The Unity Theme and its Implications for Moderns (1961)

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Lecture to Yavneh (1967)

I. Theme: לה' הארץ ומלואה (Ps 24) + how it finds expression in mo. (10!) halakhic inst'ns. Some – obvious. Others – interp (story: Queen Shiva). II. ברכות נהנין – ברכות סוף לה' ע"א – ת"ר אסור לו לאדם שיהנה מן העוה"ז בלא ברכה וכל הנהנה מן העוה"ז בלא ברכה... אר"י אמר שמואל, כל הנהנה מן העוה"ז בלא ברכה כאלו נהנה מקדשי שמים שנא' לה' הארץ ומלאה... So: מלך העולם = Lordship. III. קרבנות = acknow't אדנות. רדצ"ה on Abel (" ") + Cain (pay-off). Diff'ce: Abel confirms אדנות, C = rid of it. Thus קרבן לה' (ה' = personal relig) but זובח לאלהים וחרב

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The Sabbath In Kabbalah (1956)

I. The Kabbalah. A. Definition and Significance of Mysticism in General B. The Kabbalah – Jewish Mysticism: special character and emphases C. General History of the Literature of the Kabbalah: Zohar, Lurianic Mysticism and Hassidism. D. Its effect and influence. II. The Centrality of the Sabbath – Its spirituality. A. The "Additional Soul" B. The "Menorah Analogy" C. The "Sabbath Point" D. The Source of Blessing for the Days E. The Jewish Understanding of "Havdalah" III. The union of the spiritual with the historical.

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