Who Is Permitted to Study? Every person, regardless of sex, is permitted to study the wisdom of Kabbalah. For that reason, Kabbalists have always tried to circulate this wisdom in both Israel and the world over, to bring this option to everyone’s awareness. This is especially true of those whose …
Chapter 4.2 – The Beginning of a Kabbalist’s Way
When I first came to Rabbi Baruch Ashlag, he sent me to study with Hillel, his senior disciple. Before that, I tried studying with many other teachers but never received explanations that satisfied me. However, I was very pleased with studying with Hillel, because his explanations made sense and were …
Chapter 4.3 – From a Kabbalist’s Notebook
My rabbi used to write everything he’d learned from his father. When I came to study with him I began to ask the questions that had been bothering me all along, but he kept avoiding answering me. And then one day he let me a certain notebook so that I …
Chapter 4.4 – Questions & Answers
The Study Question: Why do Kabbalists describe the Upper world for us? Answer: In order to help us begin to feel them. Man was created to feel the Upper Worlds and to feel the Creator. We, who cannot see the beginning of Creation, the reason for it, are unable to see …