at ne WCI'!! a lua.anlly _ So tn.al tn ls m.an

I tne other faa!p rem rded in I re of Ihl!!' !PAml!!' e
ace on Ine !PAml!!' ~ _ Wnen n.al freLl uenl
t e,1!!' of tne '1!!'Iigiou!p bl!!'lll!!"fs of t, like Sa De lsm
I l.ami'!!m; that 10 Ihl!!' eentra ry. n I .any
reni:1!!' to Ine Ch,isti.an re ligio •
pre'!!l!!'nt cond Ilion. eou Id not
til some timl!!' nea r Ihl!!' I!!'nd
inl!!"!! eenra IMd Ihl!!'re In. as
rs: bUI il !Pel!!'m!p !:e rta I n tn.a tne
pa rtu re of Na 1'1 m.anide!p fer In
nuserlpt In Eu rope,
to Ihl!!' idl!!'.a!p eenra IMd In Ihl!!' If
t .al ne WCI'!! nOI the first OM ce tham, He
d !ioC:1f:l1e'!! what thl!!' ·Frll!!'nd!p" laug i:ienl books (il I )"lID
I eoa 'i'l:Il"Tj7)_ HI!!' partlenla rly e - !P Jl!!'ba I!!' Eldl!!" .and H.a Idl!!'r;
a rJ at the moment wnen he i'5 a vea I the sreate the
bba la h, he eJt:pre'5';.e';. tn e hOIJe hade of Ham u n e to 01 II) FDlJ'Dllm Boou -.~ob.DI1

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h i m, followerJ by .jJ 1:1 cession of '5€'V'e n en rJins tnat either tn se l:Ierwnase';., 0'ity. rea Ily eJt:i';terJ; I 0 Iy wi';.n to e-sta blish I!!' ehs r neVII.!" thought of 'l!!'p~'!!l!!'ntlng SI

r of Ihl!!' Ka DD.aII'!!tlc !:Cie

~ '!!till !:Ome me n ieh ferm Ine subsran tnl, who. In 14M. a

de!Pe I'Ve'!! on ou r rv anl!!'r thl!!' zoha r e knew • .and wno of Ihl!!' zohar. bV t ne 1'1 I tnSl!!'lf tl!!'11!p us,

!P en 'IJIi.a!P I!!'If on : "TI'le of:lhV; of tne In&. DUt for his

IAh .and on Ihl!!' pr is n 011'1 I ng other In.a a mo~ f:lu'l!!' .and In I!!' la nguagl!!' of f:I ilo'!!of:lhV is nOI I

•••• 1"i.l 1'1 ls se nam bl!!'C.au!Pe II f:I'OO!!'

i Ion. And wnen tne a'!!tl!!'r has d'.!'lle lep

• n.al d 1!pc1f:l1e mu!rt no have 100 much een I

rmlttl!!'d 10 '!!f:lI!!'.ak of t ls !pcll!!'nc:e if not fe t, Thi!p 'ighl. nam IV. 10 '!!f:ll!!'a k a bout

to him whl!!'n hI!!' has lven f:I,oof of 1'1 ls in

in 1'1 I'!! D~.a!!l. has rne fru II. 0 n Ihl!!' him. If hI!!' ls fou n • n 01 ~.ai:ned th ml!!'dit..uion'!!.· (SI!!'e

IV. thl!!' a uther of tne line!p did not !Pel!!'

. as Ine n.ame ls n I menlioned .a '!!ing Ihl!!' ether han d. hI!!' 1I1!!"!!.a la rgl!!' n u mbe of whom be long lone Orienl. IlkI!!' Ra ron. nead of In I!!' aa Ing'!! hI!!' Ie.a,nl!!'d era I from Ine mouln of I!!'d In.al hI!!' d,l!!'w hi!p K.abba li'!!tic: knowled

,iters. al and

V be i:on!pldl!!"l!!'d .al live. 'IJIi.a!P f:I'I!!'!ioI!!'f\I'I!!' and f:I,of:lagated • .a 1'1 i:l!!'nlU ry. by .a mu II· ude of ltad Ilion'!!

down. wn III!!' otne rs. O'I!!' fa IIhfu I 10 Ih

a ed them religie u-sly n their memory.

