As part of the follow up on the fantastic work that was done by Kelilah, Hannah, and Avinoam, I have been revisiting some of the interesting materials that they came across while working on cataloging our rare Judaica imprints. Below is just a sampling of some of the wonderful materials that we have in the […]
Tag: kabbalah
Three kabbalistic “brother” manuscripts identified: Paris, London, and New York
The British Library is working on digitizing their complete (and incredible) collection of Hebrew manuscripts. In the process of doing so, they have been asking scholars, experts in their various fields, to write articles on various aspects of the Hebrew manuscripts. This was the case with a recent article written by noted Kabbalah scholar Yossi […]
Recent rare acquisitions in Judaica @ CUL
The past few months have been busy for us, as we’ve acquired a number of new rare books and manuscripts for the Columbia RBML: 1. Divre Rivot – A compilation of various disputes and discussions relating to customs that took place in Mantua in the late 16th and 17th centuries. The wealthy members of the […]
Hebrew mss @ CUL: Pardes Rimonim
Kabbalah, the subject of Jewish mysticism, is one discussed by many but understood by few. One of the important Kabbalists of the 16th century was Moses Cordovero. Moses Cordovero was a student of Joseph Caro, and one of the teachers of the famed Isaac Luria in Safed. His first work, written at the age of […]