Yaakov Moshe Hillel, of Yeshivat Hevrat Ahavat Shalom of Jerusalem. Jonatan Meir examines the boundaries of Kabbalah in the thought of R. Wolfson’s study focuses on the Kabbalistic-Pietistic Teachings of Itamar Schwartz, one of the more prolific contemporary teachers of Kabbalah in the Haredi world. The Contemporary Renaissance of Breslov Hasidism is discussed by Zvi Mark, and Jonathan Garb presents his research of the mystical Renaissance in the contemporary Ashkenazi Haredi World in Israel. Yaakov Ariel investigates the origins of the movements of Renewal and return to tradition Chava Weissler examines the Performance of Kabbalah in the Jewish Renewal Movement in the United States, and Rachel Werczberger explores the theme of healing in the rituals of Jewish Spiritual Renewal in Israel. Some of the articles deal with various forms of contemporary Kabbalah and Hasidism. The papers were written by prominent scholars from a variety of disciplines, including history of Kabbalah, sociology, anthropology, and religious studies. The present volume includes sixteen articles which investigate the new forms of Kabbalah, their cultural contexts and their contacts with other forms of contemporary spiritual revival. Yet, today`s Kabbalah is created in the framework of postmodern culture and new spiritual formations (especially, the New Age) stimulating its revival and to a large extent shaping its cultural expressions. Most contemporary Kabbalistic and Hasidic movements emerged out of earlier forms of 20th century Kabbalah, reproducing and developing previous Kabbalistic themes and practices. Today, many forms of Kabbalistic rituals and practices are performed, revived, and re-invented, along with Kabbalistic themes being integrated in literature, art, music and popular culture. Since the late 1960’s, and especially, during the last two decades, new Kabbalistic movements came into being, whereas old Kabbalistic Yeshivot and Hasidic groups have become more active. Preface In the last decades of the 20th century, a surprising revival of interest in Kabbalah and Hasidism occurred in Israeli society, in Jewish communities in the Diaspora, and to a certain degree in the Western culture in general.
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