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... Kabbala ( esoteric Jewish mysticism ) of the rigid asceticism imposed on it by Isaac ben Solomon Luria in the 16th century . The Besht's life has been so adorned with fables and legends that a biog- raphy in the ordinary historical ...
... Kabbala ( esoteric Jewish mysticism ) of the rigid asceticism imposed on it by Isaac ben Solomon Luria in the 16th century . The Besht's life has been so adorned with fables and legends that a biog- raphy in the ordinary historical ...
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... Kabbala , were trapped in the material world . He believed that such sparks are related to the soul of every individ- ual . It was the Besht's sensitivity to the spiritual needs of the unsophisticated and his assurance that redemption ...
... Kabbala , were trapped in the material world . He believed that such sparks are related to the soul of every individ- ual . It was the Besht's sensitivity to the spiritual needs of the unsophisticated and his assurance that redemption ...
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