Everything Kabbalah Book

Mark Elber's "The Everything Kabbalah Book" is a well-written, lucid, easy-to-follow book that shows surprising depth and understanding for a book with such a bland title. "Everything Kabbalah" touches on all the important areas of kabbalistic study, from the origins, to the many rabbinic masters; from the philosophy, to the practices. His discussion on the many 'faces' of Kabbalah range from the theosophical, to the ecstatic (a personal favorite), to both practical and even Christian practice. It is very obvious to me that Mr. Elber is quite learned in this area, and goes to significant lengths to make clear the many difficult areas of metaphysical thought developed over hundreds of years. This is an excellent book for someone new to the subject matter, or someone who knows his/her way around the 'tree' but would like a quick reference. Would make a great gift, too, to your spiritually-seeking friends. So, get past the "Everything" book series cover. Like many things in life, if you pay more attention to what's on the inside instead of what's on the outside, you will be well rewarded.