Kabbalah is divine wisdom designed to 'prepare the world for the disclosure of Moshiach’: Chabad Lubavitch of Russia
The science of Kabbalah? Dispelting the myth
Why the transformation of Kabbalah into "science" is a myth that deprives it of sanctity and meaning for the soul.
11.02.2026
Kabbalah is not a subject of intellectual interest. This is not a theory of the universe and not a philosophical system. This is Divine wisdom that reveals the connection between creation and the Creator. And when it is turned into a secular discipline, there is a substitution.
REPETITION OF THE "GREEK" MISTAKE
Even in ancient times, the Greeks recognized the wisdom of the Torah, but denied its Divine origin. They sought to turn it into a human philosophy - understandable, logical, rational. Thus, they deprived her of her holiness.
Today, the same mistake is repeated when they try to analyze Kabbalah exclusively through the prism of academic logic. If we perceive it as a system of ideas, and not as a revelation of the Almighty, the main thing is inevitably lost - the source.
Hasidism emphasizes: it is possible to study only with the awareness that it is about the wisdom of God, and not about the product of human thought.
REASON IS NOT A MEASURE OF THE INFINITE
The "kabbalah as a science" approach suggests that human intelligence is the highest instance for assessing truth. But the inner teaching of the Torah claims the opposite.
Man is not able to understand the Essence of the Almighty. He can only understand what the Creator Himself wanted to reveal. An attempt to "grasp" the Divine only by reason, without faith and self-cancellation, leads to spiritual pride - a feeling of independence, detachment from the Source.
Then Kabbalah turns into an intellectual game.
THEORY WITHOUT ACTION IS EMPTINESS
In the tradition of Hasidism, the main criterion of the authenticity of the study is its influence on practice.
If knowledge does not lead to observance of the commandments, to a change of character, to the purification of actions, it remains an abstraction. Kabbalah is not given to satisfy curiosity. Its purpose is to help a person create a "dwelling for the Almighty" in the material world.
The "scientific" approach often leaves everything at the level of theory. Hasidism requires a result - internal and external.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE WITHOUT COMMUNICATION WITH REBE
In the Jewish tradition, the light of the inner Torah is transmitted through the head of the generation - the Rebbe. He is not just a teacher, but a link between heaven and earth.
The study of Kabbalah outside of living tradition, outside of connection with the righteous, is considered spiritually barren, and sometimes dangerous. The academic approach is based on individual research. The Torah is built on the transmission, on the chain, on spiritual guidance.
Cutting off the source deprives the light of its power.
KABBALAH IS A PATH, NOT A RESEARCH
Science is looking for an answer to the question "how it works". Kabbalah answers the question "Who is behind it".
Science analyzes. Kabbalah requires a change of man.
Science allows distance. Kabbalah requires internal inclusion and self-cancellation.
Therefore, turning Kabbalah into a "scientistic discipline" is not just a change in the form of presentation. It's a change in her nature.
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Kabbalah is not an academic system of knowledge. This is Divine wisdom designed to purify the soul, strengthen faith and prepare the world for the disclosure of Moshiach.
Separated from faith, commandments and living tradition, it ceases to be what it should be. And then instead of light, a person receives only an intellectual shadow.
But there is good news: if you approach the Kabbalah correctly - through faith, commandments, connection with the Rebbe and the study of Hasidism - it opens up boundless light and joy. It does not leave a person alone with an empty theory, but leads to awareness, spiritual growth and harmony with the world.