{"product_id":"torah-in-the-tarot-by-stav-appel","title":"Torah in the Tarot by Stav Appel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA beautiful Tarot deck and booklet revealing the lost and forgotten Jewish origins of the Tarot—featuring a foreword by poet Ariana Reines.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor hundreds of years, the original meaning of the Tarot de Marseille, the artistic ancestor of the contemporary Tarot, has been a source of mystery, speculation, and debate. When Torah student Stav Appel encountered the Jean Noblet Tarot—one of the oldest preserved decks in the tradition of the Tarot de Marseille—he found something curious: the Magician held his arms in the shape of the Hebrew letter \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ealeph\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e א, the Hermit wore a Jewish prayer shawl, and three pieces of matzah hid beneath the Moon. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Torah in the Tarot\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Appel carefully analyzes the Noblet Tarot, uncovering a rich array of Jewish symbols ingeniously concealed in its images. Given the deck’s origin circa 1650, during the Catholic Church’s centuries-long campaign to eradicate Judaism, Appel argues persuasively that its secret content suggests it originally served as a tool for clandestine Jewish education. Writing in a rich style that draws on rabbinic literary forms, Appel has presented a landmark contribution to the field of Tarot studies—revealing that when we perceive the Tarot through a Jewish lens, we can, at long last, recognize the Torah hidden in the Tarot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Torah in the Tarot \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eincludes a booklet written by Stav Appel with a foreword by Ariana Reines, as well as a historically accurate, 78-card color reproduction of the Jean Noblet Tarot—the only modern copy that preserves the full scope of the deck’s original Judaica—created by the French artist Florent Giraud of Tarotgraphe.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Publisher Services","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43657657221198,"sku":"9781961814301","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0663\/5329\/9534\/files\/9781961814301.webp?v=1776809850","url":"https:\/\/namastebookshop.com\/products\/torah-in-the-tarot-by-stav-appel","provider":"Namaste Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}