Is Kabbalah Jewish Mysticism

Answer 1

Although Kabbalah does contain aspects of mysticism, that is far from what Kabbalah is. Real Kabbalah (as opposed to the new-age cult that many famous people belong to) is the advanced study of the Tanach (Jewish Bible). You can think of it as the astro-physics of Jewish religious study.

Answer 2

No, it was started by satanists and they claimed to be Jewish because they didn't want to be persecuted where they lived. They wrote the Talmud which is not Jewish scripture . The Torah is an example of actual Jewish scripture.

Answer 3

It can be. It is Jewish codes in words and possibly numbers. It is in science, math and the cabala is biblical.

Jewish answer:

The Kabbalah is not a weapon. It is the study and tradition, in Judaism, of the mystical meanings of Hebrew Bible verses and the upper worlds. Knowledge of how to do practical things through Kabbalah has been lost in recent centuries.

Answer 4

Most Jews today are somewhat suspicious of mysticism. Most Jews don't study Kabbalah, and in fact, the classical rules of Jewish law forbid unmarried men under age 40 from studying mysticism. First, get to a stable place in life, earn a living, raise a family, then you can indulge in mysticism.

That said, most knowledgeable Jews do not dismiss Kaballah. If it is viewed as metaphor or allegory, it teaches a number of extraordinarily valuable lessons. On the other hand, if taken literally, it is, at times, just plain nuts. Chassidic Judaism has its roots in Kaballah, so what many people describe as Ultra Orthodox Judaism can also be described as Kaballist Judaism.