QuoteIf Rav Okowita was a long time student of Rabash. Why is it he states that given of a tithe (10 percent) is not a prerequisite to spirituality nor is it ever? Did he just make it up? What would he have to gain in making such a statement? I have no idea who ever came up with such non-sense. Maaser as any other mitzva is an obligation and there is no question about it! That said, strict requ
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QuoteJohnyRav's answers about Maaser! I have found this on the BB-forum yesterday @hol has comment this but the instructor deleted his post: Zoom picture! According to Kabbalah each mitzva is significant - this can be understood from the pasuk where Torah compares mitzva of chasing the mother bird with respect to one's parents. Natural question arises - how can you compa
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as ex-instructor of BB, who knows the organization quite well I have only one advise to give: Stay away from them, you're wasting your time. And while I wish time was the only factor here, Baal HaSulam writes in his Introduction to Talmud Eser HaSefiros that Torah (which Kabbalah is part of) is a medicine, called "sam ha haim", i.e. medicine of life, but as with every medicine if n
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Quotejaim I have taught what I thought was Kabbalah in 4 different languages so I have a lot of experience with this. Hello Jaim, Looks like we share the same history, with only exception that I taught what I thought was Kabbalah in 2 different languages :) I met Laitman in 1999 - I still lived in Israel at that time. I came to his Introductory class - then he was still an observant orth
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