![]() ![]() These teachings are held by Kabbalists to define the inner meaning of both the Hebrew Bible and traditional rabbinic literature and their formerly concealed transmitted dimension, as well as to explain the significance of Jewish religious observances. Jewish Kabbalists originally developed their own transmission of sacred texts within the realm of Jewish tradition and often use classical Jewish scriptures to explain and demonstrate its mystical teachings. It forms the foundation of mystical religious interpretations within Judaism. ![]() Jewish Kabbalah is a set of esoteric teachings meant to explain the relationship between the unchanging, eternal God-the mysterious Ein Sof ( אֵין סוֹף, "The Infinite") -and the mortal, finite universe (God's creation). The definition of Kabbalah varies according to the tradition and aims of those following it, from its origin in medieval Judaism to its later adaptations in Western esotericism ( Christian Kabbalah and Hermetic Qabalah). ![]() A traditional Kabbalist is called a Mekubbal ( מְקוּבָּל Məqūbbāl "receiver"). Kabbalah ( Hebrew: קַבָּלָה Qabbālā, literally "reception, tradition" ) is an esoteric method, discipline and school of thought in Jewish mysticism. Kabbalistic prayer book from Italy, 1803. ![]()
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