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by Anjana on March 14th, 2007

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What is kabbalah?

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  • by ChabadRabbi on September 11th, 2007

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    Like many other things in Judaism, you need to consider the Hebrew word for a start.

    Kabbalah literally means Tradition.

    Specifically, Kabbalah refers to the Jewish mystical tradition that has been taught through the ages.

    We believe that the mystical secrets of the universe were originally trasnmitted to Adam, then Abraham and his descendants.

    When Moses received the Torah at Mount Sinai, the mystical teachings were included in that package.

    For most of history, Kabbalah has been reserved for only the most learned Jewish scholars. To enter a Kabbalah school, you had to first be proficient in all other areas of Jewish knowledge.

    Kabbalah explores the secrets of souls, angels, the nature of G-d and the meaning of life. It is taught in metaphors and parables, which would leave the average person thinking they had understood something deep and spiritual, while in actual fact the "inspiring" message is merely a smoke screen to hide the true meaning. After all, secrets of the universe should be decoded only by those qualified to hold them.

    In recent years, there's been an increased interest in Kabbalah. Unfortunately, many people have taken advantage of this and formed "Kabbalah" societies, which take very basic Kabbalah concepts, and build a philosophy around them.

    To access true Kabbalah is more challenging. It requires a good knowledge of basic Jewish philosophy, Hebrew and Aramaic.

    Take a look here:
    http://tinyurl.com/23nbe9
    www.inner.org
    www.kabbalaonline.org
    www.chabad.org
    for some genuine, accessible Kabbalah teachings.

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    • also kabbalah.info thats the Bnei Baruch site.

      behttlo is a ninja

      by behttlo is a ninja on June 27th, 2009

    • Yeh, but I'm not convinced of their validity, sorry.

      ChabadRabbi

      by ChabadRabbi on June 28th, 2009

    • they are very valid, my father and i both go there and there are lots of people around the world on bnei baruch

      behttlo is a ninja

      by behttlo is a ninja on June 28th, 2009

    • Sorry, I did not intend to offend you.

      Please realise that mainstream Judaism believes that only Kabbalists who have studied under the great Kabbalah masters in an unbroken chain of tradition are genuine Kabbalists. Lately, many people have jumped on the Kabbalah bandwagon but don't have the benefit of that tradition.

      ChabadRabbi

      by ChabadRabbi on July 1st, 2009

    • oh ok! i wasnt offended at all, just trying to make a point. for some reason so many people are into kabbalah! it used to be very few people but now so many. thats very interesting.

      behttlo is a ninja

      by behttlo is a ninja on July 1st, 2009

    • I cant wait. :)

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      by ACCOUNT 1165636 CLOSED on November 14th, 2011

    • Good post! Im studing the 6th and 7th book of Moses. Angels are Awesome!

      spiritofair

      by spiritofair on May 8th, 2012

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