HaRav Ariel Bar Tzadok @ Kosher Torah

Forms divide, essence unites.
Religion is a psychological archetype.
Religious lessons enlighten us about the collective psychology of all humanity.

Rational explanations of deeply spiritual, mystical topics.
In-depth classes and courses in the following fields:
Bible, Orthodox Judaism, Kabbalah, & Meditation
(We also cover many other topics, from many other fields)
All of our courses are geared towards
removing fundamentalism, extremism, superstitions, and prejudice from religion.

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Support us now at the $10.00 level, and receive as my gift a copy of my e-book, Tishrei Lessons.

The book contains the following essays:

Returning to G-d, 4
Elul Contemplations 1, 6
Elul Contemplations 2, 10
Elul Contemplations 3, 14
Ways of Teshuva, Translations from the Kabbalah of the Ari’zal, 16
Torah Secrets of Rosh HaShana & the Shofar, 26
Avinu Malkeynu (Our Father, Our King) in Kabbalah, 35
Torah Readings on Rosh HaShana, 38
The Question of Tashlikh on Shabat, 40
A Message for the Ten Days Between Rosh HaShana & Yom Kippur, 42
Shabat Shuva Insights: Haftara, Kabbalah, Halakha, 46
Secret Truths About Yom Kippur, 51
Secret of Yom Kippur from the Sha’ar HaKavanot of the Ari’zal, 60
The Secret Power Within HaShem Hu HaElokim, 61
Succot in Kabbalah, 65
Hoshanna Rabbah in Kabbalah, Secret of the Seal & Shadow, 71

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Rosh HaShana in Kabbalah

Special Meditation on the Name YHWH, and how to use it to serve as a Kohen/Priest to bring blessings to the world. Rosh HaShana as being a “day of judgment” must be understood within its astrological connection to the Hebrew month of Tishrei and its zodiac sign, Libra, the scales. The Babylonian connection. Explanation of astrology from a scientific point of view of overlapping cosmic energy field. Readings from R' Moshe Luzzatto's Derekh HaShem (Way of God) as to how astrological influences operate. Readings from the psychology of Carl Jung defining the meaning of myth, and how it is to be understood within the context of religious teachings, and the ideas that people believe. Explanation of how telepathic influences work and how they can influence the cosmic energy fields that surround us. Readings from R' Avraham Abulafia, Sefer Heshek, instructions on meditation. Using the Name YHWH, with a special set of vowels as a metaphorical mental construct through which the individual can mentally project into the collective consciousness actual forces of blessing and positive influence, thus performing the function of a Kohen/Priest, as in ancient days when the Temple stood.

Yom Kippur in Kabbalah

Readings from the Torah commentaries of Rabbeynu Bahya and R' Menahem Tziyuni. Yom Kippur exist both in the mind, and in space/time. One has to believe in its atonement powers for the atonement to occur (Shulkhan Arukh in the name of Maimonides). An explanation of psychology and energy as to why, and how, this is so. The Seder Avodah of the Yom Kippur prayer service, the center of the day's prayers. It is possible, according to Machzor Vitri, that this central Jewish prayer was written by none other than the Apostle Paul, famous in the Christian faith. The goat to Azazel. Who, or what is Azazel? Readings from the Pirkei D'Rebbe Eliezer that describes this entity. Azazel is the klipah of the planet, in both a positive and negative way. The energetic reality of the goat ritual, as outlined in Leviticus 16. There is certainly no offering, of anything, to any other force, other than to God, Himself. Azazel is God's servant (Job 1), not God's enemy or opposition. Azazel/Satan is involved in this ritual by God's command to assist in the psychological, and actual, removal of negative mental and emotional energies from the nation, and then to have that negative energy safely dissipated and neutralized. A minor discussion about shedim, jinnin, demons, and aliens. Actual instructions to direct us how we can and should remove negative energy from ourselves, and what we can do to contribute to the dispensing of positive energy throughout the world.

Succot in Kabbalah

Succot, the Feast of Booths (Tabernacles), is a time to remember the Exodus, this remembrance is that God is both Transcendent and at the same time actively involved with, and in control of nature. In order for us to experience the Transcendent control of God over nature, we leave the comforts of the homes of our own making, and dwell outdoors, back in nature, and under the dominion of nature's Creator. This is why we dwell in a physical Succah, and explains why there are so many specific details in Torah Law that define what is a proper Succah, and how it must be constructed. The Temple prayers called Hakafot, and the secret of trance meditations on the words, Ani V'Hu Hoshiana. The four species are understood from the teachings of R' Recanati as being expressions of the letters of God's Name Y-H-W-H. The Succah itself is seen as the union between Y-H-W-H and ADONAI (from the RiDBaZ). The Ari'zal expands upon the metaphors of the holiday, this is explained with emphasis on channeling sefirotic energy through our personal ritual observance. Practical matters about eating and sleeping in the succah, with mention of marital relations. Concluding discussion about the energetic nature of the time period and how to tune into this through visual and ritual meditations.

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