Rabbi Yehudah Ashlag – The Anarchist Kabbalist
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ha-Levi Ashlag (1885- 1954), one of the most famous Kabbalists in the Jewish world, was utterly
amazing in every way.
"Through intensive study of Kabbalah, a person's desire to give to others is developed
in relation to this goal. Ashlag believed that the
coming of the Messiah meant
that humans would attain this quality which would allow them to give up their
selfishness and devote themselves to loving each other for the sake of life's
purpose, as stated in the commandment "love thy neighbor as thyself."
Ashlag had strong political opinions,
believing in a religious version of libertarian communism, based on principles of Kabbalah,
which he called altruist communism. Though his anti-capitalist and
anti-imperialist
ideas show some Marxist influence,
he strongly opposed communism instituted
by force. He supported the Kibbutz movement
and preached to establish a network of self-ruled internationalist
communes, who would eventually annul the brute-force regime completely, for “every man did that
which was right in his own eyes.”,
because there is nothing more humiliating and degrading
for a person than being under the brute-force government. However, most of the contemporary
followers of Ashlagian Kabbalah
seem to ignore the radical teachings of their rebbe. "
Source: http://tinyurl.com/ywuydc
Bet you didn't think there were any
Anarchists who look like that! :0)
Not only are these teachings ignored, they have
been silenced. As famous as he is, almost no one knows this aspect of his
thinking.
Doreen Ellen
Bell-Dotan, Tzfat, Israel