This is the article that introduced me to Rabbi Dr. Alan Brill’s blog, and I was glad to see him discussing the Valle, z’t’k’l, and my teacher, Rabbi Yosef Spinner, shlit’a, with whom I was fortunate to study some of the Valle’s, and the R’M’Ch’L’s works. Thanks again, R. Dr. Brill. Though this will be the end of my reblogging, blee neder, I am glad to have come across your efforts in these regards and to share them with the, um, one or two people that know my blog exists! Kol haKavod.
Yoni Garb has a article attempting to contextualize Ramhal in 18th century Italian Enlightenment and Garb wants to use the writings of his students such as Valle whose works were recently published. “R. Joseph Spinner, a senior kabbalist working at a Jerusalem yeshiva, has published twenty-five meticulous editions of Valle’s works.”
Garb focuses on the tikkunim with Valle commentary. He presents Ramhal’s prophetic vision that we need new tikkunim for our new era that focus on the shekhinah and the three lower worlds.
Garb culls out the use of the words effort, human work, politico as reflecting 18th century values. Valle comes across as strongly anti-Christian but fascinated with Christianity. [As a side point by the site owner, there is a Kabbalah Centre lecturer who presents Valle as teaching that Jesus brought Kabbalah for the gentiles!!!]
The article itself says it does not have the time to show the similarity…
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