Isha, have you read anything by Chaim Vital? I have recently been obsessed with Lurianic Kabbalah and am having a hard time on knowing where to start since the Ari didn't write anything himself but relied on his student Vital. Alas, I don't speak Hebrew.
The word קבלה begins with the Hebrew letter qof, which evolved into the Roman letter q. It should be distinguished from the Hebrew letter kaf, which evolved into the Roman letter k. I'm a stickler on transliteration of consonants. Similarly, I distinguish between cheth and khaf. Thus I transliterate the word for wisdom as chokh'mah.
I see no purpose in repeating the s in musar, unless the purpose is to distinguish samekh from sin.
I've always liked philosophy, and understanding why we are here and how we should improve ourselves. I love history as well (Tanakh + commentary), together with our midrashic stories.
However, it has taken me years to get to the point of curiosity to study halakhah. Now I am studying Mishnah and learning a lot. It's gradually starting to make sense to me.
Thank you!
Amen!
Lol, even the detective couldn't figure it out.
Isha, have you read anything by Chaim Vital? I have recently been obsessed with Lurianic Kabbalah and am having a hard time on knowing where to start since the Ari didn't write anything himself but relied on his student Vital. Alas, I don't speak Hebrew.
Thanks!
What interests you about Lurianic? Need more details!
There is an enormous library of Jewish religious texts available free online at https://www.sefaria.org/
Here is the section on Qabalah: https://www.sefaria.org/texts/Kabbalah
It appears that this is the primary work of the Ari: https://www.sefaria.org/Sefer_Etz_Chaim?tab=contents
Personally, I have almost no interest in Qabalah. I much prefer Musar and Machashava.
What's your background Surak?
I'm sorry, I don't understand your question. Could you elaborate a bit?
You spell it Qabala and like Musser and Machshava, that's an interesting combination
Shavu'a tov.
The word קבלה begins with the Hebrew letter qof, which evolved into the Roman letter q. It should be distinguished from the Hebrew letter kaf, which evolved into the Roman letter k. I'm a stickler on transliteration of consonants. Similarly, I distinguish between cheth and khaf. Thus I transliterate the word for wisdom as chokh'mah.
I see no purpose in repeating the s in musar, unless the purpose is to distinguish samekh from sin.
I've always liked philosophy, and understanding why we are here and how we should improve ourselves. I love history as well (Tanakh + commentary), together with our midrashic stories.
However, it has taken me years to get to the point of curiosity to study halakhah. Now I am studying Mishnah and learning a lot. It's gradually starting to make sense to me.
I like Isaac Luria's cosmology.
Very motivating and inspirational article.