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Q: Hi, my name is carlos, from Argentina, I am jew, and in my last year of studying I ask myself if Jesus is Moshiaj ben Iosef, so when you say "In the Zohar-Book of Secret Jesus is referred to as Moshiach ben Yoseph" Could you tell me where it says? so I can read it by myself. Thanks for your help.  posted:  7/28/2010 by: carlos
A: There are numerous citings throughout the Zohar to Moshiach ben Yoseph that obviously refer to Jesus who is never mentioned by name in any Jewish book. I have written extensively about this and suggest you read my essays about Jesus.    
Q: I would like to know your opinion on the book of Raziel aka Raguel?, it seems to be an obscure text like the sefer yetzirah and seems to be associated with necromancy? I was just wondering is this a bad book and is Raziel a fallen angel?  posted:  7/16/2010 by: Javier
A: I have heard of this book but I do not own it; it is part of Torah, but not part of the study of Torah – not even the Cabala. The secrets of creation are better left to the completely righteous because when secrets are used for the wrong reason it becomes idol worship. We see what kind of destruction happened when modern man unlocked the atom, how much more so on a spiritual plane.    
Q: Do we live in a hallow earth as indicated by Edmund Halley in the 16th century or Admiral Bird in 1946 and as stated br Brooks Agnew at the present time?  posted:  7/1/2010 by: Daniel Perez
A: yes and no. According to the Zohar the solar system is referred to as earth and therefore we live within, but though the outer six planets support life within on the earth we live on the exterior.    
Q: I noticed in one of your previous answers that you say on Mars,when you strike the rock, water comes out, on earth, fire comes out. Does this mean that Moses was on Mars?  posted:  6/30/2010 by: Miriam Patrick
A: The Jewish People received the Torah on Mars. There is detailed information about this in my writings. The rock that Moshe hit was the Jewish People and God had commanded Moshe to speak not hit therefore he could not enter into the land because the ways of Torah are peace.    
Q: In your solution to peace in the Middle East, you mention that it is essential that the Jewish people live in Eretz Yisrael and keep all 613 commandments. Would this entail building a 3rd physical temple and reinstating animal sacrifices as proscribed in the Torah?  posted:  6/30/2010 by: Miriam Patrick
A: Moshiach will bring the Third Temple down from the heavens with pillars of diamonds made from elements that do not degrade, but in the meantime it is necessary for the human being here on earth to begin the erection of the Third Temple by making peace. Eventually animal sacrifices will not be necessary; Moshiach will show us what to do then the Cohenim will carry out the service.    
Q: I see questions regarding "soothsaying" and "tarot" Reading being prohibited, Yet you have a book "Kabbalistic Tarot" as well as a notation that you yourself are a student of Tarot. (I hazard to guess that you would be Kohanim or Levite) I have watched a number of your videos and read a number of your Essays I recognize that there is not in fact a conflict, yet one does seem to exist. You may wish to clarify this as to avoid any perception of hypocrisy. L'CHAIM  posted:  6/17/2010 by: Carl
A: The Tarot cards are based in the Cabala as is well known; the Tarot cards are a visual language that can act as a bridge between the person and their soul to receive a message. The message is like a spiritual mirror looking at one's life from the perspective of the soul. I use to read cards in New York where it is against the law to "soothsaye." The police bugged the tree beneath where I sat but never heard me predict the future–they did get an earful of what I thought about the police.    
Q: Why is Cabala misunderstood. Some seems to think it is a form of soothsaying. I have been warned not to study.  posted:  6/14/2010 by: pamela troiano
A: Cabala is intricate information about creation and how the light filters down into the earth. If you need to know then you are allowed to learn, but if you learn to make money or make yourself into a title of some sort than it is better left alone.    
Q: can u tell me the best way to learn your language?  posted:  5/27/2010 by: nuno
A: There are two types of Hebrew, contemporary Hebrew and Torah Hebrew. Contemporary Hebrew is learned through the sound, but Torah Hebrew is about the written word. Each of the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet is full of knowledge; after learning the 22 symbols one can begin fitting them together to make words.    
