Jewish Mystical Testimonies

by Louis Jacobs

A unique and inspiring collection of accounts by people who have encountered God, from Biblical times to the present. Foreword by Karen Armstrong. The Schocken Book of Jewish Mystical Testimonies brings together the few accounts we have by Jewish mystics of their encounters with the divine. The sources collected in this volume--spanning two thousand years and including material from Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East--include depictions of peak religious experiences and visions, examples of ecstatic prayer, and counsel on how to keep company with the divine. Supplemented with commentary by Louis Jacobs, one of the world's most knowledgeable scholars of Jewish mysticism, these accounts offer an exciting new window on Jewish religious experience and inspiration to spiritual seekers of all persuasions. From the Trade Paperback edition. Louis Jacobs is a distinguished Rabbi at the New London Synagogue. His teaching career spans both sides of the Atlantic, as visiting Professor at Lancaster University and at Harvard. He is one of the general editors of The Littman Library of Jewish Civilization.

Genres: Judaism

270 pages, Hardcover

First published December 27, 1987

About the author

Louis Jacobs was the founder of Masorti Judaism (also known as Conservative Judaism) in the United Kingdom, and a leading writer and theologian. He was also the focus of what has become known as "The Jacobs Affair" that took place in the British Jewish community in the early 1960s.

Reviews

[Seekers of Unity · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jacobs anthologises Jewish Mystical Testimonies, as the title indicates, he does a good job of going quite wide and incorporating Jewish mystical individuals and moments that one may not have thought to include.

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[Dale Rosenberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

A sweeping collection of mystical testimonies throughout Jewish history. Very helpful notes by Jacobs, a major Jewish scholar.

[Seekers of Unity · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jacobs anthologises Jewish Mystical Testimonies, as the title indicates, he does a good job of going quite wide and incorporating Jewish mystical individuals and moments that one may not have thought to include.

If you like books like this you'll love my project:
http://youtube.com/c/seekersofunity?s...

[Judy]

See in particular the Goan of Vilna