The lines of Michael Fishbane's book trace the spiritual face of
Judaism in one of its many appearances. Fishbane explores the quest
for spiritual perfection in early rabbinic sources and in Jewish
philosophy and mysticism. The kiss of God, a symbol for union with
God, and the ritual practices - meditation and performance -
connected with it are presented. The book identifies a persistent
passion for religious perfection, expressed as the love of God unto
death itself. The masters of the tradition cultivated this ideal in
all periods, in diverse genres, and in different modes. Rabbinic
law and midrash, medieval philosophy and mysticism, public and
private ritual all contributed to its development. Rooted in the
understanding that the spiritual life requires discipline, the
sages set up different ladders of ascension. For some, the Law
itself was the means of spiritual growth; for others, more private
practices were built upon its foundation. But all agreed that the
purification of desire and the perfection of the soul offered the
hope of personal salvation. None denied the historical redemption
of the nation.
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