2007-11-02 15:39:02 · 10 answers · asked by Robert S 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Thank you for the great answers, but from a Christian standpoint it looks like something I'm not interested in.
2007-11-02 23:38:26 · update #1
Yes. Stay away from "Rabbi" Berg's Kabbalah Centres, the ones Madonna and other hollywood celebs go to, it's a rip off.
For kosher, real Kabbalah, please see some of the following websites done by actual Orthodox Jewish Rabbis:
http://www.inner.org
http://www.kabbalaonline.org/
http://www.thirtysix.org/
http://www.torahscience.org/
http://www.chabad.org (see the "Parsha In Depth" section)
http://www.koshertorah.com
P.S. It is not "occult". True Kabbalah is found only in the Jewish tradition and is the inner, deepest meanings of the Torah. It is not separate from Judaism, rather it is the deepest meanings within Judaism, of the Torah.
It is not "Cabala" which is Christian/Gnostic, nor is it "Qabbalah" which is Hermetic. These are completely different than real Jewish Kabbalah, although they borrow many terms and definitions from the Jewish.
2007-11-02 15:45:55 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
It sure is..... Madonna, spent $5,000,000 to build a Kabbalah center in London. Kabbalah is the basis upon which many occult groups are founded: Rosicrucians, Freemasons, Mormons, Illuminati, Knights Templar, etc. In addition to Madonna, celebrity Kabbalists include Britney Spears, Elizabeth Taylor, Demi Moore, Paris Hilton, Mick Jagger, Jeff Goldblum, Ivana Trump, and Roseanne Barr. Kabbalah is a branch of Jewish mysticism, which is thought to have originated in the 13th century. Its teachings come from a demonic ancient 23-volume book called the Zohar, which offers interpretations of the inner meaning of the Torah.) Kabbalah is of the Devil.
"Kabbalism is a system of Jewish mysticism and magic and is the foundational element in modern witchcraft. Virtually all of the great witches and sorcerers of this century were Kabbalists." -William J. Schnoebelen,....The Dark Side of Freemasonry
2007-11-02 22:50:04 · answer #2 · answered by TIAT 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes. I know a couple of Kabbalahists. (sounds like Cabalists, doesn't it?) But I have to say, they are very knowledgeable in Jewish Mysticism. And I'm not talking the Hollywood/Madonna type of Kabbalah either.....
2007-11-02 22:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by River 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
2007-11-02 22:42:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes very much so in and out of the Jewish community.
2007-11-02 22:43:00 · answer #5 · answered by nikola333 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, especially among celebrities. It sounds like mumbo jumbo to me.
2007-11-02 22:44:30 · answer #6 · answered by paula r 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
yes.....there are some great sites and places of study.
2007-11-02 22:42:18 · answer #7 · answered by stewart t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes..
2007-11-02 22:44:35 · answer #8 · answered by Demopublican 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heck, yeah. Just look at Madonna.
2007-11-02 22:49:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
madonna can answer that for you
2007-11-02 22:42:30 · answer #10 · answered by loukas 2 · 3⤊ 2⤋