Kabbalah is the ancient Jewish practice of using mysticism to interpret and understand the Torah. The root of the word comes from the Hebrew verb 'to receive', and its esoteric teachings aim to decipher the relationship between an omnipresent and omnipotent God and the mortal world in which we live. Kabbalah's archaic teachings include different names for God and myriad shielding amulets and verses that can protect from the Evil Eye and its influences.