...ed, and the lovers mar- - ried against her father’s will. According to the Talmud (a commentary on the Mishnah), it was Rachel who encouraged Rabbi A... ... legends have been told about Rashbi, who was mentioned repeatedly in the Talmud and in the Midrash, the sacred Hebrew texts of his time. Rashbi was... ... Rabbi Akiva, had been executed, his resistance became even fiercer. The Talmud says that once, when Rashbi spoke against the Roman rule, someone o...

...aruch Ashlag) 663 Preface to the Sulam Commentary (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 681 Talmud Eser Sefirot, Part One, Histaklut Pnimit (Rav Yehuda Ashlag) 721 Gen... ...e wisdom of Kabbalah is none other than the internality of the Bible, the Talmud, and the legends. The only difference between them is in their expl... ...ring, “I am Solomon!” But when he came to the Sanhedrin (the sages of the Talmud) they said: “A fool does not utter the same folly all the time, say... ...d, and one who serves Him not: A servant of God is one who engages in the Talmud and The Zohar. One who does not serve Him engages only in Talmud, a... ...oduction,” 9-10 There is no doubt that those who engage only in Babylonian Talmud are like blind scraping the wall, in the dresses of the Torah. They... ... your life.” 11) However, we find and see in the words of the sages of the Talmud that they have made the path of Torah easier for us than the sages ... ...ge in the wisdom of Kabbalah before he engages in the Torah, Mishnah, and Talmud.’ This is because our sages have already said, ‘One should not ente... ...rsely, when one is occupied with the wisdom of the Mishnah and Babylonian Talmud, and does not give a share to the secrets of Torah and its concealm... ...hma, should first engage in the wisdom of the Bible, the Mishnah, and the Talmud, as long as his 18 See explanation in the essay P AR��SS. See e...

...bad garment, if some no-good tailor made it? Such as this we find in the Talmud (Ta'anit 20): A tale about Rabbi Elazar who came before a most ugly ... ...ing the years of Rabbi Yehuda the whole study was Nezikin (section of the Talmud - C.R.), whereas we are learning the whole Mishna. And when Rabbi Ye...

...o it. In the introduction to the most complex and important book in Kabbalah, Talmud Eser Sefirot (The Study of the Ten Sefirot), the author, Rav Ye... ...he language of legends (Agada the language of legends ( ), the language of the Talmud (Jewish re- ligious laws), and the language of the Kabbalah (Sef... ...” whereas the Torah speaks in a more emotional, yet concealed, language. The Talmud also speaks about the laws of the spiritual world, but in the l... ...and words of laws of our world, such as: you mustn’t eat this or do that. The Talmud speaks only about the laws of the spiritual world, while in our... ...in our world, with my hands or legs, I change nothing in the Upper World. The Talmud, Gmarah and the Torah speak only of the Upper Worlds. The diffe... ...wisdom of Kabbalah. The principal, fundamental book that we study by is called Talmud Eser HaSefirot (The Study of the Ten Sefirot). It consists of s... ...exual ones. T H E K A B B A L A H E X P E R I E N C E 216 As the sages of the Talmud say: “After the ruin of the Temple, the taste of intercourse wa... ...he entire creation: the still, vegetative, animate and man. It is said in the Talmud that if a person wants to take a coin of a certain value out of... ...e coming of the Messiah, everyone will learn Kabbalah. On the other hand, the Talmud says that “the face of the generation will be as the face of th...

...roach the more techni- cal works of Baal HaSulam (Rav Yehuda Ashlag), such as Talmud Eser Sefirot and The Book of Zohar. Although scien- tists and ph...

...to prefer spiritual development to anything else. In the Introduction to Talmud Eser Sefirot (Breaking the Iron Wall), the principal text for study... ...ah The Torah is comprised of four languages: The Bible, the Halacha, and Talmud, which is like a legal language, the language of the Agada, which i... ... he can understand only the language of the Bible and the language of the Talmud. The language of the Agada is more difficult for him to understand,... ... one another by way of cause and effect, such as days, months and years (Talmud Eser Sefirot, part 1, Questions and Answers, Answer 16). The Creato... ...e of Kabbalah (such as “Safra De Tzniuta) without studying Baal Hasulam’s Talmud Eser Sefirot (The Study of the Ten Sefirot). 198 of 263 I... ...ere written in a different language, the Language of Legends, whereas the Talmud describes the laws of the spiritual world as acts, laws and comman... ... commandments that exist in our world. Thus, even behind the words of the Talmud we should see the objects and actions of the upper world. It has b... ... The generation that followed in their footsteps is the generation of the Talmud. The sages of the Talmud explained what is the right way to keep th... ... the spiritual world in the best way for him. Though the Mishnah and the Talmud explain each spiritual law in detail, they are written in everyday ...

