The element of mysticism in Judaism is that which is commonly referred to as Kabbalah. Kabbalah is an area of Judaism that seeks to - as much as is humanly possible - comprehend the inner workings of God through analyzing the commandments of God, and the writings of Jewish ancestry. The Torah is Jewish law. This refers to oral law and orthodox texts such as the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) or the first 5 books of the …
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…face value of Jewish texts and to find underlying spiritual messages. This is done with use of the metaphorical system of the ten sefirot, by using numbers and by seeking the alternative meaning and relationships in and concerning words. The Zohar and it's interpretations of the Tanakh are widely read and referenced in modern Kabbalism. Perhaps most importantly of all, images are widely avoided as a means for thinking about God or conceptualizing God's nature.