Kabbalah and the Age of the Universe

This was a wonderful text that requires reading in just the right period in time (!) for the fullest concentration in inverse relationship to it's brevity. Don't be put off by that sentence, it is designed to challenge and yet fulfil. Rather like Rav Kaplan's book. Perchance also a little like Ezekiel's chariot, you get the t'munah (picture) but it is not permitted to contemplate upon it.I only caught two (and one half!) chilushim (weaknesses) in the text and these were essentially in the footnotes; ever seen a page of Talmud...Get it, read it, love it and do not tremble (al t'hared) too much at the degree of chesed (lovingkindness). Thank you Rav Aryeh Kaplan z''l. Baruch HaShem.

Kabbalah and the Age of the Universe by Aryeh Kaplan is an amazing book. It is short but has so many insightful thoughts that I spent a lot of time digesting every page and even read it two times because it was so incredibly interesting. This book gave me an entirely new perspective about the age of the universe. All the conflicting ideas I've read about for years has finally been cleared up....everything Rabbi Kaplan says makes perfect sense. I love the fact that he points out the compatability of science and religion. This is a must read for anyone who wants to learn more about this topic. I highly recommend this book to lay persons as well as scholars.

This is a transcript I think of one of Rabbi Kaplan's recordings. It's a small pamphlet, not a book, and doesn't seem to be edited by Rabbi Kaplan so it's not super clear. But it includes amazing otherwise extremely hard to find facts that he reveals so it's definitely worth every penny.

I challenge anyone who insists creation was completed in 6 literal days, or says the universe is only 6,000 years old, to read this book and not change their stance. The Bible and Science can be (and are) in agreement. Not possible? Read this and find out. It's time to stop being willfully ignorant of truth.

Incredibly overpriced for what is actually a small pamphlet, not a book. It's interesting, but there isn't a lot of solid information here. Still, Kaplan (or whoever is writing this) makes his point well enough: the Bible does not necessarily teach a 6,000-year-old creation. Even from a strictly biblical perspective, young earth creationism is a relatively narrow minded, modern phenomenon.

For some reason, not explained by Amazon, this book is being delayed far beyond what I usually expect for an order. But, knowing the subject and the author, I cannot but be happy with the book once I receive it. I have no problem with rating this book very highly even though I have yet to see and/or read it.

The great author makes you realize that science is also a means of understanding the Creator

Exellent

This book gives the impression it’s written by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan but it is just “based on his writings”, which I resent because it doesn’t tell you that clearly on the cover or on the main product page.The content is acceptable, but its very short and only deals with a few very specific matters to Torah, so it’s less generally kabbalistic like Aryeh Kaplan’s books that are specifically on the subject.