Major Trends in Jewish Mysticism

The scientific and accurate understanding of religious concepts in different traditions is an important issue that scholars and researchers of religions must address today. This is especially significant in the realm of ethics and mysticism, which is less subject to ideological and sectarian divisions and therefore holds even greater importance.

Gershom Scholem (1897-1982), a prominent Jewish researcher, has made significant contributions to the introduction and expansion of Jewish mysticism among Jews and Western academic circles.

According to Scholem, the mythical and mystical elements of Judaism are just as important as rational elements, and he believed that these elements, rather than religious laws and details, reflect the true and living spirit of Judaism. Martin Buber, a great Jewish philosopher and theologian, said about Scholem: “While we all have our own desires and tendencies, it is only Scholem who has created a complete academic knowledge.