Asher Crispe

System of Divinity, a kabbalistic masterpiece written by Rabbi Yehudah Chayyat (born in Spain, c.1450), provides us with a rare first person account of the Spanish expulsion of 1492 and the state of Sephardic Jews in a year that most people associate ...

The Kabbalistic view of reality expressed in the language of today's scientific theories.

The creation of the first man and woman serves as an archetype for understanding phases of estrangement and reunion in marital relationships.

A Kabbalistic perspective on science's attempt to formulate an overarching explanation for all existence takes us through the dimensions of space, time and spirit.

Reflections on modern medical advances such as stem cell research, nanotechnology, biogenetic engineering and radical life extension in light of Jewish perspectives on the Messianic Age.

An extended "biography" of the soul as it travels through seven general stages -- from its origin above, to embodiment, to resurrection, to The Worlds to Come.

A Kabbalistic perspective on the rapid growth of technology as a harbinger of the Messianic Era.

The final lesson in this series summarizes human history as a progression through the ages of hunter/gatherer societies, agriculture, industrialization, information, and finally, the Messianic Age and compares them to the levels of the inanimate, ...

The immediate availability of products for a "market of one" is viewed as an illustration of the universality and eternality of Torah information which is applicable to every person at every time and in every place.

The "Economy of Choice" -- where consumers have a virtually endless variety of buying options -- is described as a manifestation of two levels of the Sefira of Keter, corresponding to Will and Pleasure.