ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Abraham Abulafia

Abraham Abulafia was a rabbi who lived in the 1200s. He believed that if you meditated and focused on certain words, it could help you connect to God. So he wrote a bunch of books to teach people how to do this. It’s like a way to talk to God in your head. He wrote special words that could help with this kind of meditation and it’s kind of like a game. The special words help you form mental images and that can help you connect to God.