Book 'Em! Brief Reviews August 15, 2006:
"Dovid Krafchow's Kabbalistic Tarot: Hebraic Wisdom in the Major and Minor Arcana presents Cabala; note his preferred spelling of the word (Krafchow makes a highly appealing case for an alternate spelling in his Preface: "Cabala should be written with a curve, denoting the feminine, and not defined by the line of the rabbis. Rigidity, the line, is the antithesis of the subtle, ephemeral truths that swim in the deep waters of the Cabala.") ; as that old-time religion and, in his view, the mother source of Tarot. In an assertion sure to rattle most Tarot historians, Krafchow argues that the Israelites, living under the rule of Alexander the Great, developed Tarot cards as a way to disguise their study of the Torah. When the Jews routed the Greeks, Tarot went underground only to resurface during a new era of oppression, this time by the Catholic Church. You don't have to agree with Krafchow's theory to find Kabbalistic Tarot valuable. The book focuses on basic Cabalistic concepts and some fresh readings of the Major Arcana. I enjoyed entertaining the notion of The Emperor as the embodiment of sight while The Empress is insight, the Hermit as one who listens to what is said while the High Priestess hears what lies behind the spoken words, and the light of The Star as greater, more potentially life-changing than the light of the sun. "

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Brad Eden, Library Journal, July 2005:“
Readers intrigued by the currently popular Kabala who also have some familiarity with the use of tarot cards for divination and life guidance will not find a reference book but a compelling work that combines and explains the historical and current use of both traditions.”

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