The Thirteen Petalled Rose

By Adin Steinsaltz,

Book cover of The Thirteen Petalled Rose: A Discourse on the Essence of Jewish Existence and Belief

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From Madonna's music videos to the glossy pages of celebrity magazines and back to the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Jewish mysticism has stepped into the modern consciousness like never before. In this classic work, world-renowned scholar Adin Steinsaltz answers the major questions asked by modern Jews about the nature…

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1 author picked The Thirteen Petalled Rose as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Adin Steinsaltz is another author who can be absolutely trusted in his ability to transmit ancient secrets with clarity, simplicity utilizing a complete concordance of knowledge meant to educate the reader. The first form of creation, as related in the preface to the Zohar, is the thirteen petal rose. Thirteen is the gematria of Echud/One, from here arises the seed to the Tree of Life.

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