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Jewish Tales of Reincarnation
Yonassan Gershom
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Description for Jewish Tales of Reincarnation
Hardback. Scattered throughout many "kabbalistic" and "Hasidic" texts are numerous teaching stories with reincarnation as their central theme. In order to make the stories understandable to the modern reader, this work includes explanations of cultural and religious details in each tale. It contains both classical and contemporary tales. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: HRJ; VXPR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 157 x 30. Weight in Grams: 632.
Scattered throughout many kabbalistic and hasidic texts are numerous teaching stories with reincarnation as their central theme. Now, for the first time, you can read 70 of these fascinating tales in a single volume, collected and retold by master storyteller, Yonassan Gershom. The author begins with an over-view of basic themes about the afterlife, such as the judgement of souls before the Heavenly Court, the mystical significance of the Covenant at Sinai, the process of tikkun olam (repairing the universe), and some reasons why human beings return to earth in new bodies. He then takes you on an exciting ... Read more
Scattered throughout many kabbalistic and hasidic texts are numerous teaching stories with reincarnation as their central theme. Now, for the first time, you can read 70 of these fascinating tales in a single volume, collected and retold by master storyteller, Yonassan Gershom. The author begins with an over-view of basic themes about the afterlife, such as the judgement of souls before the Heavenly Court, the mystical significance of the Covenant at Sinai, the process of tikkun olam (repairing the universe), and some reasons why human beings return to earth in new bodies. He then takes you on an exciting ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Jason Aronson Inc. Publishers United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
Northvale NJ, United States
ISBN
9780765760838
SKU
V9780765760838
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About Yonassan Gershom
Reb Yonassan Gershom is a hasidic storyteller, teacher, and writer. He utilizes techniques from Jewish mysticism to help seekers integrate traditional religious practices with personalized holistic consciousness. He is the author of Beyond the Ashes and From Ashes to Healing, two books on documented cases of reincarnation from the Holocaust period, and 49 Gates of Light: Kabbalistic Meditations for Counting ... Read more
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