Q: what is seen in my love life now and in the near future with my current orthodox jew relationship?  posted:  4/21/2010 by: Zoila
A: soothsaying is prohibited by the Torah    
Q: How can I truly help humanity or with what can I be of help to its progress?I feel that just studying kabbalah,alchemy and other esoteric knowledge doesn't make me feel truly fullfiled knowing that other suffer. Respectfully,Horea.  posted:  4/6/2010 by: Horea
A: The Talmud states, Whoever says I only have Torah even the Torah he does not have–without action study is meaningless. The greatest thing to do, particularly in our time, is to bring Moshiach. No one knows how this is done, but our intentions are essential. Torah is compared to water, Moshiach will bring oil that will float upon the water, God will apply the fire, but we are the wick. Our part is essential and each individual holds the key.    
Q: Why are your messages so influential and why do I get lots of common answers when studying the Holy Bible?  posted:  3/1/2010 by: Tom Van Eycken
A: You will do better if you study the Torah instead of the Bible which is called a Testament, even though the word Torah means teaching. If they could not get the title right why would you trust their translation of the text? The truth is in clarity of the language.    
Q: Where can I learn about the archetypal symbolism of each Hebrew letter? I'm also curious about how this relates to Tarot.  posted:  2/26/2010 by: Nina Keebler
A: There are many books on the Hebrew letters and then there is my book Kabbalistic Tarot which is quite unique.    
Q: What proof do we have that Zohar-Book of Secret was written 2000 years ago? Thank you  posted:  2/20/2010 by: Oksana
A: Moshe Leon scribe of the Zohar 1000 years after Rabbi Shimon lived stridently claimed these to be the words of Rabbi Shimon channeled through him and the proof is in the Zohar; nobody had the knowledge and skill to even understand the Zohar until another 500 years when the Ari taught the secret in what is known as the Cabala–key to the Zohar. Rabbi Shimon wrote the Zohar in Arimaic as to smuggle the text out of heaven where he spent much of his life mining the secrets of the Torah. He was called the Hard of the Hard, able to penetrate the deepest secrets. Rabbi Shimon wrote the Zohar 2000 years ago but it took another 1000 year to deliver the text to the earth.    
Q: Was Joseph Smith a prophet and is therefore the Book of Mormon a true document?  posted:  2/17/2010 by: Terence Beverton
A: The laws of prophecy are very exact and there is no question Joseph Smith would not fit that category. The Torah and the Koran are works of prophecy, I know of no others.    
Q: Once many years ago, I went to a non-jewish tarot card reader/divinator. All his predictions have come true. I am afraid that my Jewish soul has been compromised by his reading. At the time I went for the reading, I didn't know if Tarot was allowed in Torah as I wan't religious at the time. Isn't Tarot against the Torah and how can I change my fate through Torah so that the rest of his predictions don't come true!  posted:  2/14/2010 by: eliza siporin
A: It is very hard to remove or exorcise curses, but what you can do is to turn the bad into good. What you did was unintentional, but what you were given is the opportunity to do more than bring light into the darkness but to actually make the darkness into light. Let it be and learn had to make it good, that is my advice.    
Q: are you familiar with the work of bob dylan aka robert allen zimmerman? if you are could you tell me what you think the relatoinship between the numbers he uses in his poetry, and the torah and tarot etc?  posted:  2/3/2010 by: hudson
A: The Jewish People through millennium of studying Torah and being involved on the deepest level of spirituality ingrains into every Jewish soul and body the genetic and spiritual memory often finding way into one's work without foreknowledge of the artist. Being around Bob's age I feel as if we have lived life together.    
Q: When were you diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome? I was a 'late diagnosee' as well (at 56) and just wondered when you were diagnosed with Asperger's Autism. Respectfully, Merle  posted:  1/31/2010 by: Merle
A: 65    
Q: Is action the power of belief?  posted:  1/21/2010 by: Charles Albertus
A: We believe in what we do not know; the culmination of knowledge is good action–belief based action is very problematic.    
Q: On this article on the evolution of man ,if a female has xx chromosomes and a male xy,are people with mixture of the two another form of spirtual evolution?  posted:  1/17/2010 by: Albert Vigil
A: Absolutely. Male and female are like two different species both physically and spiritually, but together we are one.    
Q: my husband had retaerd 6years befor and still job les plz pray for job good position , so the rest off lif my be spent in good way and i, think me be obsticals are ther what shold do , plez pery for me mycoming life will pas in gret way , i may do some good work for others , thankyou  posted:  1/5/2010 by: nasreen
A: God Bless you