Kabbalah

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Kabbalah
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Kabbalah
Kabbalah is a Hebrew word meaning "tradition" or
"that which is received." It is a form of Jewish
mysticism that has been practiced for at least
500 years. It is a philosophical theology based
on the belief that every word, letter, number and
accent of the Torah contains keys to
understanding the nature of the universe and the
human soul. Much of Kabbalah is based on the
writings of a text called the Zohar--or the Book
of Splendor--a mystical, multivolume commentary
on the Torah.
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• Rabbi Byron Sherwin, who teaches at the Spertus
  Institute of Jewish Studies and has studied
  Kabbalah for 35 years, says Kabbalah in the
  Jewish tradition is esoteric and advanced and
  requires advance knowledge of the Bible, Talmud,
  Jewish law and philosophy. Without those as a
  base, Kabbalah gets distorted.Sherwin is
  disdainful of celebrities who have gone public
  with their involvement with Kabbalah. Madonna and
  others have actually demeaned Kabbalah by acting
  as though they understand it, he said."A
  tourist is not a resident--and these people are
  tourists," Sherwin said. He does understand why
  people are seeking out the 13th Century
  discipline--they're searching for an alternative
  to their current lives, and they're attracted by
  the fact that it's been around for so
  long."It's obvious they're looking for
  something and think they've found it," Sherwin
  said. "This is a very exotic alternative."