Stav Appel

The Torah in the Tarot: Full Review from Aleph to Tav with Stav Appel

Ayin Press

Inaugural Class from Ayin Institute: July 29– Aug 19 from 8-9:30pm EST

What if one of the oldest Tarot decks in existence was secretly Jewish all along?That's the provocative argument at the heart of Stav Appel's newly published The Torah in the Tarot (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/torah.tarot/" title="https://www.instagram.com/torah.tarot/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@torah.tarot</a>). Appel contends that the Jean Noblet deck (Paris, 1650) — among the earliest preserved Tarot decks — contains a depiction of the language, rituals, and beliefs of Judaism, hidden in plain sight.If he's right, it changes everything we thought we knew about the history of the Tarot.Ayin Institute is proud to launch its first class: a four-session series with Stav Appel, diving deep into The Torah in the Tarot. Together, we'll explore:<ul><li>All 22 Major Arcana of the Noblet Tarot</li><li>The Hebrew letters, Torah narratives, Judaic ritual objects, and Jewish holy days hidden in the deck</li><li>The history of the Tarot, from its origins in Renaissance Italy to its rise as a global cultural phenomenon</li><li>How the secret Judaica of the Noblet was later restored as openly displayed Cabala in the decks of the Golden Dawn</li></ul>Along the way, we'll sit with the new questions and mysteries that emerge when we recognize the Judaica of the Noblet deck.Week by Week SyllabusSession 1: July 29nd<ul><li>The early history of Italian playing cards and the Tarot</li><li>The 22 Hebrew letters of the Noblet</li><li>The Holy Office of the Inquisition and Crypto-Judaism</li></ul>Session 2: August 5th<ul><li>Kabbalah, Cabala, Qabala — the evolving face of Jewish mysticism</li><li>The 10 Jewish holy days of the Noblet</li><li>Ferrara: birthplace of Tarot and center of Crypto-Jewish activism</li></ul>Session 3: August 12th<ul><li>The Golden Dawn cipher</li><li>The Noblet's secret collection of Judaic ritual objects</li><li>Sabbatai Zevi and Jacob Frank</li></ul>Session 4: August 19th<ul><li>The Judaica of the RWS, Golden Dawn, and Hermetic Tarots</li><li>The secret names of God in the Noblet and RWS Tarots</li><li>The Noblet: tool for Jewish education or mystic work of art?</li><li>The open historical questions</li></ul>This is a rare opportunity to learn directly from the researcher who made this illuminating discovery. We hope you'll join us.This course will be taught via Zoom on Wednesdays, July 29th and August 5th, 12th &amp; 19th, 8–9:30 p.m. ET. Though live attendance is encouraged, all sessions will be recorded — so you can engage with the material even if you can't make every session in real time. In partnership with Reboot

Agenda

The early history of Italian playing cards and the Tarot
The 22 Hebrew letters of the Noblet
The Holy Office of the Inquisition and Crypto-Judaism


Session 1: July 22nd

Kabbalah, Cabala, Qabala — the evolving face of Jewish mysticism
The 10 Jewish holy days of the Noblet
Ferrara: birthplace of Tarot and center of Crypto-Jewish activism


Session 2: July 29th

The Golden Dawn cipher
The Noblet's secret collection of Judaic ritual objects
Sabbatai Zevi and Jacob Frank

Session 3: August 5th

The Judaica of the RWS, Golden Dawn, and Hermetic Tarots
The secret names of God in the Noblet and RWS Tarots
The Noblet: tool for Jewish education or mystic work of art?
The open historical questions

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