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词条 Nine and a Half Mystics
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  1. Nine and a Half Mystics

  2. Interviews

  3. Encounters

  4. See also

  5. References

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Nine and a Half Mystics: The Kabbala Today is a 1969 book on Jewish mysticism by Rabbi Herbert Weiner. The book includes interviews with a number of Jewish mystics and scholars, as well as the author's encounters with various Jewish groups practicing who incorporate mysticism in their religious practice.

Nine and a Half Mystics

Nine and a Half Mystics explores themes on Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism as well as those Jewish groups where the mystical tradition is active.[1]

Weiner, a Reform[2] rabbi, based the book on his travels to various Jewish communities in his search for Jewish mysticism.[2] For many American Jews, Weiner's work was their first exposure to the Jewish mystical tradition.[3][4]

Interviews

Nine and a Half Mystics includes a number of interviews with Jewish mystics and scholars including:

  • Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe
  • Dr. Gershom Sholem
  • Dr. Martin Buber
  • Rabbi Tzvi Yehuda Kook
  • Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz
  • Rabbi Dovid Cohen, "The Nazir"

Encounters

In addition to interviews, Rabbi Weiner also travelled to various Jewish communities where Jewish mysticism is incorporated in religious practice. Weiner visited the Chabad-Lubavitch movement in Brooklyn, the Breslov community in New York and Israel, among others.

See also

  • Kabbalah

References

1. ^[https://books.google.com/books?id=0NrIPT7KWTYC&pg=PT335 Kaplan, Dana Evan. Contemporary American Judaism: Transformation and Renewal. Columbia University Press, Aug 13, 2013. Accessed March 7, 2014.]
2. ^9 1/2 Mystics: The Kabbala Today Today by Herbert Weiner. Commentary Magazine. Acceded March 7, 2014.
3. ^Rabbi Herbert Weiner. The Star Ledger. Accessed March 7, 2014.
4. ^Rabbi Herbert Weiner. NJ Jewish News. Accessed March 7, 2014.

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