Sefer Yetzirah Before Kabbalah: Letters, Sefirot, Cosmos, and the Making of a Jewish Esoteric Classic
Few Jewish esoteric books have been made to carry as many later meanings as Sefer Yetzirah, the “Book of Formation” or “Book of Creation.” It…
Sefer Yetzirah
The Twelve Simple Letters and Their Zodiacal Associations
A comprehensive explanation of the twelve simple Hebrew letters in Sefer Yetzirah, their connections with months, zodiacal signs, directions, bodily functions, and the later Hermetic…
The Seven Double Letters in Sefer Yetzirah
An in-depth guide to the seven double letters of Sefer Yetzirah, their phonetic principle, planetary and temporal correspondences, textual variants, and the difference between Jewish…
The Three Mother Letters: Aleph, Mem, and Shin
A detailed study of Aleph, Mem, and Shin as the three mother letters of Sefer Yetzirah, including textual variants, elemental symbolism, phonetics, later Hermetic adaptations,…