KABBALAH by Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua ben Yaakov Greenbaum.
The original, most important, most meaningful and accessible Kabbalah text is none other than THE TORAH: The Five Books of Moses, The Prophets, The Writings.
The teachings of Rabbi Nachman are recommended to all who seek the authentic way of the Kabbalah in our times.
"The redemption will come about only through the study of the Torah. And the essential redemption depends upon the study of the Kabbalah"
-- Rabbi Eliyahu, the Vilna Gaon, Evven Shelemah 11:3
The most appropriate place to start the study of Kabbalah study is with the Kabbalah worldview as it emerges from the Bible, Talmud and Midrash, The Zohar, writings of the ARI and Chassidut. Understanding this worldview can help one refine and deepen his faith in God.
The Kabbalah teaches that all Gentiles are enjoined to practice the Seven Universal Laws of the Children of Noah, while Jews are obliged to practice the 613 Commandments of the Torah. Deeper study of the Kabbalah, whether by Jews or Gentiles, is only truly meaningful when each one strives to practice the commandments that apply to him.
The Kabbalah includes general teachings that apply to Jews and Gentiles alike, to enable all mankind to come to know and serve the One God. These include teachings about God's creation of the worlds, about the levels and purpose of their various inhabitants, and about prayer, the universal avenue of approach to God - "for My House will be called the House of Prayer for all the nations" (Isaiah 56:7).
Elijah the Prophet said: "I make the heavens and earth my witnesses that everyone, Israelite or Gentile, man or woman, slave or maid-servant - each according to his or her deeds, so holy spirit rests upon them" (Tanna devey Eliyahu ch. 9).
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