and a sense of awe concerning this dimension of Torah than on skepticism regarding its importance or validity. The attitude that was emerging among many leading rabbis was that Kabbalah constituted the deepest truth of the Torah and that knowledge of its secrets, especially the theosophic meaning of the Jewish precepts and their theurgical effects, was essential for bringing about the two primary objectives of Jewish worship. These were the unification of the Divine Name, which is a precondition