o lBIB FDfZ(I!Im Boou -"~ob.DI1

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orlzes sue oplnion!p oplnlens, fwhii:n

IT1 the tim cent ry until nea - n era, are lou nd in the Zona - n tact. the r.:olT1l:1ilatio n, ut the exi nee of

io'!ll!!'ly con neail!d bV Ihl!!'

eeh II!!'!P'!! 'I!!'mOII!!'; I!!' Ihl!!'V

ic:n I'!! neeh Ing me • .a!p".r.e kn • tn.an

In I!!' zehar ls spsei Ily eonsecr d; .and

I'!! u!P tn.al hI!!' had p~d cessers. II qua Ily

'!! DI In an agl!!' nea~r 0 U'!!; fer ow of

a co eluslen, Tne lnsu r u nt.able d u llie!p

iffe rl from ou rs. tn us I f.att'!!

nlm shou Id nOI

'!!f:! rll .anim.aling al .adV knl!!'w of tn I part of Ine

SI on ben Yoh

!plble for u!P

'I!!' !Ot.ill ~m.ai tne prlni:ipl ~I!!'m of tr n!platl!!'d .above

oDJe lens to be ~fule e D.a ls of eer f:!'I!!'!Penl· .aV Co!pmog .a i:lea y !pumml!!'d up In a f:!a'!!~ bee known at tne 'I!!' Ie II me f I!!'leml!!'nl of tne K DD.aII!rtIi: '!! , WI!!' eVl!!'n tn.al tne ZO a r ls neehi g DU I .an nth !:e ntu ry. Ih - f:!a'!!!io.agl!!' w !P known

n a renemer, Again. t e Idl!!'.a!p ee nil!d in

!Pp~ d ame ng tne .a i:lenl!P; fer I '!!tOt I I!!'

I of hagoras, - Ne.a, a II tho!Pe.Ihl!!' ky in Its I!!'ntl,i!!'ty. a I m tn.al Ih f:!hl!!' of thl!!' nalla n seh el, olhl!!'l"IJII r.aty_ I n their opinion.

sta r, Ihl!!' elreutar moVl!!' ,ound

day, I 1"J)

n.ago~a ns. te by fi~. and thl!!' e tn I O!!'nl~ f:!,od

In heir attack a ,d it. as a du i:o!pmologica I .ab urdlry 10 bel" ne ds. .and tn.al w e~ tne t~l!!'!P gl!!' m of Ihi'!! I!!'r ro nd." 1"J!. SI_ A si ila r Il!!'rm'!!_ (0

pny. tne fir'!!t f.alhl!!'r'!! I op ion whic:n i'!!. In f.a irreeenel hI in Gl!!'nl!!"!!i'!!_ -It ls," id L...aa.anli

~ a men wno n.ave ne feet .ab Ine I,

u nt II!!"!! whl!!'~ '.!'lIe ryt Ing i'!! u psi e down. I!P ow from a Dove d wn_ , _ We d Ihl!!'

f:!hil !ioOpne rs who ela I d that Ih

'I!!'!P'!! him'!!1!!'1f on Ihl!!'

IID,l • i:h_9,)


Fina Ily. eve a nripodes n

Je rusa lern a I

the GelT1a ra ha the earth; at while overr

10 find p~i:isl!!'l in m !rt .ani:il!!'nt.. tned I a I k

f.amilla rlry - 1'1 Llu 'I!!'O:!nt c:l\rlllla n,

f:!onion en II ne G~.al A'!!!ioe Diy.

whii:n may I!!'d 10 have De n ra

Il!!'rlo r of tne '!!t: IL t Oi:i:uf:!ie!P .a distl CI nen wllh a notn t, I I!!'e pa rts of tne rai In us I!!'mDr.ai:1!!' t e b

. two

IWO p.air'!! glvl!!' life .a Ihougn. tn 10 thalr

l oraans of d tn Ihirty· mI!!'l lea I rde, to

soms. Ihl!!' ac:c:o,ding toush co dis!;Olulion

II!!"!! I!!'.aling of Ih t imu l.ared. by I e

.aIU ral histo"V_ u!P tne

oVll.!',ing of tne r.ain. ~....,.] nj'"1'tJ f.all Ine .anima I. nd for lds Ine

co d Ilion upon wh 1'1 , nib Ion I'!! on Iy v.all wh n Dotn i:oVll.!',in !P a Ihl!!' • II ls !puffli:ie n wh n Ihl!!' f:!l!!'rfor.af n is

