Description: Dr. Lawrence Fine (Mount Holyoke College, Professor Emeritus) is a leading scholar of medieval Judaism and Jewish mysticism. His interests include medieval Jewry in Islamic lands and contemporary Jewish spirituality. His field of scholarly research is the Jewish mystical tradition, with a special focus on religious community and mystical experience. Among his publications are Safed Spirituality (Paulist Press, 1984) and Essential Papers on Kabbalah (NYU, 1995).