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[hotfiree]

I cant find information on this anywhere on the internet because there is way too much info but not very specific.
I need to know what Kabbalah has done to impact judaism?
I can only find very general info on it but nothing as to what it has done to affect jews.

Thanks.

 

[hotfiree]

Please help!

 

[lyounamu]

I cant find information on this anywhere on the internet because there is way too much info but not very specific.
I need to know what Kabbalah has done to impact judaism?
I can only find very general info on it but nothing as to what it has done to affect jews.

Thanks.

Have you thought of using wikipedia or just googling it?

 

[hotfiree]

Ofcourse i have. Thats what the whole i cant find it on the internet statement is about........ It just has things like the origins ect it doesnt actually tell me what its doing to improve/impact judaism

 

[lyounamu]

To be honest, I think you are just being lazy.

This is what I got from introduction of Wikipedia.

Kabbalah

(Hebrew: קַבָּלָה‎, lit. "receiving") is a discipline and school of thought discussing the mystical aspect of Judaism. It is a set of esoteric teachings that are meant to explain the relationship between an infinite, eternal and essentially unknowable Creator with the finite and mortal universe of His creation. In solving this paradox, Kabbalah seeks to define the nature of the universe and the human being, the nature and purpose of existence, and various other ontological questions. It also presents methods to aid understanding of these concepts and to thereby attain spiritual realization. Kabbalah originally developed entirely within the mileu of Jewish thought and constantly uses classical Jewish sources to explain, demonstrate, or prove its esoteric teachings. These teachings are thus held by kabbalists to define the inner meaning of both the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and traditional Rabbinic literature, as well as to explain the significance of Jewish religious observances.[1]

Highlighted part briefly defines Kabalah. This also shows what they basically do. From here, it is easy to find the impacts it has on adherents.

Seriously, read the whole thing and you will have all the information that you need.

 

[hotfiree]

Its a pretty massive wiki page
Contents

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• 1 Overview
• 2 Concepts
  • 2.1 Kabbalistic understanding of God
  • 2.2 Sefirot
    • 2.2.1 Ten Sephirot as process of Creation
    • 2.2.2 Ten Sephirot as process of ethics
  • 2.3 Human soul in Kabbalah
  • 2.4 Tzimtzum
  • 2.5 Number-Word mysticism
• 3 Primary texts
• 4 Scholarship
  • 4.1 Claims for authority
• 5 Critique
  • 5.1 Dualism
  • 5.2 Perception of non-Jews
  • 5.3 Orthodox Judaism
  • 5.4 Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism
• 6 History
  • 6.1 Origins of Judaic mysticism
    • 6.1.1 Origins of terms
    • 6.1.2 Mystic elements of the Torah
  • 6.2 Mystical doctrines in the Talmudic era
  • 6.3 Middle Ages
  • 6.4 Early Modern era: Lurianic Kabbalah
    • 6.4.1 Ban against studying Kabbalah
    • 6.4.2 Sefardi and Mizrahi
    • 6.4.3 Maharal
    • 6.4.4 Failure of Sabbatian Mysticism
    • 6.4.5 Frankists
    • 6.4.6 1700s
  • 6.5 Modern era
    • 6.5.1 Bnei Baruch
    • 6.5.2 Kabbalah Centre
  • 6.6 Personalities in Kabbalah
• 7 See also
• 8 Notes
• 9 References
• 10 External links

You really think i could get a 2 page essay from that stuff you posted?
Im not being a smartarse even though it sounds like it im just curious.

 

[lyounamu]

Its a pretty massive wiki page
Contents

[hide]

