Teacher: Rabbi Shaul Youdkevitch
The course started on July 4th, 2021 and is still going on.
Lessons are being recorded and uploaded to the site.
Course Objectives:
Understanding the rules and laws associated with the prayer according to the wisdom of Kabbalah.
What is a prayer? Where does the need to pray come from? What is a simple prayer, a prayer from the heart, and what are the rules that apply to it? What is a prayer from the prayer book? The origin and history of the ancient Hebrew prayer book.
The course will be based on the principles of the doctrine of prayer according to the Zohar, the writings of the Arizal (Rabbi Isaac Lurie), the RaShaSh, the RaMHaL and the Hasidic teachings.
Course Content:
The course consists of the thirteen following topics:
Why should we pray? How do you pray? What are the purposes of prayer and what are the rules that apply to it? The history of the Hebrew Prayer Book and its development.
The structure of prayer as a reflection of the structure of the higher worlds.
Understanding the different parts of the Hebrew prayer book.
Studying the Kavanot (meditations) of the various prayers.
Kavanot of the special topics of: Ana BeKoa’ah, Shema Yisrael, The Scilent Prayer, prayers for healing, livelihood, spiritual development and more.
The various prayers for weekdays, Shaharit, Minha, Arvit and Bedtime Shema and more.
The various blessings, their meaning, their use and their Kavanot.
The course will be based on the prayer book “Zichron David” for the weekdays, Shabbat and holidays with the Kavanot according to the Kabbalah.
The course will focus on the Kavanot and teachings of the Zohar and of The Arizal.
Your observations and discourse is very satisfying and brings me great joy. I am relatively new to your material, indeed to kabbalah itself, As is typical with hot topics there is lots of smoke, little fire. Mostly ignorant individuals with legitimate interest speaking the little they know, which appears is humanities principle developmental tool. “This little light of mine, I’m going to let it shine,” type of thing.
Continuing to dig, I have found a couple other voices beneficial to one connected to our Creator. I have little understanding and I am eager to learn more. Your thoughts pay dividends. Thank you!
One point I disbelieve in all three instances is the contention that we are created just receive Joy. Disingenuous in my opinion. In God’s own image? With some tweaking the, perhaps. Joy requires further definition for the contention to hold water. our pleasure’s source. Our Creator’s specific presence in the equation.
I am a gentile who passed the christianity test. I recognize it’s roman roots, while acknowledging the Jesus who teaches Torah,
The one the Romans elevated to an idol. The christian church serves whichever local government it prostitutes for.
The Jewish rabbis are not immune either. In my opinion. opposite sides of the same coin, which is in keeping with our Creator’s paradoxical quality. So, blending needs to occur.
I am excited as I observe revelation after revelation in all of the sciences, including theology leading to the prophecy of universal understanding. Thank you, Rabbi Shaul, as you help bring the light of spiritual understanding!