Who Can Study Kabbalah?
Traditionally, the teachings of Kabbalah were not open to the general public. Study of true Kabbalah was, and is, according to Orthodox and Chasidic communities, restricted to those who meet the requirements which include being over the age of 40, a Jew, having completed or demonstrated thorough knowledge in Written and Oral Torah, and being accepted by a teacher who is a master of Kabbalah. In recent times, Kabbalah has been made widely public in various forms and interpretations. The basic teachings of Kabbalah have been made available to everyone, with the spelling Qabalah used for non-Jews. Due to the openness and recent popularity of the subject, it has often become exploited by material markets, occults and mystics looking to make large profits. Read on The Kabbalah Centre Offers Kabbalistic Community The Kabbalah Society and Z’ev ben Shimon Halevi The Bahir, Sefer HaGilgulim, Sefer Yetzirah and The Zohar Why is the Traditional Study of Kabbalah Restricted? Traditionally, the tea