michal Schwartz

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• 30 Kabbalah: Nechama Levendel, Nadav Bloch – Sabbatian Artists, Ein Hod Israel

  Two modern artists and their Sabbatian "adventures."

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on May 10, 2012

• 29 Kabbalah: Sabbatai Sevi and His Contemporaries III

  Sabbatai Sevi was a cultural hero, turned into an arch-villain by his opponents.

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Apr 03, 2012

• 28 Kabbalah: Sabbatai Sevi and his Contemporaries II

  Thomas Coenen: An opponent of Sabbatai Sevi, or a secret admirer?

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Mar 12, 2012

• 27 Kabbalah: Sabbatai Sevi and his Contemporaries I

  messianic aspiration and messianic bets

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Mar 10, 2012

• 26 Kabbalah: Sabbatai Zevi - Messiah ben David or Messiah ben Joseph?

  Exploring the doubling of the Messiah in the figure of Sabbatai Zevi.

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Feb 16, 2012

• 25 Kabbalah: The Law-Less-Ness of Messianic Days

  When wickedness became inherent in human volition, laws were needed to limit the influence of the Tree of Life.

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Feb 06, 2012

• 24 Kabbalah: The Messiah Is Coming, or Not...

  The Messiah in the Bible, the Kabbalah, and modern comics.

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Jan 28, 2012

• 23 Kabbalah: Messianic Puzzles in Secular Tel Aviv

  In Tel Aviv, messianism is alive in the midst of secularism.

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Jan 20, 2012

• 22 Kabbalah: Lilith and the Mystery of Femininity

  Two contemporary rabbis took it upon themselves to demonstrate how the process of Tikkun is about embracing one’s darker self and sanctifying it.

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Dec 22, 2011

• 21 Kabbalah: Lilith the Demonic Goddess

  The demonic goddess of Jewish Kabbalah.

  Opinion in Culture — by michal Schwartz — on Dec 08, 2011