Arguments against Israel’s Annexation of the Golan Make a Mockery of International Law
And contradict every legal claim made on behalf of the Palestinians.
April 8, 2019
The Mysteries of a Founding Text of Jewish Mysticism
Nestorian Christians and Sefer Y’tsirah.
Sefer Y’tsirah (“The Book of Creation”) is one of the oldest works of Jewish mysticism, the first to introduce the doctrine of the ten emanations (in Hebrew, sfirot) of the godhead, and a major influence on all later kabbalistic works. Tradition attributes it to the biblical Abraham, and a book with the same title is mentioned in the Talmud. But among academic scholars there is no consensus about its authorship, except that it was composed no later than the 9th century CE. Reviewing a new book by Tzahi Weiss about Sefer Y’tsirah’s origins, Shai Secunda writes:
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To Cure Gaza’s Ills, Restore Its Connection to Africa
Giving control to Ramallah won’t help.
Don’t Rejoin the Iran Deal, Fix It
As of now, Tehran is on course to have nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.
Less Religion, Less Marriage, and Less Sex Are Making a Younger Generation Less Happy
And there’s a connection among them.
The Mysteries of a Founding Text of Jewish Mysticism
Nestorian Christians and Sefer Y’tsirah.