Kiss of God
Kiss of God The lines of Michael Fishbane's book trace the spiritual face of Judaism in one of its many appearances. The "kiss of God," a symbol for union with God, and the ritual…
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Kiss of God
The lines of Michael Fishbane's book trace the spiritual face of Judaism in one of its many appearances. 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. Fishbane explores the quest for spiritual perfection in early rabbinic sources and in Jewish philosophy and mysticism.
Rabbinic law and midrash, medieval philosophy and mysticism, public and private ritual all contributed to its development. The masters of the tradition cultivated this ideal in all periods, in diverse genres, and in different modes. 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;