Abstract
This paper by Dr. Leore Sachs-Shmueli and Aviad Goldman delineates the process of sanctification of the Jewish family in the thirteenth century in Castile through the analysis of original kabbalistic images used in rationalizing Jewish ethics related to sexual conduct. It argues that the Castilian Kabbalist, R. Joseph of Hamad an, innovated these images as a response to the social challenges which faced the religious leadership at that period; a process enhancing the Halakhic formal legislation and addressing its lacunas.
| Translated title of the contribution | The Theosophic Sanctification of the Family and Nation in Thirteenth-Century Spain: Kabbalistic and Halakhic Perspectives |
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| Original language | Hebrew |
| Pages (from-to) | 61-95 |
| Number of pages | 35 |
| Journal | פעמים: רבעון לחקר קהילות ישראל במזרח |
| Volume | 165 |
| State | Published - 2021 |
IHP Publications
- ihp
- Cabala
- Commandments (Judaism)
- Gentiles
- Jewish families
- Jews -- Spain -- Castile
- Libertinism
- Mistresses
- Sex -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
- Theosophy