All 10 Uses of
Kabbalah
in
Night, by Elie Wiesel
- He sang, or rather he chanted, and the few snatches I caught here and there spoke of divine suffering, of the Shekhinah in Exile, where, according to Kabbalah, it awaits its redemption linked to that of man.†
p. 3.8Kabbalah = a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism and hidden meanings in Hebrew scripture
- One day I asked my father to find me a master who could guide me in my studies of Kabbalah.†
p. 4.0
- "There are no Kabbalists in Sighet," my father would often tell me.†
p. 4.5kabbalists = people who believe in a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism and hidden meanings in Hebrew scripture
- He wanted to drive the idea of studying Kabbalah from my mind.†
p. 4.6Kabbalah = a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism and hidden meanings in Hebrew scripture
- One evening, I told him how unhappy I was not to be able to find in Sighet a master to teach me the Zohar, the Kabbalistic works, the secrets of Jewish mysticism.†
p. 5.5Kabbalistic = relating to a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism and hidden meanings in Hebrew scripture
- And Moishe the Beadle, the poorest of the poor of Sighet, spoke to me for hours on end about the Kabbalah's revelations and its mysteries.†
p. 5.8 *Kabbalah = a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism and hidden meanings in Hebrew scripture
- He no longer mentioned either God or Kabbalah.†
p. 7.2
- I continued to devote myself to my studies, Talmud during the day and Kabbalah at night.†
p. 8.2
- Hersh Genud, well versed in Kabbalah, spoke of the end of the world and the coming of the Messiah.†
p. 45.9
- Still lost in his Kabbalistic dreams, Akiba Drumer had discovered a verse from the Bible which, translated into numbers, made it possible for him to predict Redemption in the weeks to come.†
p. 51.1Kabbalistic = relating to a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism and hidden meanings in Hebrew scripture