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Rabbi Ari Shishler

South Africa

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Expertise

I'm happy to answer questions on Jewish belief, Jewish spirituality & Kabbalah.

Experience in the area

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

Organizations

Chabad Lubavitch.

Publications

Monthly column in Jewish Life magazine, South Africa. Jewish Tradition, South Africa. Jewish Report, South Africa. South African Union of Jewish Students annual Holiday guide. Jewish Observer, South Africa. Nshei Chabad Newsletter, NY. Jewish Online Magazine. www.chabad.org

Education/Credentials

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

Past/Present Clients

www.askmoses.com www.chabad.org

What do you like about this subject?

Kabbalah is transcendent, yet pervasive.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Most of the Kabbalah you'll come across is not the real thing.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	P	Comments
Dusty	10/06/11	10	10	10	Thank you so much Rabbi! I sincerely .....
H.M	09/09/11	9	10	10	Thanks
Marc	07/03/11	10	10	10	Thank you Rabbi, you really cleared this .....
Mai	06/29/11	9	7	10
Daniel	06/29/11	10	10	10	Thank you for this great answer!

Recent Answers from Rabbi Ari Shishler

2011-10-10 Loss of my child:

Dear Chaya What a heart-wrenching story. I really don't know what to say to someone who has gone through such a trauma as you have(which is partly why it's taken some time to respond). Yes, we do

2011-08-29 exorcisms:

Hi Joseph Kabbalah does not routinely engage in exorcisms. It is a specialised field that is only undertaken by great Kabbalists in the unusual event of them feeling it is necessary (which is very rare)

2011-08-21 The nature of human existence:

Hi Kyle Lots of questions here, so I'll quickly run through each of them: 1. Rabbinical Judaism? You can't really distinguish between Judaism and Rabbinic Judaism, they are one and the same. Admittedly

2011-07-05 72 names of God:

Hi Xiao This is a sensitive and possibly controversial idea. Sure, Kabbalah discusses names of G-d, but some are names and others are- for lack of a better word- nicknames. To make more sense of this

2011-07-02 Giving and receiving:

Hi Marc Great question! The Talmud reflects on the verse in the Torah "Aser Te'asser", which means "you should surely tithe". The Talmud notes that the expression could also read "Aser, Te'aSHer"

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