- 8 (11:1 ra marerl on Iv- l~ 1!!'f'S. fl n.ally. a

ntlnuity In tne 0 I Il!!'rlo'!:e rabra I

Ing to rated; In tne

ry there Ine T.a lshnah. u

is f:jhVSI a

tad Ilion

nrJ the

me to I!!'nd· ·lhl!!"!!l!!' pu II. Ihl!!' e:w:ll!!'rn.al hlste min.alion a re not... a u psrnatu ral orlgl n

e .a I!!' tneV. a .a '!! e Iic:.aL!pu pe rfic:ia I c:rll-

d d eensu mmated in '!!

dew Id of all ldea

power. v'!!ald. a

If. bV .a n of it'!! 0

nt f.a r n ne 1'1 I '!!to


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e zm n FDfZ(I!Im Boou

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E C NTAIN D IN THE AL SIS OF HE SEFER

D ESPI Etc rJur of some a d the oslrieptic:i';. boo h c 'We h ve .-er.:osn erJ a';. the true

Kab ala w I a 10 fu rn ish s the necessa

eil(l'o';.ition rJ On Iv on

absolete n the 0 ';.CU rity of he reil(t, osha II

tar1e';. inre n u me rable frasment'5 of

composed, been bor rJ witnout

in';.i,gnt fro os, sre fa.- IT1 ofteri ns us

character, Iv the m holosic:al ~e

fou nd a arJ'f in the eo

have been po a osr.:ienr.:e that waos conosincel'tion Otne.- fraSlT1e r.:liYity an osur.:h narrew-m r.-ad ition wn ir.:h, ~QO: b the vie of a fa rrroes s Tn0'5e fr

an ineff.a Ie ~I!!'no:!. wI!!' '!! ~ thl!!' f:I a n of the un

zm n FDlJ'Dllm Boo

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ISTIC H

oth rs, the two onUIT1 nt';. of the mare - I for the I'elled by

ction nd without perk Iy uniform st es se n ti a I

s of a sel';. a';. well la r to too Ions a rJ a rnble anrJ undo brerJly the

ion a pi ies to the ha II a aly;l:e tim, ay';.l

rhl!!'l"ein. as rhl!!'l"e an I!!'ffon of .and thl!!' bond'!!

wbi h connect to one r.:oll t:tiYely-

Ne - ne r tne BiDII!!'. no .a V other re igiou'!!

Ihl!!' rid • .and Ine f:I n ml!!'n.a of ic:n 1'1 I

on ne Idl!!'.a of God. an bV '!!I!!'ttl me will and tn u he. Tn U'!!

n ml!!'nt 1'1 !P I!!'VII.!'r I!!':t:f:ll.ained

Ih~. f:l1 by Il!!'a n Ing

f:I !P Ihl!!' i 'f:I'l!!'re r of tne

I I!!' book Gl!!'ne'!!i'!! lignt

- ng d r.awn tne ne judgl!!' of Hi!p Ihl!!' e.ann. He

of I e du!rt .and Dre.al e fro 1'1 I'!! ha nes Ihl!!' la

In I f:I'o I!!'d u re i!p folloWl!!'d .a r thl!!' first lime in adl!!' of tne worl

un whic:n 'I!!'ign'!! In

wi om of thl!!' C'l!!'a !PAid bl!!'fore. tn.al Ihl!!' bV I I!!' mouln of Ihl!!' lion eenra InI!!'d in Ih HI!!' i!!"IJIIS frem tne wO

n • as WI!!' have ologue !Ppoke n ne eenremplaf.alhl!!'r of tne

rleus I!!':w:.am pili.!"!!. r. Tney are in har

r. __ . II ;;:o.L

, I!!'VII.!'f"IIhing ls un - 1!!'r'!!1!!' for tne law!p divi e thought and V bl!!'tween tne nli:h Ine wl!iodom i'!! HI!!' re WI!!' go any fu und r wn.areve r fer

to everytn j ns tn

o IDns since that

looking In tne ve ry l.aws Ine DII!pn a go'!!!P or thl!!' me.an!p

m.ainr.a d .among me n.

