Sublime

This system of ten divine forces, however, was seen by some rationalist Jewish philosophers as highly problematic, for it seemed to contradict the pure monotheism which had become the defining feature of Jewish theology. So defenders of the mystical tradition often took great pains to clarify that these ten were really just different aspects of The

The lack of any chronological order in the sefirotic pleroma—in the language of Sefer Yeṣirah, which is frequently cited by kabbalists, “their end is fixed in their beginning and their beginning in their end like a flame bound to the coal”115—is the ontological underpinning of the inability to impose a linear template onto the scriptural narrative.

If a reflective life is meant to be more than just affirming our existing beliefs, then Torah provides the opportunity to engage with life more fully.

Selon un important enseignement rabbinique, il existe 70 interprétations possibles de chaque mot de la Torah – et elles sont toutes correctes !