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But the cabala has come to refer to a collection of mystical and ethical Jewish writings, mostly dating from the medieval period. It consists in good part of speculative and symbolical interpretations of Hebrew Scriptures. </font> </p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial" size="3">There are several cabalistic traditions, some of which are noted for their <a href="http://www.ucalgary.ca/~elsegal/Rels463/Lurianic.html"> messianic</a> leanings. One of the more well-known messiahs was <a href="http://www.donmeh-west.com/sabbatai.shtml">Sabbatai Zevi</a> who, in 1666, convinced a large part of the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian world that he was the Messiah. His conversion to Islam is seen variously as a cowardly pseudo-conversion aimed at saving his life or as a necessary step in the redemption of the world.</font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><b>See also</b> <i> <a href="bibcode.html">Bible Code</a> </i> and <a href="evileye.html">evil eye</a>. </font> </p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="comments/cabalacom.html"><strong>reader comments</strong></a> </font> </p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><b>further reading</b> </font> </p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><font size="3">websites</font></b><p style="text-align: left"> <font face="Arial" size="3"> <a href="http://www.culteducation.com/groups/kabbalah.html">Rick Ross</a> exposes <a href="http://www.kabbalah.com/kabbalah/what.html">Shraga Berg's Kabbalah Center</a> </font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/faq.htm">Kabbalah FAQ</a> </font> </p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="http://kabbalah-web.org/">Kabbalah Home Page</a> </font> </p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="http://www.digital-brilliance.com/kab/nok/index.htm">Colin Low's Notes On Kabbalah</a> </font> </p> <p style="text-align: left"><font face="Arial" size="3"><a href="http://www.kabbalah.com/k/index.php/p=life/tools">Red String Kabbalah Bracelet: Protection against the Evil Eye</a></font></p> <p style="text-align: left"><b><font face="Arial" size="3">news stories</font></b></p> <p style="text-align: left"> <font size="3" face="Arial"> <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/life/lifestyle/2004-05-25-kabbalah-main_x.htm"> Madonna has faith on a string By Olivia Barker, USA TODAY</a> </font></p></a> <p style="text-align: left"> <font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.thisislondon.com/news/articles/1446749"> <span class="head3"><font size="3">Secrets of a celebrity sect</font></span><font size="3"> <br> <span class="vsmall">By David Rowan, Evening Standard</span></font></a><font size="3"><span class="vsmall"> </span></font></font> <p></webContent> Last updated 05-Dec-2013 </p> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <div class="right_it"> <div class="search"> <form method="get" action="http://www.google.com/custom" target="_top"> <input type="hidden" name="domains" value="skepdic.com" /> <input type="text" name="q" maxlength="255" value="" size="20" /> <input type="submit" name="sa" value="Search" /> <br /> <div class="search_2"> <input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value="" /> Web     <input type="radio" name="sitesearch" value="skepdic.com" checked="checked" /> Skepdic.com <br /> <img src="_images/logo_google.gif" alt="Google" width="48" height="19" /> </div> <input type="hidden" name="client" value="pub-3542920166946725" /> <input type="hidden" name="forid" value="1" /> <input type="hidden" name="ie" value="ISO-8859-1" /> <input type="hidden" name="oe" value="ISO-8859-1" /> <input type="hidden" name="cof" value="GALT:#008000;GL:1;DIV:#336699;VLC:663399;AH:center;BGC:FFFFFF;LBGC:336699;ALC:0000FF;LC:0000FF;T:000000;GFNT:0000FF;GIMP:0000FF;FORID:1;" /> <input type="hidden" name="hl" value="en" /> </form> </div> <div class="center"> <p align="right"><a href="http://skepdic.com/authorpage.html"><strong>Books by R. 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