{"product_id":"torah-in-the-tarot","title":"Torah in the Tarot","description":"\u003ch1\u003eTorah in the Tarot\u003c\/h1\u003eStav Appel,Stav Appel\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Ayin Press\u003cbr\u003eOctober 28 2025\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781961814301\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1961814307\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cb\u003eA beautiful Tarot deck and booklet revealing the lost and forgotten Jewish origins of the Tarot--featuring a foreword by poet Ariana Reines.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \u003ci\u003ealeph\u003c\/i\u003e א, the Hermit wore a Jewish prayer shawl, and three pieces of matzah hid beneath the Moon. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Torah in the Tarot\u003c\/i\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Torah in the Tarot \u003ci\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\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391544950829,"sku":"WHS-d992999420544b328ec35a518c7b59c3","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_d631d9c6-cebc-44b3-99e4-88df78cf23cc.jpg?v=1787355205","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/torah-in-the-tarot","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}