When you picture a mystical experience, do you see a lone figure alone meditating with the Divine? Inducted into some fringe, solitary pursuit? While this process was often part of elite circles, Jewish mysticism was never outside the mainstream and always required communities of learning. This series explores the development of Jewish mysticism across different time periods and places, getting to know the circles of people driving creative processes. Through seven episodes, Dr. Eitan Fishbane explores the ways in which Jewish mystical practice evolved and how these practices are part of the broader Jewish understanding of God, spirituality, and connection.
Exploring Kabbalah
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When you picture a mystical experience, do you see a lone figure alone meditating with the Divine? Inducted into some fringe, solitary pursuit? While this process was often part of elite circles, Jewish mysticism was never outside the mainstream and always required communities of learning. This series explores the development of Jewish mysticism across different time periods and places, getting to know the circles of people driving creative processes. Through seven episodes, Dr. Eitan Fishbane explores the ways in which Jewish mystical practice evolved and how these practices are part of the broader Jewish understanding of God, spirituality, and connection.
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June 25, 2025
Introducing JTS's Expanding the Conversation
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May 21, 2024
Hasidism
The series ends in 18th Century Eastern Europe, with the rise of Hasidism. Dr. Fishbane contends that Hasidism is a form of modern Kabbalah focused on spiritual psychology and the devotional connection between humans and God. The kabbalah of Hasidism made mysticism more accessible to a broader audience with an explicit focus on the inner spiritual life of an individual. <br /><br />Subscribe now:<br />RSS: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/6131794/episodes/feed" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/show/3550593/episodes/feed</a><br />Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-kabbalah/id1739159484<br /><br />Hosted by: <a href="https://www.jtsa.edu/team/eitan-fishbane/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Eitan Fishbane</a><br />Produced by Ellie Gettinger<br />Edited by Sarah Brown<br />Cover art: Lee Willet<br />Theme music: “<a href="https://www.jtsa.edu/torah/ya-notein-binah/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yah Notein Binah</a>” from Seeds of Song<br /><br />Find more JTS Podcasts at <a href="https://www.jtsa.edu/torah/podcasts" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.jtsa.edu/torah/podcasts</a>
May 14, 2024
The Kabbalah of Tzefat
After the Expulsion from Spain, a mystical revival flourished in Tzefat, building on the fellowship circles that defined groups like the Spanish Kabbalists of previous generations. These communities, which were built on the cultivation of spiritual friendships and master-disciple relationships, developed kabbalistic theology, poetry, ethics, autobiography, halakhah, and more. Elements from this period and place have become well known in contemporary Jewish practice, from the blessings of Kabbalat Shabbat to the notion of reclaiming the divine emanations that shattered with the creation of the world.<br /><br />Subscribe now:<br />RSS: <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/6131794/episodes/feed" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.spreaker.com/show/3550593/episodes/feed</a><br />Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exploring-kabbalah/id1739159484<br /><br />Hosted by: <a href="https://www.jtsa.edu/team/eitan-fishbane/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Dr. Eitan Fishbane</a><br />Produced by Ellie Gettinger<br />Edited by Sarah Brown<br />Cover art: Lee Willet<br />Theme music: “<a href="https://www.jtsa.edu/torah/ya-notein-binah/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Yah Notein Binah</a>” from Seeds of Song<br /><br />Find more JTS Podcasts at www.jtsa.edu/torah/podcasts
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