This is the first form of mysticism, which emerged during the early centuries of the first millenium
What is Merkavah Mysticism
100
Hasidism emerged in this century
What is the 18th century
100
This mystical term means "Repair of the world"
What is tikkun olam
100
The author the important Kabbalistic work known as the Zohar
What is Shimon Bar Yohai
100
One of the most famous practitioners of Kabbalah
Who is Madonna
200
Merkavah mysticism was aimed at understanding the vision of the divine throne from this biblical book
What is Ezekiel
200
Where did the followers of Hasidism spread their beliefs about mysticism?
What is Europe
200
This term refers to God contracting or self-limiting to make space for the world
What is tzimtzum
200
Influential 16th Century Kabbalist
What is Isaac Luria
200
A chain of Kabbalah teaching franchises with more than 40 locations
What is The Kabbalah Center
300
This important book discusses another form of mysticism that explores the methods that God used to create the world
What is Sefer Yetzirah
300
There are two catagories of mysticism. The mysticism of the Hasidim falls into this category
What is "Intensive" mysticism
300
Jewish scholars in the 19th century largely ignored mysticism because it did this to them.
What is "embarrassed them"
300
The most important of the medieval intensive mystics
What is Abraham Abulafia
300
Jewish mystical experiential practices can include these three non-traditional practices:
What is chanting, meditation and Yoga
400
According to the Sefer Yetzirah, the world was created through this.
What is "the arrangement of letters and numbers"
400
The Hasidim believe that everyone can have this.
What is and experiential connection with God.
400
This modern Jewish philosopher was heavily influenced by the ideas of Hasidism and Jewish mysticism.
What is either Martin Buber or Abraham Joshua Heschel
400
Abraham Abulafia attempted to achieve this through experiential Kabbalah
What is a state of prophecy
400
This new Jewish movement combines personal spiritual experience and social justice
What is Jewish Renewal
500
Kabbalah, the most well known form of mysticism is based on the writing of this 2nd century sage
What is Shimon bar Yohai
500
Hasidism follows the teaching of this 16th century scholar who believed that God filled the universe, but contracted to make room for the world.
What is Isaac Luria
500
Jewish Renewal, which is a transdenominational movement grounded in Judaism's prophetic and mystical traditions, was based largely on the teachings of this man.
What is Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
500
This scholar studied a wide range of mystical manuscripts and shed light on the origins of Jewish mysticism
What is Gershom Scholem
500
Physicist and Orthodox rabbi who wrote the book Jewish Meditation