# Yehudis Golshevsky: 'The root of all prophecy is spiritual imagination'

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Podcast: [18 Questions, 40 Mystics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/18-questions-40-mystics-6941776)
Published: 2026-04-13T09:58:07+00:00
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## Resource

For Rebbetzin Yehudis Golshevsky, Jewish mysticism is a living tradition, one that influences daily life and decision-making. She emphasizes the importance of loving-kindness and Jewish mysticism’s practical applications. Yehudis Golshevsky is the founder and director of SHIVITI, a seminary in Jerusalem that emphasizes Chasidut [Hasidism] and musar classes to Torah-observant women of all ages and backgrounds. She has been a Torah educator for twenty-five years, both in Jerusalem and abroad. Now, she joins us to answer eighteen questions with Rabbi Dr. Benji Levy on Jewish mysticism including gender roles in Jewish mystical thinking, the significance of the State of Israel, and the interconnectedness of all things. Here are our questions: What is Jewish mysticism? How were you introduced to Jewish mysticism? In an ideal world, would all Jews be mystics? What do you think of when you think of God? What is the purpose of the Jewish people? How does prayer work? What is the goal of Torah study? Does Jewish mysticism view men and women the same? Should Judaism be hard or easy? Why did God create the world? Can humans do something that is against God’s will? What do you think of when you think about Moshiach? Is the State of Israel part of the final redemption? What is the greatest challenge facing the world today? How has modernity changed Jewish mysticism? What differentiates Jewish mysticism from the mysticism of other religions? Does one need to be religious to study Jewish mysticism? Can mysticism be dangerous? How has Jewish mysticism affected your relationships with yourself and with others? What is a Jewish teaching that you always take with you?

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