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the most *basic* is Torah
Kabbalah is the most advanced level of Torah study. If one is not fluent in Hebrew, Gematria and the Torah in Hebrew it would be akin to one who took a high school level physics course trying to keep up with NASA's astrophysicists as they explain their most complex theories.
Here is an essay on Kabbalah I wrote a couple of years ago after seeing a number of people present New Age mysticism as Kabbalah.
Kabbalah Kaballa Kabbala Kabala Cabala Cabbala Caballa Cabbalah or however you transliterate it
Kabbalah,by any form of transliteration, is Jewish. Kabbalah as it is promoted by the likes of Madonna, Brittney and Demi bears little resemblance to the Kabbalah as taught by experts such as the late Gershom Scholem and the rabbis of old. Places like the Kabbalah Center teach a New Ager mish mash of various forms of occult/esoteric ancient eastern mysticism from Golden Dawn to Rosicrucian teachings and rely heavily on the medieval superstitions and amulets that were used to symbolize various powers. Often they attempt to integrate these often unrelated esoterica by imposing concepts from other sources into the Zohar and Sephir Yetzirah by way of some of the modern translations. Madonna and other followers of what they call Kabbalah even try to separate it from Judaism outright by stating that Kabbalah isn't Jewish, but a separate religion.
Traditional Kabbalah isn't a religion of itself, it is medieval Jewish mysticism that attempts to understand and gain deepest insight into what the Kabbalist sees as the underlying or hidden meanings of the Torah. If one is not fluent in the Torah in Hebrew, it is impossible to be a genuine Kabbalist. I am not one of those people; my Hebrew is that of a novice, so I do not claim to be an expert on Kabbalah. I can understand basic explanations of it written for the layman in much the same way that I can grasp parts of astro-physics from the writings of Stephen Hawking. I believe that without a working knowledge of Torah in Hebrew as a prerequisite to Kabbalah study, it would be akin to a layman with only a high school level of physics knowledge claiming to be able to grasp the intricacies of Quantum physics because they read a popular text on the topic and follow a guru scientist. Unless one has a thorough knowledge of the Torah and Gematria (Hebrew numerology and mystical meaning associated with each letter) as prerequisites to study of Kabbalah, you aren't going to be able to understand what a Kabbalist knows. Discovery relies on those prerequisites in order to explore the Kabbalah's deepest meanings found in the Torah and to employ the power that is believed to emanate from them. You cannot separate Kabbalah from Torah.
The pop version of Kabbalah calling it a religion independent of Judaism is another form of replacement theology. As other religions that sprang up in a similar method, they take elements of Judaism and use its terms and concepts in ways that are often contradictory to its teachings. The New Ager Kabbalist often dishonors what the Kabbalist believes are it's deepest truths. Kabbalah tattoos of the name of God are a prime example of that kind of disrespect. Adopting somewhat superstitious rituals that became associated with Kabbalah as of prime importance to obtain great power is yet another example. While sexist attitudes may have been a reason that women were not considered as Kabbalah scholars in the past, it also lingered as women were not historically the ones devoted to Torah study giving them prerequisite knowledge necessary to enable them to begin what the Kabbalist considered the most advanced level of Torah. Many Jewish women now study Kabbalah. The prerequisite of being over 40 is also now not always followed if the knowledge of the student is adequate as deemed by the rabbi who is teaching the lessons. Some claim that Jews were remiss in keeping this knowledge " secret" from everyone else. The Kabbalah was not taught to all as it was believed by them to contain wisdom that gave them great power and with great power came great responsibility. They wanted to only share it with those who were prepared and would handle such power without abusing it or dishonoring God.
If you separate Torah and Judaism from Kabbalah, you don't have Kabbalah. I am not really interested in devoting the time or energy that would require me to become a Kabbalist. I prefer to read the works written by Gershom Scholem and Aryeh Kaplan and other respected authorities on the topic. Gershom Scholem was considered the worldâs foremost modern expert on Kabbalah in his lifetime, having a chair at Hebrew University named in his honor. I know I canât be an expert on everything, so I try to find the experts to help me with a laymanâs working knowledge on topics that interest me. If New Age religion is your cup of tea, and you want to call the mix of many different eastern mysticisms and â shamanismâ Kabbalah, so be it. Whether or not Kabbalah or any form of any group's mysticism is foolish or legitimate is not a primary part of my essay here. My essay addresses the emergence of yet another new belief claiming to be the original that is based on corruption of an established one.
Copyright © 2006 mama_pajama_1
the most *basic* is Torah
Kabbalah is the most advanced level of Torah study. If one is not fluent in Hebrew, Gematria and the Torah in Hebrew it would be akin to one who took a high school level physics course trying to keep up with NASA's astrophysicists as they explain their most complex theories.
Here is an essay on Kabbalah I wrote a couple of years ago after seeing a number of people present New Age mysticism as Kabbalah.
