Charles Mopsik (2 September 1956 – 13 June 2003) was a French thinker, researcher and writer who renewed the study of the Kabbalah and of Jewish mysticism.
In 1979, he founded the book collection "Les dix paroles" (The ten words) published by Editions Verdier,[1] with Maimonides's Guide des égarés (The Guide for the Perplexed) as the first emblematic volume, followed by a translation from the Aramaic of the Book of Genesis in the Zohar.
He defended his doctorate in philosophy at the University of Paris I in 1987, with his thesis Recherches autour de la Lettre sur la sainteté: Sources, texte, influences (Research into the Letter on Holiness: Sources, Text, Influences), under the direction of Pierre Thillet, a specialist in the Peripatetic tradition.
As a translator, an historian and a researcher, Charles Mopsik was a major figure in the study of the Kabbalah.
The Charles Mopsik Association was created after his death with the aim of preserving his memory and promoting his work.