Kabbalah is an obscure study of the mystical aspects of Judaism. It studies the relationship between god, and the world and everything he created, and the methods to understand them. The studies are meant to find deeper meaning in the Jewish Bible and the Torah. It is considered extremely hard to comprehend, as it deals with a lot of speculations, and interpretations. I think some of the significance of this being mentioned in the book is to show that though the Jews, especially Elie, are very smart, they are unwilling to see what is right in front of them.
"Kabbala." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 14 Feb. 2010
I think that this a very interesting question because alot of people do not know what this is. I also think that elie was very smart. It was weird to see how his father would not let him study/teach it. it almost seemed like he was doubting elie's intellegence. Kaballa is also educational and spiritual by getting in touch with your roots.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was reading the book, I was also confused about the Kabbalah and the Talmud. But I knew that it had to do with something about religion because he prayed day and night. I also thought it was strange that his father would drive the idea of him studying the Kabbalah, maybe it's because his father is Jew and he is a cultered man.
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