• 1 Overview
• 2 Concepts
  • 2.1 Kabbalistic understanding of God
  • 2.2 Sefirot
    • 2.2.1 Ten Sephirot as process of Creation
    • 2.2.2 Ten Sephirot as process of ethics
  • 2.3 Human soul in Kabbalah
  • 2.4 Tzimtzum
  • 2.5 Number-Word mysticism
• 3 Primary texts
• 4 Scholarship
  • 4.1 Claims for authority
• 5 Critique
  • 5.1 Dualism
  • 5.2 Perception of non-Jews
  • 5.3 Orthodox Judaism
  • 5.4 Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist Judaism
• 6 History
  • 6.1 Origins of Judaic mysticism
    • 6.1.1 Origins of terms
    • 6.1.2 Mystic elements of the Torah
  • 6.2 Mystical doctrines in the Talmudic era
  • 6.3 Middle Ages
  • 6.4 Early Modern era: Lurianic Kabbalah
    • 6.4.1 Ban against studying Kabbalah
    • 6.4.2 Sefardi and Mizrahi
    • 6.4.3 Maharal
    • 6.4.4 Failure of Sabbatian Mysticism
    • 6.4.5 Frankists
    • 6.4.6 1700s
  • 6.5 Modern era
    • 6.5.1 Bnei Baruch
    • 6.5.2 Kabbalah Centre
  • 6.6 Personalities in Kabbalah
• 7 See also
• 8 Notes
• 9 References
• 10 External links

You really think i could get a 2 page essay from that?
Im not being a smartarse even though it sounds like it im just curious.

Are you serious? So what?

If this is a research task, it's supposed to be quite rigious task...more so considering that this is your HSC year. Stop whinging. If you hate wikipedia, don't go there. Just go to google and type in something. Don't make excuses for your laziness.

 

[hotfiree]

So how do i incorporate say

• 2.1 Kabbalistic understanding of God
• 2.2 Sefirot
  • 2.2.1 Ten Sephirot as process of Creation
  • 2.2.2 Ten Sephirot as process of ethics
• 2.3 Human soul in Kabbalah
• 2.4 Tzimtzum
• 2.5 Number-Word mysticism

into a essay for impact on judaism? I will get told im not answering the question if i blabber on about it for a long time on things like that?

 

[lyounamu]

So how do i incorporate say

• 2.1 Kabbalistic understanding of God
• 2.2 Sefirot
  • 2.2.1 Ten Sephirot as process of Creation
  • 2.2.2 Ten Sephirot as process of ethics
• 2.3 Human soul in Kabbalah
• 2.4 Tzimtzum
• 2.5 Number-Word mysticism

into a essay for impact on judaism?

Get the most important points in your own words in a list.

Then form your essay based on that.

Intro: talk about all your points in general (or "introduce" them)

Body: each point presented

Conclusion: sum it up.

It shouldn't be too hard.

 

[hotfiree]

Thank you.

 

[hotfiree]

Just a question though, how do you make something like kabbalah believes that the human soul has three elements blah blah blah relate to affecting/ having a impact on judaism?
Because wouldnt me working on most points just give a background or info on kabb and not actually answer the q?

Such as The Kabbalah is all this - but always and exclusively within the context of Torah.. I dont get how that is impacting on judaism, im having a bad time understanding this Sorry

 

[lyounamu]

Just a question though, how do you make something like kabbalah believes that the human soul has three elements blah blah blah relate to affecting/ having a impact on judaism?
Because wouldnt me working on most points just give a background or info on kabb and not actually answer the q?

well, you still have to explain them and say HOW it impacted on them.

You cannot just list out the impacts that it had. You have to be able to explain them. Make them brief, I say. Then get to the point (i.e. HOW they impacted on adherents)

 

[hotfiree]

So like
As a body cannot function without a soul, so the soul is ineffective without the body.
This has impacted on judaism because it gives hope for a afterlife or something like that?

 

[lyounamu]

So like
As a body cannot function without a soul, so the soul is ineffective without the body.
This has impacted on judaism because it gives hope for a afterlife or something like that?

Yeah. That sounds quite good actually.

 

[hotfiree]

Only thing is trying to make it all into a essay

 

[lyounamu]

Only thing is trying to make it all into a essay

well, it will take some time, but I am sure you will do well. Don't worry.

I am basically in the same boat, I have got 3 religion essays to finish by tuesday. Take me as a point of consolation.

 

[hotfiree]

Its tough ey
Hope we both go ok!

Its really escaping me how to say how stuff like this

• Kabbalah is theology in the fullest sense - including ontology, cosmogony and cosmology.

is impacting on judaism.
Quite confusing IMO