Kabbalah Kaballa Kabbala Kabala Cabala Cabbala Caballa Cabbalah or however you transliterate it
Kabbalah,by any form of transliteration, is Jewish. Kabbalah as it is promoted by the likes of Madonna, Brittney and Demi bears little resemblance to the Kabbalah as taught by experts such as the late Gershom Scholem and the rabbis of old. Places like the Kabbalah Center teach a New Ager mish mash of various forms of occult/esoteric ancient eastern mysticism from Golden Dawn to Rosicrucian teachings and rely heavily on the medieval superstitions and amulets that were used to symbolize various powers. Often they attempt to integrate these often unrelated esoterica by imposing concepts from other sources into the Zohar and Sephir Yetzirah by way of some of the modern translations. Madonna and other followers of what they call Kabbalah even try to separate it from Judaism outright by stating that Kabbalah isn't Jewish, but a separate religion.
Traditional Kabbalah isn't a religion of itself, it is medieval Jewish mysticism that attempts to understand and gain deepest insight into what the Kabbalist sees as the underlying or hidden meanings of the Torah. If one is not fluent in the Torah in Hebrew, it is impossible to be a genuine Kabbalist. I am not one of those people; my Hebrew is that of a novice, so I do not claim to be an expert on Kabbalah. I can understand basic explanations of it written for the layman in much the same way that I can grasp parts of astro-physics from the writings of Stephen Hawking. I believe that without a working knowledge of Torah in Hebrew as a prerequisite to Kabbalah study, it would be akin to a layman with only a high school level of physics knowledge claiming to be able to grasp the intricacies of Quantum physics because they read a popular text on the topic and follow a guru scientist. Unless one has a thorough knowledge of the Torah and Gematria (Hebrew numerology and mystical meaning associated with each letter) as prerequisites to study of Kabbalah, you aren't going to be able to understand what a Kabbalist knows. Discovery relies on those prerequisites in order to explore the Kabbalah's deepest meanings found in the Torah and to employ the power that is believed to emanate from them. You cannot separate Kabbalah from Torah.
The pop version of Kabbalah calling it a religion independent of Judaism is another form of replacement theology. As other religions that sprang up in a similar method, they take elements of Judaism and use its terms and concepts in ways that are often contradictory to its teachings. The New Ager Kabbalist often dishonors what the Kabbalist believes are it's deepest truths. Kabbalah tattoos of the name of God are a prime example of that kind of disrespect. Adopting somewhat superstitious rituals that became associated with Kabbalah as of prime importance to obtain great power is yet another example. While sexist attitudes may have been a reason that women were not considered as Kabbalah scholars in the past, it also lingered as women were not historically the ones devoted to Torah study giving them prerequisite knowledge necessary to enable them to begin what the Kabbalist considered the most advanced level of Torah. Many Jewish women now study Kabbalah. The prerequisite of being over 40 is also now not always followed if the knowledge of the student is adequate as deemed by the rabbi who is teaching the lessons. Some claim that Jews were remiss in keeping this knowledge " secret" from everyone else. The Kabbalah was not taught to all as it was believed by them to contain wisdom that gave them great power and with great power came great responsibility. They wanted to only share it with those who were prepared and would handle such power without abusing it or dishonoring God.
If you separate Torah and Judaism from Kabbalah, you don't have Kabbalah. I am not really interested in devoting the time or energy that would require me to become a Kabbalist. I prefer to read the works written by Gershom Scholem and Aryeh Kaplan and other respected authorities on the topic. Gershom Scholem was considered the worldâs foremost modern expert on Kabbalah in his lifetime, having a chair at Hebrew University named in his honor. I know I canât be an expert on everything, so I try to find the experts to help me with a laymanâs working knowledge on topics that interest me. If New Age religion is your cup of tea, and you want to call the mix of many different eastern mysticisms and â shamanismâ Kabbalah, so be it. Whether or not Kabbalah or any form of any group's mysticism is foolish or legitimate is not a primary part of my essay here. My essay addresses the emergence of yet another new belief claiming to be the original that is based on corruption of an established one.
Copyright © 2006 mama_pajama_1
You've heard the saying "you're going to have that tattoo when you're old"?
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I know I've heard it from my mom- "just think how its going to look when you're an elderly woman". Then I began to think of the elderly people that I know and if they have any tattoos and none come to mind, so I began to think maybe mom was right. Then I thought to myself how much more popular tattoos have become in the last oh 20 years or so and how many people in their 20s and 30s have tattoos. I don't think its going to be that strange to see elderly people have tattoos in the over the next 40 years since it'll be more common. So my question is to you, do you think its going to become more common for elderly people to have different tattoos and piercings in the coming years since they been more popular?
Sorry if this doesn't make sense, I kind of went on a rambling tangent.
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eh, I'm not worried about it. My tats are in places I probably won't be showing off when I'm elderly anyway. And I think they'll be a nice reminder of how I felt when I was young.
eh, I'm not worried about it. My tats are in places I probably won't be showing off when I'm elderly anyway. And I think they'll be a nice reminder of how I felt when I was young.
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