Kabbalah

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Kabbalah is a Jewish mystical tradition that explores the hidden, spiritual dimensions of God, the universe, and the Torah through symbolic and esoteric teachings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Jewish mystical tradition
esoteric religious tradition
mysticism
associatedWithFigure Abraham Abulafia
Isaac Luria
Joseph Gikatilla
Moses de León
Moshe Cordovero
Nachmanides (Ramban)
Shimon bar Yochai (traditional attribution of Zohar)
coreConcept Golus
surface form: Ein Sof

Four Worlds
Gilgul (reincarnation)
Names of God
Partzufim
Kabbalah self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sefirot

Shekhinah
Tikkun (repair)
Tree of Life
Tzimtzum
mystical numerology
cosmologyIncludes Kabbalah self-linksurface differs
surface form: Four Worlds: Atzilut, Beriah, Yetzirah, Asiyah
developedIn Castile
Catalonia
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
surface form: Provence

Safed
medieval Jewish communities
ethicalEmphasis intention (kavanah) in religious practice
repair of the world (tikkun olam)
sanctification of everyday life
etymologyFrom Hebrew word "qabbalah" meaning "receiving" or "tradition"
focusesOn hidden dimensions of the Torah
mystical interpretation of God
relationship between God and creation
soul and spiritual worlds
structure of the universe
hasAlternativeName Kabbalah
surface form: Kabala

Kabalah
Kabbalah
surface form: Kabbala

Kabbalah
surface form: Qabbalah
hasModernForm academic study of Kabbalah
popularized or contemporary Kabbalah movements
historicalPhase Kabbalah self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hasidic Kabbalah

Isaac Luria
surface form: Lurianic Kabbalah

Zohar
surface form: Zoharic Kabbalah

early mystical traditions (Heikhalot and Merkavah)
Kabbalah self-linksurface differs
surface form: medieval theosophical Kabbalah
influenced Christian Kabbalah
Haredi Jews
surface form: Hasidic Judaism

Hermetic Qabalah
Jewish ethics
Jewish liturgy
Jewish philosophy
Western esotericism
majorText Bahir
Etz Chaim
Sefer HaBahir
Sefer HaTemunah
Sefer Yetzirah
Zohar
practicedBy Hasidic masters
Jewish mystics
some rabbis
relatedDiscipline Hasidism
Jewish philosophy
Merkavah mysticism
Musar movement
religiousTraditionOf Judaism
scripturalBasis Tanakh
surface form: Hebrew Bible

Prophets
Torah
Writings
rabbinic literature
teaches cosmic exile and restoration
emanation of divine attributes
hidden structure of reality
mystical union with God
spiritual meaning of commandments
traditionallyRestrictedTo mature, learned Jews
usesMethod Gematria
Notarikon
Temurah
allegorical reading of scripture
esoteric exegesis
symbolic interpretation
viewOnGod God as Ein Sof beyond comprehension
God manifest through Sefirot
viewOnHumanity human role in cosmic repair (tikkun)
viewOnSoul soul having multiple levels
viewOnTorah Torah as multi-layered text
Torah containing hidden mystical codes

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Yosef Gikatilla movement Kabbalah
Yosef Gikatilla fieldOfWork Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Yosef Gikatilla fieldOfWork Kabbalah
Baal Shem Tov tradition Kabbalah
Solomon's Seal isUsedIn Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Moses ben Nahman movement Kabbalah
Moses ben Nahman fieldOfWork Kabbalah
El Aleph influencedBy Kabbalah
Wallace Berman influencedBy Kabbalah
tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai associatedWith Kabbalah
subject surface form: Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai associatedWith Kabbalah
subject surface form: Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Jiří Langer wroteAbout Kabbalah
Ben Ish Chai fieldOfWork Kabbalah
Isaac Abuhav fieldOfWork Kabbalah
Metatron associatedTradition Kabbalah
Chaim Hames researchInterest Kabbalah
Da’at Yichud inspiredBy Kabbalah
Lilith religiousContext Kabbalah
Omens of Millennium focusesOn Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Renewal Judaism influencedBy Kabbalah
Netzach religiousTradition Kabbalah
Ben Ish Chai (Rabbi Yosef Chaim of Baghdad) fieldOfWork Kabbalah
subject surface form: Ben Ish Chai
Chida (Rabbi Chaim Yosef David Azulai) fieldOfWork Kabbalah
subject surface form: Chida
Sefer HaMavet associatedWith Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Pi theme Kabbalah
Pi religiousElement Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Geulah developedIn Kabbalah
Maharal of Prague fieldOfWork Kabbalah
Golem hasMotif Kabbalah
Gedakht influencedBy Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Chesed tradition Kabbalah
Chesed usedIn Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
negative theology influenced Kabbalah
this entity surface form: Jewish mysticism
Luria associatedWith Kabbalah