Lecture Night at the ITI

I've neglected to post about the latest guest lecture at the ITI, on the topic of Jewish Kabbalah. The lecturer was a prof. of Judaistic studies from the University of Vienna. Frankly, I don't have much to say about it, except that Kabbalah is wierd. Apparently it's some form of Jewish mysticism mixed with plenty of magic. And this is the traditional Jewish form of Kabbalah, not the modernized version in which Madonna and other (in)famous people are involved.