1'1 IlIl'Itl!!'r tlml!!' and

jnV€ntiD J

iD t II.!'n num t.ers p ~ tne v.alu nt of vlll.!'w. I e'!!lI.!' 'Il1'O kind'!!

aths of wl'!!d m. II IIh wn Ich-

His 'III'O,d_

ughl. tne n man IhlllY n nobllng.. it II.!' Idea wllh I e


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the d i"ffu.-ent parts ot tn

I!!' in'll.u I nine; and In

mo • no eha .a!:le, f:I,in 1f:l11!!"!! of:lf:l !Pltl!!'·· add d: m·

!rt tn

Ihl!!'~fo I!!'. tl!!'am !P us nOI only Ine '!lee ne in to what ell!!'tne ne!Pe d ~ nt '1111!!''Wj:Ioint'!!. a long to ne idl!!'.a. 10 on!!!' infin I!!' Ie n fin I!!'I"!!. ~]1 filtl!!' .ag.ain'!!t f • DU • Prop. :3 ) Thl!!' I.a!rt word'!! give u!P tn 1'1 e pr I!!'O:! i ng.

~J and ot a ce rta in unr,:ha i I €'V'en in the sph e


-.~ob.lII1

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hic:n in al'l'ea rlT1ent';., We will

bll!!'~1I!d De H ls I Tne Spl'it thl!!'

rem tne spir • ~ j~ in 'I!!' gr.aven .and

ic:n fer • nil.!' rtnell!!"!!!P. but one !plngll!!'

I • whic:n j:I'OD.!'1I!d a rknass a nd void II!d illl ke a wa II .and

rem tne 'I!!'.al or from hI!!' .air, InlO thl!!'

ud and I.aV • .a d gr.aVll.!'d IlkI!!' a (ga rde n)

red It I Ihl!!' n.aj:ll!!' of .a •

He m.adl!!' Ihl!!' hl!!'el!p ( pha n m). Ihl!!' raph I m and Ihl!!' gethl!!'r I!!' bu II H ls ha b ation. a'S it wa'S ade Ine wlnd!p H !P me~l!!'ng rs, a d H ls m I i'!!tl!!'r'!! a fla ming

'I!!' I!P (Ea'!!t We

mitll!!"!! ave d wllh I I!!' fi

of tne world. South). a'S Wl!!'11 !P tne diffe renl

fire ,. li1

Inl!p d I Ingu I n.abll!!' In p.a!:I!!'. wn Ich In

I thl!!' I!!'I ml!!'n of wh - n thl!!' wo,1d I'S

I!!' j:lo pu la r De lie rds may nelj:l Soefl,olh i'!! lied

men o'igin, I'S i'!! tne dottrlnll.!' !P lIl'Itoive frem notn Ing? !:I!!'rt.ainty: ·Thl!!' a'S Ine fl ml!!' to Ihl!!' fire· 10 H lm: a d wn.al will you


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as well as in srna narlon has

Anotne, IhM 1=I'l!!"!!l!!'nrs it'!!l!!'lf 1=I,0w:idll!d. we d IhMry of Ihl!!' 0 !:on!pldl!!'red nOI on I

as I e a b-!iolu Ie form. but as tne ge I!!'r of Ine uniVll.!'r'!!1!!' _ In f.a II i'!! nOI ,e (for In I!!' !PAkl!!' of a oid Ing an plratlon for God H 1m If wnen ne bibli!:al 'Sto,ie'!!. !P ls don

in a con!:i'!!I!!'. form'!! wiln tn !PUttll.!'!P'!!Ne tv pu '!! F Ina Ily. II ls not l=I,inc:11=I11!!' of tn I bl!!'.a, In ml nd I nOI wllh rna n 0

All tne!Pe eensi di'!!tinc:t pl.a!:e i Ihl!!' un lvers.e In ge Ihl!!' form. In

r.:CIIT11T10n prinr.:i to the su bsten

guagl!!'. tn.al Ihl!!' Ho dIne Word one a m it'!! besom all thl!!'

I'!! c:.allll!d In In I!!' langu of A'-

ls Ihl!!' Wo,d De!:oml!!' World_ M , of Ihl!!' Ka bba la 1'1 dl!!' k with tn

of Fo,matlon_ It I'!! I!!' nd tn.al Iney c:on'!!id r more ration now bl!!'fore us

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