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¿Tiene el universo unos 6.000 años o miles de millones? En Kábala y la edad del universo, el rabino Aryeh Kaplan examina esta aparente contradicción entre la cronología tradicional de la Torá y los descubrimientos de la ciencia moderna. Basándose en fuentes de la Torá escrita, la...

Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan has translated Sefer Yetzirah, the oldest and most mysterious of all kabbalistic texts, and now brings its theoretical, meditative, and magical implications to light. He expounds on the dynamics of the spiritual domain, the worlds of the Sefirot, souls, and angels. When properly understood, Sefer Yetzirah becomes the instruction manual for a very special type of meditation meant to strengthen concentration and to aid the development of telekinetic and telepathic powers. 

The Kabbalah is divided into three branches—the theoretical, the meditative, and the magical. While many books, both in Hebrew and English, have explored the theoretical Kabbalah, very little has been published regarding the meditative methods of the various schools of Kabbalah. Aryeh Kaplan's landmark work reveals the methodology of the ancient Kabbalists and stresses the meditative techniques that were essential to their discipline, including:

Until the publication of the Zohar, The Bahir was the most widely quoted primary source of Kabbalistic teachings. The Bahir is quoted in every major book on Kabbalah, the earliest being the Raavad's commentary on Sefer Yetzirah, and it is cited numerous times by Rabbi Moshe ben Nachman (Ramban) in his commentary on the Torah. It is also quoted many times in the Zohar. It was first published around 1176 by the Provence school of Kabbalists; the first printed edition appeared in Amsterdam in 1651.

Meditación Judía: Una Guía Práctica es una obra accesible y profunda que introduce al lector a la tradición espiritual de la meditación dentro del judaísmo, una tradición que fue una parte auténtica e integral de la vida religiosa judía hasta el siglo XVIII y que muchas personas desconocen hoy en día. En este libro, el rabino y erudito Aryeh Kaplan presenta paso a paso las principales formas de meditación judía —como la meditación con mantras, la contemplación y la visualización.

La Princesa Perdida es el primer cuento relatado por el Rabí Najmán de Breslov y forma parte del volumen titulado Sipurey Maasiot (Los Cuentos del Rabí Najmán). Cautivantes, enigmáticos y asombrosos, los Cuentosdel Rabí Najmán de Breslov ocultan mucho más detrás de una brillante superficie. Su propósito es despertar a los seres humanos de su sueño, mediante el uso de la más poderosa de las armas: los ocultos secretos de la Torá.

This a lecture given by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan z'tl which discusses the question of the age of the Universe according to Torah thought: Is it around 6000 years old or billions? Rabbi Kaplan goes through various approaches to this question, and concludes with a view based on authoritative sources from over 700 years ago, which lead to a very satisfactory answer. Also briefly touching on other interesting topics, this audiobooklet is an important listen for anyone wanting a non-apologetic answer to this question.

Lost recordings from classes given by R Aryeh Kaplan zt"l