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Can a New Zohar Translation Restore Kabbalah to Mainstream Judaism?

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Published: 28 August 2017

Last updated: 5 March 2024

A new translation has made the Zohar—Jewish mysticism’s key work—accessible at last. Is that a good thing?

Restoring Kabbalah to Mainstream Judaism (The Atlantic)
A new mystical Judaism may be in the midst of its birth pangs, but to bring it forth successfully—to make it “mainstream”—will require both study and religious creativity (Aug 25)

TAGS: Photo: A student is silhouetted against the Ardon Windows, which contain imagery derived from the Zohar, in the library of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Yannis Behrakis / Reuters)

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