...clarity, depth, and appeal to the intellect, will enable readers to approach the more technical works of Baal HaSulam (Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag), such as 'Talmud Eser Sefirot' and Zohar. Although scientists and philosophers will delight in its illumination, laymen will also enjoy the satisfying answers to the riddles of life that only authentic Kabbalah provides. Now, travel th...

...as to flavor your conversation: Quotations from Shakespeare’s plays, famous poems, Dr. Seuss, Ben Franklin, Will Rogers, Martin Luther King, Jr., the Talmud, Chinese proverbs, & nursery rhymes. Confusing words, prefixes & suffixes, & frequently misspelled words. Common foreign phrases and expressions used in the English language: from romance & other European languages—plu...

...woman who were not proficient in laws of impurity and purity. Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 97b The wisdom of Kabbalah explains that the term, Tuma’a... ...s share by merely reading in the Bible, the Mishnah, the legends, and the Talmud. Rather, one must engage as much as one can in the secrets of Torah... ... 6 outer is iNNer All who fault, fault in their own defect Babylonian Talmud, Kidushin 70b I t is no coincidence that we were made to perceive re... ...pain of deficiency of possessions, half of which they lack. Baal HaSulam, Talmud Eser Sefrot [The Study of the Ten Sefrot ], Part 1, “Inner Refecti... ...pices. We derive no pleasure from it. This is why it was said (Babylonian Talmud, Kidushin, 30b), “I have created the evil inclination; I have creat... ...1 9 Isaiah, 14:14 10 “The world exists for six thousand years.” Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 97a 11 genesis, 11:1 12 genesis, 25:6 13 Based on Midras... ...yahu, pp 152-154 30 From the book, Let Moses Raise, pp 11-15 31 Babylonian Talmud, Kidushin, 30b 32 Rabash—the Social Writings, “one Should Always Sel... ...e study of The Zohar is great. That is, the Bible and the Mishnah and the Talmud are very clothed and the meaning is unapparent in them at all. This...

...s name is tied to numerous legends, and he is mentioned constantly in the Talmud and in the Midrash, the sacred Hebrew texts of his time. He lived i... ...’d learned how his teacher, Rabbi Akiva, had been ruthlessly executed. The Talmud writes that once, when Rashbi spoke against the Roman rule, a fello... ...ttle disputes according to the opinion of Rabbi Yehuda, the author of the Talmud. However, after Rabbi Shimon left the cave, everything that he had ... ...on legislative and procedural matters are rendered in accordance with the Talmud or The Book of Zohar, depending on where this matter is examined mo... ...tter is examined more strictly. If the matter is mentioned neither in the Talmud nor in The Zohar, then the decision is based on the source that bes... ...e that best elucidates this matter. If the disputed matter is between the Talmud and the legislators, the decision is based on the assertion from Th... ...k lay in correction of the sin of Achiya HaShiloni. As Rashbi says in the Talmud (Sukkah, 45, 2): “I can redeem the entire world from judgment from ... ...ns), c) the language of the Torah (narrative), and d) the language of the Talmud (judicial). To comprehend the style of The Book of Zohar, I recommen... ...hts, in which Adam saw the world from end to end, as it is written in the Talmud (Hagigah, 12). But the Creator saw that there would be transgressio...

