https://hcommons.org/groups/jewish-mysticism/ Activity feed for the group, Jewish Mysticism. Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:31:12 -0400 https://buddypress.org/?v=10.6.0 en-US 30 hourly 2 993adf398588123364b82a793138f428 https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1630650/ Wed, 30 Jan 2019 02:44:16 -0500 The issue of gender has been a topic of discussion in the research of Hasidism since S. A. Horodecky’s book (1923), in which he claimed that Hasidism brought about full equality of Jewish men and women in the field of spirituality. Although his claims have been by and large rejected, most
scholars agree that the twentieth century Chabad m…[Read more]

]]> 0 de15ad9cfb65b9ea74a4b76ed8ee864f https://hcommons.org/activity/p/1586589/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 01:18:45 -0400 Rachel Neis' article treats Hekhalot Rabbati, a collection of early Jewish mystical traditions, and more specifically §§ 152–169, a series of Qedusha hymns. These hymns are liturgical performances, the highlight of which is God's passionate embrace of the Jacob icon on his throne as triggered by Israel's utterance of the Qedusha. §§ 152–1…[Read more]

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