Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto

Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto

Author: Yirmeyahu Bindman

Publisher: Jason Aronson

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 206

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In 1727, while immersed in kabbalistic speculations, Luzzatto claimed to have heard the voice of a maggid - a divine power inclined to reveal heavenly secrets to human beings. Henceforth, the revelations of the maggid served to comprise future kabbalistic writings, only a few of which survived and were published.


Secrets of the Future Temple

Secrets of the Future Temple

Author: Moshe Luzzatto

Publisher:

Published: 2020-11-24

Total Pages: 160

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Secrets of the Future Temple will enlighten and inspire all who seriously yearn and hope for the Temple which is destined to stand eternally in Jerusalem as the House of Prayer for All the Nations. The Bible records the prophet Ezekiel's vision of being transported to Jerusalem, where a heavenly angel showed him this Temple, giving him precise measurements of all its building, chambers, courtyards, gates and other details. The inner meaning and purpose of the Future Temple are explained in full in Mishkney Elyon, "Dwellings of the Supreme," a priceless jewel in the legacy of towering 18th century mystical genius Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzato (Ramchal, 1707-47). The Temple is the center point where all the branches of the Tree of Life connect with their roots, channeling a flow of sustenance and blessing to the entire world. Secrets of the Future Temple presents a clear English translation of this kabbalistic classic together with diagrams of the Temple and Altar and other study aids. An extensive Overview traces the Temple vision from the Founding Fathers of Judaism onwards, reviews Ramchal's life and works, and explains the central concepts of Mishkney Elyon in simple, understandable terms. Translated by Avraham Yehoshua ben Yaakov Greenbaum.


מסילת ישרים

מסילת ישרים

Author: Mosheh Ḥayim Lutsaṭo

Publisher: Feldheim Publishers

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 422

ISBN-13: 9781583307281

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A completely redone version of a treasured classic. This newly translated volume, complete with facing Hebrew-English text and shoulder captions for clarity, revitalizes the study of Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto's classic ethical work. The Path of the Just has long been regarded as the crown-jewel of mussar study. The Gaon of Vilna constantly kept a copy of Mesillas Yesharim at his side, and yet the piercing wisdom of the Ramchal is just as relevant to our own lives. The author gently guides the reader through various levels of character refinement, shining a beacon of life on the path to perfection.


138 Openings of Wisdom

138 Openings of Wisdom

Author: Moshe Chaim Luzzatto

Publisher:

Published: 2020-10-21

Total Pages: 490

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138 OPENINGS OF WISDOM is considered by leading scholars to be the classic exposition of the kabbalistic system, providing the student with all the concepts and understandings necessary to navigate and find meaning in the Zohar, the teachings of the ARI and other kabbalistic literature. Luzzatto's outstanding kabbalistic work is Kelah (=138) Pithei Hokhmah, a systematic exposition of the Lurianic Kabbalah. There Luzzatto demonstrates the task which he has undertaken in the history of the Kabbalah: to reveal the internal meaning (nimshal) of the paradigms (meshalim) so numerous in the Lurianic writings, to which they tend to give an anthropomorphic coloring. Luzzatto often quotes from the works of Maimonides; in the same spirit he believes that it will be thus possible to get rid of the main cause of error concerning what is divine: materialization (hagshamah). Rejecting an interpretation which would accept the Lurianic descriptions literally (ki-feshuto) and in a materialistic sense, is for Luzzatto also part of the fight he is leading against Shabbateanism. Kelaḥ Pitḥei Ḥokhmah is the perfect illustration of the close connection between logic and Kabbalah in the works of Luzzatto. The very structure of that treatise is built on the gradation rule. Each petaḥ door or chapter - opens with a general principle (kelal), the details or particular aspects of which are then exposed. Before turning to commentary and explaining the themes which are unique to the Lurianic Kabbalah (such as ẓimẓum), Luzzatto innovates by exposing the principle on which his own kabbalistic doctrine is based: divine unity conceived both as the origin and the finality of creation. He uses the distinction rule to delineate with precision the object of Kabbalah, and details what he means by "divine" (Elohut). He thus refines a principle which was already present in the works of his predecessors, such as Menahem Azarya de Fano, while giving a completely novel interpretation of ẓimẓum, the act of contraction or withdrawal of the divine infinity (Ein-Sof) which preceded the emanation of sefirot.


ספר ההגיון

ספר ההגיון

Author: Moshe Ḥayyim Luzzatto

Publisher: Feldheim Publishers

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9780873067072

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In this sequel to The Ways of Reason, the Ramchal explains key logical concepts as they are applied to Talmudic analysis. Includes a new workbook supplement by the author. Vowelized Hebrew with facing English and 15 pages of explanatory charts.


The Path of the Upright

The Path of the Upright

Author: Moshe Ḥayyim Luzzatto

Publisher:

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781568214276

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The classic text that focuses on the talmudic perspective of the Jewish path to holiness. Bilingual edition (Hebrew and English).


ספר דרך תבונות

ספר דרך תבונות

Author: משה חיים לוצאטו

Publisher: Feldheim Publishers

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780873064958

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Drawing extensively on examples from the Gemara, this work bridges Talmudic analysis and the principles of logic. With Hebrew and facing English, detailed chapter outlines, indices and charts.


Derech Hashem

Derech Hashem

Author: Kabbalist Rabbi Moshe Chaim The Ra'MHaL

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Published: 2020-03-15

Total Pages: 192

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Derech HaShem (The "Way of the God") is a philosophical text written in the 1730s by Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto. It is considered one of the quintessential handbooks of Jewish thought. The text covers a vast gamut of philosophical topics in the vast spectrum of classical Judaism's outlook on the world. These topics include: The purpose of creation, the Creator, human responsibility, the spiritual realms, providence, Israel and the nations, astrology, the human soul, theurgy, prophecy, the study of Torah, prayer, and the function of mitzvah observance. All these are brought in a clear flowing structure that builds on previous topics.Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (Ramchal) was an Italian rabbi, kabbalist and philosopher who also wrote dramatic works and literary criticism. Gifted with an almost photographic memory, he wrote many works, some which became standards of kabbalah and ethics. He was suspected of Sabbateanism, but was exonerated by his teachers and colleagues with a warning to cease engaging in speculative kabbalistic writing. Toward the end of his life he moved to the Land of Israel.