[Sharon]

Got it. I can see how the technical analogy definitely offers a logical convenience. I think simply the pronoun  “It” could work for me too, but maybe that would throw others off because it might suggest something inanimate. Anyway, thanks for clarifying!

[Sharon]

At what point in the year of 1995 was the Kabbalah opened up ? Was it before or after Rabin’s assassination?

[Sharon]

Dear Albert,

Since the Creator doesn’t have a name, and the Tree of Life has both male and female parts to it, would it be reasonable to ask you to refer to the Creator using a blended third person pronoun such as “s/he”? Or is there some incontrovertible evidence that the Creator is a He? I am asking because for me personally I find it adds a 126th step to get over the idea of the Creator as being exclusively male, when “It”  is likely either a reflection of both or beyond gender entirely. I say this as someone who has barely dipped my toe into the readings so far, so please take it with a grain of salt, but I am a secular/spiritual female with a Haredi brother. So this is my perspective.
Thanks

Sharon

[Sharon]

Hi Albert

When you say that “not a single word of the Torah speaks about our world, history, morals, etc”, am I correct in understanding that you are saying that:

1. The moralistic lessons that can be derived from various Torah narratives are not worth a second thought/ any consideration, because moral instruction was never the intent of them?

2. And that despite archaeological research & findings from the land of Israel, (which correspond in historical timeframe to certain biblical events and civilizations), there is no intentional connection between the lived history of the Jewish nation in that land and the written narratives about a “people of Israel” in the bible? Is it just coincidence then, that names like Israel and Egypt are chosen and written to confuse people for millennia about this?

[Sharon]

To learn how Kabbalah helps to better connect with the Light, and feel its presence. And to understand how this is different from, say, Kundalini yoga.

[Sharon]

Hi all – Sharon here again. Sorry for a 2nd post, I just didn’t know how to edit my intro post. Just wanted to add that I live in Canada, my brother lives in Ramat Beit Shemesh, our ancestry is partly from Minsk, & I speak Hebrew as well (so had a little chuckle when I came across the name “Adam HaRishon” (somehow I can’t imagine that “The First” was actually his surname? 🙂 Anyway, I am looking forward to this learning journey…

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