what is Kabbalah? and who can learn kabbalah..?

Question

Hello I would like to know what is Kabbalah and who can learn kabbalah? and I would like to know why kabbalah books are so expensive in a place called Kabbalah Center.. is there any website where I could learn more about Kabbalah.. about their rites.. and I want to know what is the difference between judaism and kabbalah?

Answer 1

First, Kabbalah is 100% Jewish. Kabbalah is the mystical, deeper interpretation of traditional (i.e. orthodox/chasidic) Judaism. It's based on the concept that the torah (five books of Moses or old testament) conceals the spiritual laws of the universe within the structure of its language, and that a very close examination of the Hebrew can reveal some of its secrets. Common examples include unusual grammatical structures, analyzing the numerical equivalent of the Hebrew words and comparing them to other words with the same numerical equivalent, etc. This isn't Kabbalah, but it is the basis for Kabbalah.

Despite what people are telling you, there is no point in studying Kabbalah isolated from studying traditional Judaism. There is no such thing as a non-Jewish understanding of Kabbalah. The kabbalah center specializes in bilking people by telling them it is teaching true kabbalah, when in fact it is teaching garbage. That's why they charge so much for their books: their purpose is to make a profit (and a very big one at that).

If you want to understand kabbalah, start with the genuine sources:

www.chabad.org
www.askmoses.org
www.breslovworld.com
www.laiblwolf.com (world famous teacher of real kabbalah)
www.kehotonline (online bookstore that sells books on chasidic mysticism).

Rabbi J. Immanuel Schochet has written some excellent books on Kabbalah (kehot online has them), as has Aryeh Kaplan. Try those.

Answer 2

The term kabbalah comes from the Hebrew word kabel, which means "to receive" and is often translated simply as "tradition." In practice, Kabbalah is a mystical, numerological, and esoteric Jewish tradition based upon occult readings of the Torah and other ancient Jewish writings. Over the course of time, many new-Jewish elements were also adopted, including Gnosticism, Platonism, and more.

Alternate Spellings: cabbala, cabal, kabalism

Answer 3

Mmm. I would check out Dion Fortune's excellent book The Mystical Qabalah. She gives a clear, readable, and informative look at what she refers to as "theoretical qabalah"--the philosophy behind the qabalah, in-depth examinations of the sephiroth, etc. It's a good starting place...if it interests you, you can go on to learn about "practical qabalah", for which you'd likely need an instructor.

And as for what it is, exactly...it's vague by nature, but essentially, it's a very powerful mystic worldview that connects and resonates with, well, pretty much everything. I'm not at all working towards a practical knowledge, but understanding the sephiroth helps me work in many other areas with a deeper understanding of the connections.

Answer 4

Kaballah is the esoteric area of Judaism. The Kaballah is the learn of the area of sod (secret) interior the text cloth of the Tanach (previous testomony to non-Jews) and the Torah. that's seen secret no longer because of the fact of something sinister- yet because of the fact if misunderstood it may carry approximately apostacy. As such- Kaballah interior the the Jewish worldwide is taught immediately from instructor to pupil in a single on one sesisons. So for sure, you're unlikely to fid any web pages seen to be coaching genuine Kaballah on the cyber web! there are various people which peddle their very own variations- many based on the version of the Kaballah utilized by utilising the secret societies from the Elizabethan era including that of Aleister Crowley. From the Jewish point of view- they have thoroughly ignored the bat and are basically faulty at desirable- to being thoroughly fraudelent cults ripping off people and stealing their funds. interior the final class is the Kabbalah Centre run by utilising the Bergs. opposite to the claims on the cyber web website- he does no longer have rabbinical ordination neither is he seen a seniour pupil, and surely no longer the inheritor, of the Rabbi Brandwein (who's conventional to have been very knowledgeable interior the Kaballah). despite you do- go someplace besides the Kaballah centre- or a minimum of carry out a little very thorouh reseach into them earlier getting in contact!

Answer 5

Kabbalah has something to do with the Jewish faith. Anybody can practice any religion they wish. If you want to learn Kabbalah, go ahead. No one is stopping you.

Answer 6

no idea