Qabbalah denotes the knowledge that the Jewish people have learned and received while they are practicing and studying the commandments of God in the Torah of Moses. Qabbalah is the light that we receive when we do and follow the teachings of God in the Torah. There is nothing evil or malevolent coming from practicing Qabbalah when it is true. Only the nincompoops among the Christian ministers and pastors say Qabbalah is evil. They know nothing about the true teachings of God.

In other words, the knowledge of Qabbalah comes upon the Torah-observant Jews naturally or in the course of times. When you keep the Sabbath Day holy long enough you will get the feeling the presence of God is always with you. If there is something that you want to know and understand, the answer comes immediately in your head. Sometimes you receive a book unexpectedly and the answer to your question is right there on its pages.

That’s Qabbalah.

Qabbalah is actually part of the Torah of Moses. G-d had hidden in the Torah many of His secrets that only the Jewish people who are steadfastly keeping the mitzvot or commandments can unravel.

"The secret things belong to the LORD our God; but the things that are revealed belong to us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law” (Deuteronomy 29:29, RSV)  .

We can liken Qabbalah to ‘ruach hakodesh’ or ‘shekinah.’ It helps us keep the mitzvot or commandments of G-d by unraveling the secret how to attain their total and complete performance. We perform and do the Torah of Moses not merely observing it as if it is a film or a movie to watch. The Torah is the song of our life. We do not listen to the Torah passively like the uncircumcised Gentile people who called themselves ‘Christians.’ We sing and chant and dance the Torah of Moses.

Qabbalah is not easy to discover and see. It hides itself in the Torah of Moses. The lawless elements of this world could not understand and fathom the Qabbalah even if it sits itself on the table in front of them.

For instance, any fool can read the Holy Bible that the Jewish people have labeled as a Christian book. They see an error on its pages and immediately they discard and reject all of the teachings of God written on it. Sometimes a fool would read the Holy Bible and on finding the verse that says you are saved when you believe in Jesus, think of himself as a saved person. The truth escapes him.

Many could not understand the fact that only the Jewish people who are keeping the Torah of Moses faithfully would be saved when they believe in Jesus. A Gentile who believes in Jesus can only be saved when he or she keeps all of the commandments of God applicable to them. It is not easy to know why someone who believes can be saved and the other people who also believe can never be saved for they are already beyond salvation.

What is the difference between a man who has tattoo on his body and another man who has a clean skin?

The latter can easily be saved while the former must erase first his tattoo before he can be saved. Salvation comes upon us painfully no matter who we are. Qabbalah also does something upon us in the same way.

When we break a commandment of God, how long does it takes for us to be forgiven?

The true answer to that question is a type of Qabbalah. We learn the truth only when we keep the commandments of God and when we break a commandment of God. We should count the days that pass by. How long did it take for your child to die after you sinned? How long did it take for the veins in your head to rupture after you have broken the Sabbath day? Those things did not simply happen. You have slept with your neighbor's wife and then bad things happened to you.

Once we see a day that comes and goes without trouble occurring upon us, we are in the clear. The punishment or the curse has been stopped for God has already forgiven us. You have been punished enough like David.

The observance of the commandments of G-d truly reveals Qabbalah to us. It is part of the blessings that God bestows on His true and faithful children. Through Qabbalah, G-d grants the Jewish sages, even the Jewish rabbis, power to bring rain on earth easily. After the rain, riches and wealth comes next. Quickly soon, the Torah-observant Jews are enjoying the good life as God’s reward upon them. The uncircumcised Gentiles could not fathom the depth of God’s love upon His chosen ones.

We only have to keep the Torah of Moses and God is right there near and close to us as if our family or our nation is not suffering from destruction upon destruction for almost two thousand years now.Our lives have no meaning at all before the eyes of God knowing this planet earth has been undergoing destruction after destruction for millions of years.

That’s Qabbalah.

You break one commandment of God and it is like you have broken all the taryag mitzvot of God in the Torah.

That is only one of the teachings of Qabbalah.

In Judaism, only the Jewish people from the age of forty and above can practice Qabbalah. The Jewish children at an early age are being taught the Torah of Moses and being required to read the Book of Zohar in school. No one can learn the secret of Qabbalah unless he or she is already knowledgeable of the Torah of Moses.

Thus at the age of forty, Judaism believe a Jew is already an expert in the Law of Moses. There should be no reason at all for him to deviate from the Torah. He is already near his death. What more can he do except to make a fool of himself by studying Qabbalah everyday of his life.

Let me tell you a story.

There is this one particular Jew that had been keeping the Law since he was seven year old. When he reached the age of 41, he grew tired of praying and decided to talk directly to God from out of the bottom of his heart. He stood up and proceeded to talk to God with eyes open wide.

He said, “O Lord! I have been reciting these Jewish prayers before you for almost two thousand years now. Yet still I have no idea at all whether you are listening to me or not. For once, show me whether you really exist or not. Show yourself to me right now.”

“I am giving you two hours to come and manifest before me right now. You have two hours and no more.”

After twenty minutes had elapsed his sweet, young and beautiful wife strolled by into his presence. She smiled sheepishly at him. And the man remembered God and his commandment.

The man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.”

How long did it take for God to create woman?

The answer is ten.

After ten minutes had passed by, the man had fallen asleep on his feet like I do. What can he do but sleep? There was no internet at that time. There was no coffee.

Ten minutes later on, woman appeared out of nowhere.

That’s Qabbalah!

It is easy and it is good once you see the truth.

“Happy are the righteous whom God has taught the secrets of the Torah, of heaven and earth, and all for the sake of the Torah, for whoever studies the Torah is crowned with the crowns of the holy Name, and knows secret ways and the mysteries of heaven and earth, and never comes to harm” ( Zohar, vol. 4, 19a).

Qabbalah is all about keeping the commandments of God in the way God wants it to be done.

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