Michal Schwartz holds a PhD in philosophy and literature, and has been long obsessed with Kabbalah and mysticism in general. She published her first book "Metapher und Offenbarung," in Berlin, 2003 and her book "Gateway of Souls. A Kabbalistic Mystery," just came out.
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Exploring the doubling of the Messiah in the figure of Sabbatai Zevi.
When wickedness became inherent in human volition, laws were needed to limit the influence of the Tree of Life.
The Messiah in the Bible, the Kabbalah, and modern comics.
In Tel Aviv, messianism is alive in the midst of secularism.
Two contemporary rabbis took it upon themselves to demonstrate how the process of Tikkun is about embracing one’s darker self and sanctifying it.
The demonic goddess of Jewish Kabbalah.
Death is anticipated and experienced by every night’s sleep which functions as a rehearsal.
The perilous world of sleep and dreams, in Sefer ha-Zohar.
The Kabbalah as a secret play with letters.
The anthropomorphic connection between the divine spheres and human body produces a peculiar view of evil.
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