“From a Rabbi in Israel”
After taking in various pieces of Beyond Kabbalah, which was at a leisure pace, I decided to go to the end to see how you would bring out “Shtok”. It is possibly the epitome of a Torah Sh’B’AlPeh [The Oral Torah] as you well know. I’d never believed that someone could really explain it on paper… not really. Seriously, it’s impossible to do what you did. And most people will never appreciate that fact unless they could go to the sources one by one, see how you lined up the pieces, fit them together, and made sense of an unthinkable, inexplicable higher reality.
I don’t say it with levity that it is brilliant beyond anything I’ve ever read in English.
Rabbi A.
Sha'ashua formulaWow love that Sha’ashua formula, makes for great thinking about the mind of G-d.
I am so blessed to have studied so many of your wonderful classes over the years. It all started with Virtual Yeshivah. It makes a big difference knowing the keys to decode. Having a clearer understanding of the dance of Hasadim and Gevurot, Sha’ashua and Leviathan makes a big difference in my comprehension.
D.Z. Switzerland
The Secret Doctrine of the Gaon of VilnaI started reading and studying your new book [The Secret Doctrine of the Gaon of Vilna]. Not only is difficult to stop reading it, but honestly I experience the same feeling of awe that comes from reading the works by the Ramchal [R’ Moshe Chayim Luzzato]. Chazak u’Baruch!
Peter
Joel's WritingsNo need to reply—this is just a thank you for your site—(from the “near Antarctic” South Pacific). I have found so much wonderful material in your writings.
Thank you,
Peter
S. P.
Secret Doctrine ClassHi Rabbi,
I have been reading the text and following the Secret Doctrine class for the past few weeks. I’m really enjoying it. The whole thing seems to click with me. I have started to include the techniques from class into my daily meditation. The tubular model you described yesterday is great. Using it, I can see how to visualize the inversion of the screen back into the pineal projector.
Many thanks. S. P.