Kabbalah – Authority of the Arizal's teachings

קבלה – סמכות קבלת האריז"ל

Whether the Kabbalah of the Arizal is to be accepted in its entirety:

According to the Alter Rebbe's letter printed in Beis Rebbe, the Vilna Gaon held that only a small part of the Arizal's Kabbalah came from Eliyahu HaNavi and the rest from the Arizal's own great wisdom, so that one is not bound to accept all of it. The Rebbe notes that Rabbi Chaim of Volozhin, unlike his teacher, accepted the Arizal's Kabbalah in its entirety — just as he departed from the Gaon on the tzimtzum (IK 10227).

See also: Kabbalah – Tzimtzum: literal or not; Kabbalah – Studying Kabbalah.

Shiurim in this topic

2483. Shaking the Lulav Only at the First Hodu LeHashem נענוע הלולב רק בפעם הראשונה של הודו לה'

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2977. Notes of Appreciation and Torah Insights to Avrech Pinchas Hirshprung הערות תודה ותובנות תורה לאברך פנחס הירשפרונג

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3559. Relying on the Rebbe Rashab in Kabbalistic Interpretations and Election Participation לסמוך על הרבי הרש"ב בפירושים קבליים ובהשתתפות בבחירות

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5134. Creation, Torah Narratives, and the Laws of Shemitah and Yovel בריאת העולם, סיפורי התורה, ודיני שמיטה ויובל

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5616. Letter to Prof. A. I. Hakohen on Hebrew Manuscripts and Catalog Notes מכתב אל הפרופ' א. י. הכהן על כתבי יד עבריים והערות לקטלוג

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