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About Rabbi Ari Shishler
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I'm happy to answer questions on Jewish belief, Jewish spirituality & Kabbalah.

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Rabbi, lecturer on Talmud and Jewish spirituality at Chabad House, Johannesburg, South Africa 1997-present. Talmud teacher at local Jewish high school 1996- present.

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Chabad Lubavitch.

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Jewish Tradition, South Africa. Jewish Report, weekly newspaper, South Africa SAUJS annual Holiday guide.

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Six years of tertiary education at Rabbinical seminaries in South Africa, Israel and New York.

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Questions Answered By Expert  Rabbi Ari Shishler 
In Category  Kabbalah

SubjectDate Asked

Book of Abraham10/28/2009
  Q: If you follow this link: http://scriptures.lds.org/en/abr/3 Its Chapter 3 of the Book of Abraham. It ...
  A: The language and style of this book is not at all like that of classical Jewish texts, indicating ...
Kabbalah and teens9/17/2009
  Q: Can a 16 year old guy benefit from the study of Kabbalah?
  A: Kabbalah is very complex and obscure material and the average person cannot gain benefit from it. To ...
Ashlag8/12/2009
  Q: I have a question about the legitimacy of teachings of Ashlag as it pertains to today's world. I ...
  A: For a start, I think you need to distinguish between Rabbi Yehudah Ashlag and Rabbi Baruch Ashalg ...
kabbalah and family death8/8/2009
  Q: how does kabbalah view death spiritually?
  A: As you can well imagine, there are volumes of Kabbalistic writings on death and the soul's journey. ...
Animals7/13/2009
  Q: I've just read an answer you gave to someone regarding the Angels and Archangels and let me say, I ...
  A: which I appreciate. As you can imagine, Kabbalah has reams of information about animals. I will ...
whats the kabbalah total experience?3/14/2009
  Q: if my grandmother from my moms side is jewish that means im jewish which means that im a supreme.. ...
  A: If your mom's mom is Jewish, then so are you. I'm not sure what you mean by "supreme", but we do ...
i need emergency help!!!2/4/2009
  Q: To whom it may concern with respect; my first name is: navid -- my last name : mofid my birthday is ...
  A: It seems that you have a number of serious issues that you are battling with. My suggestion would ...
archangels12/15/2008
  Q: are the 4 archangels--michael, gavriel, uriel, and raphael associated with the 4 ...
  A: Angels are spiritual beings, which means we cannot really limit them to a particular "location". ...
what is the different ??11/15/2008
  Q: what is the different between hermetic and Judaic kabbalah ??
  A: Jewish Kabbalah studies the nature of the soul and of G-d as well as the purpose of life. Hermetic ...
kabbalah11/12/2008
  Q: I don't really know much about Kaballah. I have read that it is polytheistic and that it deals with ...
  A: There is a great amount of misconception out there about Kabbalah. Kabbalah is the Jewish mystical ...
tree of life diagram8/12/2008
  Q: Is it true, to your knowledge, that the earliest diagram showing the sefirot on the tree of life is ...
  A: Great question! After some research and consultation with a friend who has a remarkable Kabbalah ...
13 petals -- 13 qualities of compassion4/6/2008
  Q: Please list the 13 qualities alluded to in the opening of the Zohar. In terms of red and white ...
  A: You can find a good explanation of the 13 attributes here: ...
Questioning: Y--H having Total Omnipotence which contains Total Omniscience.3/29/2008
  Q: Greetings, I have asked this question of Christian experts, but could not find a soluble answer, ...
  A: I guess you could say that this is one of those questions that the human mind has grappled with for ...
ritual or exercise to sleep less3/23/2008
  Q: I believe that to have more prana in our body we can sleep less (and even eat less). In my case, I ...
  A: That's an interesting question. Kabbalah does not encourage sleeping too little. In fact, a person ...
Questions about Kabbalah2/8/2008
  Q: What form of schooling do children of this particular religion receive and starting at what age?, ...
  A: As I mentioned in my last response, Kabbalah is essentially the spiritual or mystical teachings of ...
Views or opinions toward other religions2/8/2008
  Q: What are your views or opinions toward other religions? and How has religion shaped your life?
  A: Judaism tolerates different beliefs, we don't believe that you have to belong to the Jewish religion ...
Challenges of Practicing Kabbalah2/8/2008
  Q: What are the challenges, if any, to practicing this particular religion?
  A: Kabbalah is not actually a religion per se. Over the last few years, people have tried to create a ...
heaven and hell/ universal ltruth2/3/2008
  Q: does kabbalah believe there is a heaven and hell, or do they believe in the oversoul like ...
  A: Kabbalah does talk about (various dimensions of) "Heaven" and of "Hell", although both are very ...
Kabbalah10/24/2007
  Q: I have read that in Kabbalah there is a belief which can be seen as being not monotheist. What I ...
  A: I think this is a perfect example of why Orthodox Jews get upset at the "Kabbalah" fad that's so ...
Midrash in history9/21/2007
  Q: In Joseph Dan's excellent book "Kabbalah: A Very Short Introduction" he says: "...The various ...
  A: This is an interesting question, thank you. Torah employs four fundamental interpretive methods: ...
Very early Italian Kabbalists7/31/2007
  Q: I have seen a round Tree of Life made by very early Italian KBLists (circa 1200's, not the 1500's ...
  A: I got all caught up in the diagram, and forgot about the original question : ) Take a look here ...
Very early Italian Kabbalists7/27/2007
  Q: I have seen a round Tree of Life made by very early Italian KBLists (circa 1200's, not the 1500's ...
  A: I have to admit that I have never seen that diagram before. It may be a depiction of what Kabbalah ...
End of days in Kabbalah???3/31/2007
  Q: Shalom Rabbi Shishler, What does Kabbalah tell about "The End of Days?" Are there exact references ...
  A: happy Pesach to you too. Kabbalah has many interesting references to the "End of Days". Seeing as ...
Neshama and God's tests3/28/2007
  Q: Can you please tell me how one can know whether the events in their lives are tests by God or ...
  A: The first principle to keep in mind is that, whatever happens, comes from G-d. Sometimes what He ...
We are love3/23/2007
  Q: I am doing some research for a book. The bible states that “God created man in His own image” (old ...
  A: Kabbalah understands the "image of G-d" as being a complex system involving 10 main energy centres, ...
What does not touch it mean?3/23/2007
  Q: I was wondering why Cabbalah has claimed that they have found the tree of life. Does Cabbalah have ...
  A: The "Tree of Life" referred to in Kabbalah is a metaphoric term, representing the system of 10 ...
College Interview2/28/2007
  Q: I have an assignment in witch I have to interview someone on a religion. To start off please tell ...
  A: Background: My family was not originally observant, but became observant when I was too young to ...

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