...ing it physically, as it is written, “Who is wise? One who sees the future” (Talmud Bavli, Tamid, 32:1). If we imagine the worst pos- sible state cl... ... now. Kabbalists describe that state in the words, “an inverted world I saw” (Talmud Bavli, Pesachim, 50:71). When we build within a new desire to b... .... This is why it was written that “the world exists for six thousand years” (Talmud Bavli, Sanhedrin, 97:71). During those years, the human ego wil... ...er they are. 24 ANTI-SEMITISM No calamity comes to the world but for Israel. --Talmud Bavli, Yevamot, 63:1 Understanding the role of Israel makes it e... ...k or a legal constitution. In “The Essence of the Wisdom of Kabbalah,” and in Talmud Eser Sefirot, Part One, Baal HaSulam refers to this phenomenon ... ...y. We must recognize that and thus “sentence the world to a scale of merit” (Talmud Bavli, Kidushin, 40:2). Today, it is recommended that every pers... ...cience of Kab- balah, 2005, Laitman Kabbalah Publishers, p. 87. 10 Babylonian Talmud, Baba Kama, 45, 72. 11 Published June 2006 in Science magazine.... ...y 2002 Nobel Prize laureate in economics, Dan- iel Kahneman. 12 Baal HaSulam, Talmud Eser Sefirot (The Study of the Ten Sefirot), Part One. 13 For ...

...dder) commentary on The Zohar, and a systematic textbook on Kabbalah entitled Talmud Eser Sefirot (The Study of the Ten Sefirot). Although the souls ... ...pproach the more technical works of Baal HaSulam (Rav Yehuda Ashlag), such as Talmud Eser Sefirot and Zohar. Although scientists and philosophers wi...

... earth: "What is the meaning of my life?" Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag, Introduction to Talmud Esser Sefirot Among all the texts and notes that were used by my... ...urther suffering. For this reason, Rabbi Ashlag writes in his "Introduction to Talmud Esser Sefirot" (Paragraph 2), "But if you listen withyourheartto... ...l desires in the correction that the Kabbalist makes. Hence, it is said in the Talmud that "serving a sage is moreusefulforadisciplethanlearning from ... ...lop this quality, then it means that he is proceeding in the right direction. (Talmud, Avodah Zarah) A human being is born as an absolute egoist, and ... ...e him that he has already become righteous and has rid himself of all egoism. (Talmud, Hagiga) The Torah is the Light of the Creator, and only a perso... ...ed. It is only revealed to those who have reached the level of the righteous. (Talmud, Hagiga) When a person, by means of his studies, reaches the lev... ...pleasure’s sake, this is the first step of his ascent to the spiritual world. (Talmud, Psachim) The lower a person feels, the closer he comes to his t... ...lower a person feels, the closer he comes to his true stateand to theCreator. (Talmud, Sota) -432- It is forbidden to study Kabbalah for any purpose ... ...s forbidden to study Kabbalah for any purpose other than spiritual elevation. (Talmud, Sanhedrin) Aperson’shighestspiritualpotentialistoreachthelevelo...

... reception, it is called “be- T H E PAT H O F K A B B A L A H 16 stowal.” The Talmud states that if a respectable man marries, he doesn’t have to gi... ...te about their feelings and attainments in additional books, the Mishnah, the Talmud and so on. Every Kabbalist describes our world and how to enter... ... the secrets of Torah. There are subtle hints of this in the Zohar and in the Talmud. That Zohar and in the Talmud. That Zohar spiritual state is cal... ...sm. Anything that is against our desire makes us suffer. It is written in the Talmud that if we want to take a certain coin out of a pocket, but bri... ...oks. The books can be divided into those that use a legal tongue, such as the Talmud, or a historic tale tongue, such as the Pentateuch. But all the... ...ut not for the majority of the people.” (Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag, Introduction to Talmud Eser Sefirot). “The attainment begins from the hidden Torah, and... ...: the language of the Torah, the language of the Agada (legends), that of the Talmud, and the language of Kabbalah. All of them were devised by Kabb... ... the language of tales that the Bible uses and the language of rules that the Talmud uses. There is also the language of Kabbalah itself, which uses... ...ten where and how. One can be proficient in the entire Torah, know the entire Talmud by heart, but still not have any real spiritual attainment. Thi...

...ents that concatenates by way of cause and effect. Baal HaSulam writes in Talmud Esser Sefirot (The Study of the Ten Sefirot) that time and space ar... ...ments willingly. Baal HaSulam calls that condition (in his Introduction to Talmud Esser Sefirot) of voluntarily observing the word of God's “testimon... ..., in order for it to affect man more strongly. It is said (Introduction to Talmud Esser Sefirot, item 155), that we can draw that surrounding light o... ...that passage, he will attain the goal – as it says in the Introduction to Talmud Esser Sefirot – within three to five years, and begin to feel the C... ...ural and objective weight in the course of our spiritual development. The Talmud brings us an example: In a small town there once lived a very wise ... ...t be touched or taught. Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag writes in the Introduction to Talmud Esser Sefirot, that Kabbalah is comprised of two parts: the first is...

