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Rabbi Ari Shishler

South Africa
On Vacation
returns 11/25/2009
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

Jewish Tradition, South Africa. Jewish Report, weekly newspaper, South Africa SAUJS annual Holiday guide.

Education/Credentials

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

Past/Present Clients

www.askmoses.com

What do you like about this subject?

Kabbalah is transcendent, yet pervasive.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Most of the Kabbalah people encounter is not the real thing.

Average Ratings

  • Knowledgeability 9.94
  • Clarity of Response 10.0
  • Timeliness 9.94
  • Politeness 9.94
  • Number of Questions (in Past 24 Hours) 0
  • Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour Period) 5
  • Total Questions (since joining AllExperts) 66
  • Volunteer Since 2006-12-27
  • Prestige Points 560

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Victoria10/29/099 109 10 
Madonno07/08/0910101010Simply the BEST!
jake02/27/0910101010 
Davide02/07/0910101010Shavua' tov, Rabbi! Thank you so much!!!!
Jake01/12/0910101010 

Recent Answers from Rabbi Ari Shishler

2009-10-28 Book of Abraham:

Hi Victoria The language and style of this book is not at all like that of classical Jewish texts, indicating that this is not an authentic Jewish source(in fact, I've never encountered it before).

2009-09-17 Kabbalah and teens:

Hi Sam Kabbalah is very complex and obscure material and the average person cannot gain benefit from it. To understand and benefit from Kabbalah, you need to have a lot of background in Judaism and

2009-08-12 Ashlag:

Hi Mark For a start, I think you need to distinguish between Rabbi Yehudah Ashlag and Rabbi Baruch Ashalg (his son). The former is relatively well accepted in the classical Kabbalah circles (although

2009-08-08 kabbalah and family death:

Hi Stephanie As you can well imagine, there are volumes of Kabbalistic writings on death and the soul's journey. Briefly, Kabbalah believes that the soul is eternal and continues to live after death

2009-07-13 Animals:

Hi Camila Thank you for your positive feedback, which I appreciate. As you can imagine, Kabbalah has reams of information about animals. I will only highlight some of the main points and hopefully

 

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