Studying Kabbalah
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Question
I am very confused about studying Kabbalah. On one hand, there were rabbis who said that in our times it is impossible to study Kabbalah because there is no sufficiently great Kabbalist from whom one can learn. On the other hand, there are many who study Kabbalah and even encourage it. It is written in the Gaon that one who has not completed their studies in the Pardes returns in reincarnation. What should I do?
Answer
Hello Rabbi
There is no such instruction not to study Kabbalah in our times.
It is told that the Chazon Ish was asked if he studies Kabbalah, and he said that he has no one to learn from. This is not an instruction, and it is quite possible that it was an evasion, as is customary in Lithuanian communities, where the hidden Torah is studied secretly, and even those who certainly studied never confirmed that they studied [for example, Maran the Steipler].
Ask your rabbi when it is appropriate for you to study and from whom to learn.