...altruism. The chief Kabbalah textbook at present is Baal HaSulam’s six-volume Talmud Eser Sefirot (The Study of the Ten Sefirot), based on the writi... ...the Ten Sefirot), based on the writings of the Ari. In just over 2,000 pages, Talmud Eser Sefirot expounds on the structure of the Upper Worlds, acc... ...proach the more technical works of Baal Ha- Sulam (Rav Yehuda Ashlag), such as Talmud Eser Sefirot and Zohar. Although scientists and philosophers wi...

...hem is culpable, but if they wound him they are not culpable." (Mishna, Babylonian Talmud) If mental illness is culture-dependent and mostly serve...

...that wounds them is culpable, but if they wound him they are not culpable." [Mishna, Babylonian Talmud] If mental illness is culture-dependent and ...

...ment from praying for his life. 210. A HANDSOME FLAW IN YOU I heard It the Talmud: “He who had said to her, to his wife, ‘until you see a handsome fl...

... Elazar Bar Abina says, “No calamity comes to the world, but for Israel.” —Talmud Bavli, Masechet Yevamot, 63 Kabbalists about the Wisdom of Kabbalah ... ...were written in a different language, the language of legends, whereas the Talmud describes the laws of 2A WAKENING TOKABBALAH Awakening to Kabbalah t... ...d commandments that exist in our world. Thus, even behind the words of the Talmud we should see the objects and actions of the upper world. In the fol... ...s precisely what the sages and the dis- ciples of Moses tell us about. The Talmud was the next generation, whose sages explained the right way to keep... ...rld and the upper world in the best way for us. Though the Mishnah and the Talmud explain each spiri- tual law in detail, they are written in everyday... ... not have the code for the book of Zohar, you only see the Mishnah and the Talmud as recommendations for the right way to lead a religious, orthodox w... ... Kabbalists, meaning all those sages of the Mishnah (the Tanna’im) and the Talmud (the Amora’im), explained in their texts the system of creation and ... ...o be its pri- mary and most fundamental textbook. Rashbi lived between the Talmudic period and that of the Zohar and is regarded as a great researcher... ...ture and the upper world. He is also among the most important sages of the Talmud (his name is mentioned there some four thousand times). He was profi...

...use all kinds of auxiliary words to help. Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag writes in his book Talmud Esser HaSefirot (Study of the Ten Sefirot, Part 1 Looking Inw... ...ng its spiritual roots and their interaction with it. For example, the study of Talmud Esser HaSefirot, composed by the Baal HaSulam, tells us about... ...l world, our generation needs to read very specific literature. Today it is the Talmud Esser HaSefirot. 500 years ago, it was books written by the A... ...has been discussed in the present chapter is described in the 1500 pages of the Talmud Esser HaSefirot (Study of the 10 Sefirot) by Rabbi Yehuda Ash...

...cred and profane writings. In the Judeo-Christian culture in the English language, this is traditionally associated with the Wisdom Literature of the Talmud and the Bible, namely Proverbs, Ecclesiastes and the Song of Songs. Sometimes other books are included, such as those of Job, Psalms and Sirach. Other the fi rst three, my own poor attempts at English poetic versions o...

...hem is culpable, but if they wound him they are not culpable." (Mishna, Babylonian Talmud) If mental illness is culture-dependent and mostly serves...

...hem is culpable, but if they wound him they are not culpable." (Mishna, Babylonian Talmud) If mental illness is culture-dependent and mostly serves...

...ere more damn miracles in this part of their history, than in the whole of the Talmud and Old Testament put together. The Talmud and the Old testame...

... drawbacks. One, it leads to moral relativism. Consider this maxim from the Jewish Talmud: "Do not do unto thy friend that which you hate". An anal... ...very one of us is allowed to spin his own moral system, independent of others. The Talmudic dictum establishes a privileged moral club (very simila... ...hem is culpable, but if they wound him they are not culpable." (Mishna, Babylonian Talmud) If mental illness is culture-dependent and mostly serves... ...hem is culpable, but if they wound him they are not culpable." (Mishna, Babylonian Talmud) If mental illness is culture-dependent and mostly serves...

...chment (and later printed) and included numerous inter-textual links. The Talmud, for example, is made of a main text (the Mishna) which hyperlinks ...