Attitudes toward the Study of Zohar and Lurianic Kabbalah, from the Dawn of Chasidism to Present Day Chabad

by Chaim Miller

In the contemporary Chabad community, study of the primary texts of Kabbalah is not emphasized. Chabad Chasidic thought (Chasidus) is studied extensively, as are the sermons (sichos) of the Lubavitcher Reb-bes, texts that themselves are rich in citations from, and commentary on, Kabbalistic sources. However, for reasons I will explore in this es-say, Kabbalah study from primary texts, such as the Zohar and works of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria (Arizal), is relatively uncommon in Chabad.

40 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 14, 2019

About the author

Rabbi Chaim Miller is one of the leading international authorities for the interpretation of the Torah-related works of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. His laudable publications and significant original contributions to the field of Jewish education have garnered unprecedented attention for the Chabad-Lubavitch Movement. Rabbi Miller's achievement as an international scholar is substantiated by the vast dissemination of his works as well as the acclaim and prestige they have won him amongst his colleagues and in the educational and religious communities in which his works circulate.