Talk:Kabbalah

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Please discuss changes--and we don't really need a set of links to WP articles. PFoster 18:25, 1 December 2008 (EST)

[edit] Age restriction

Please keep in mind that Kabbalah in its original form is very complicated and probably nothing like Madonna has been told about it - according to traditional Orthodox Judaism, women shouldn't be studying it at all! Nor, for that matter, should anyone under 40.

Is there any source for this claim about the age? After all, mathematics is a young man's game...larronsicut fur in nocte 16:47, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

According to many rabbis and kabbalahic texts you need a strong background in jewish law and a certain level of maturity to under stand kabbalah because it is easily misunderstood. Plus, due to the fact that living past 40 was probabley none to common in the 300's it could have been a way to enhance the mystique of the practicioners. --BenB (talk) 03:39, 25 November 2010 (UTC)

[edit] Religion?

Most of the advertisements I hear for Kabbalah state that it's open to people of all religions. It is connected to Judaism, yes, but is it considered a religion by anyone else?

Plus, as we learned from Scientology, once you advertise a religion, it's not a religion anymore. Stilldeciding (talk) 01:02, 30 December 2010 (UTC)

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