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Born and raised
in New York, Ariel Bar Tzadok immigrated to Israel in 1979, and
studied in some of the finest Sephardic yeshivot in Jerusalem,
including Porat Yosef (Ir Atika) under Hakham Shalom Kohen. While studying at Hekhal Pinhas, Rabbi Bar Tzadok was blessed by Shamayim to become the private student of the renowned Mekubal, Rabbi Meir Levi zt’l, the foremost student of the Head Kabbalist of Jerusalem, Rabbi Mordechai Sharabi zt’l. Upon returning to the United States, Rabbi Bar Tzadok augmented his education with studies in Jungian psychology at the Center in New York. Rabbi Bar Tzadok continued to expand his education in areas of the world’s religions, philosophies and psychological systems. The Rabbi also explored the teachings of many occult systems and cults. After developing a working understanding of the parameters of human consciousness and how it touches both seen and unseen worlds, Rabbi Bar Tzadok began his career in Rabbinic/Life Coach counseling. The Rabbi is also a life long practitioner of Chinese martial arts. Presently, he actively teaches military style fighting systems, body building techniques and weight control on a private one-on-one basis. Following in the philosophy of the RaMBaM, Rabbi Bar Tzadok believes one must have a healthy body in order to properly serve Heaven. After teaching privately for many years, Rabbi Bar Tzadok officially established Yeshivat Benei N’vi’im in 1992 to serve as an anti-missionary, anti-cult organization; to address the growing concerns of spiritual misguidance and misinformation that is pervasive in the Jewish community at large. Following in the footsteps of the great Sephardic Sages of the previous century Rabbi Bar Tzadok began to use the teachings of Kabbalah as a means to draw wayward souls back into the Torah way of life. After many years of mixed success, Rabbi Bar Tzadok withdrew from his position of publicly teaching Kabbalah. He realized that while many people are drawn to the myth of mysticism, not that many were ready and willing to apply its sacred teachings correctly in proper coordination with a life of Torah and mitzvot observance. One cannot have Kabbalah without Halakha (Jewish Law). This would be akin to a soul without a body. This is what we call a ghost. There are many “Kabbalah” cults operating today and Rabbi Bar Tzadok still publicly speaks out to set the record straight by providing accurate and correct information in this area. This is why our website was named “Kosher Torah,” to serve as a source for practical and realistic teachings that strip away the hype and cultish garments of mysticism and to provide authentic, legitimate, grounded teachings that emancipate the soul to see the sanity and sheer simple wisdom of the Torah. Rabbi Bar Tzadok therefore divided the Yeshiva into two distinct and separate components. The public component still active in outreach and anti-cult, anti-missionary work was renamed Yeshivat Lev Torah, to teach Torah placing emphasis on matters of moral character, integrity and the improvement of one’s personality. Rabbi Bar Tzadok, quoting the master Mekubal, Rabbi Hayim Vital, has long taught one cannot be a good Jew before one is first a good human being. Lev Torah teaches TaNaKh studies, musar, hashkafa and halakha, all focused on how to practically live a Torah life in a hostile secular world. The second component of the Yeshiva dedicated to Kabbalah study continued the original name of Benei N'vi'im, but now serves as a Collel, a private learning body, not open to the public. Kabbalah study in the Collel is limited to either private one-on-one classes, or small private classes open by invitation only. Rabbi bar Tzadok teaches the Torah of the Ari’zal and the meditative traditions of Abulafia and the Sefer Yetzirah. After many years of experience, we have found that this set-up serves best the needs of all our students. We can now provide for everyone a meaningful and touching Torah experience and education, each at their level, each in their own way, yet all focus on the proper integration of Torah study alongside proper Torah observance. Yeshivat Lev Torah - Collel Benei N'vi'im is still proud to provide educational materials (CDs, books and classes) teaching all aspects of kosher Torah Judaism. While the Yeshiva began as a Sephardic institute placing emphasis on the Torah teachings of the great Sages of this community, we have found this to be rather limiting. Therefore, KosherTorah includes the teachings of all schools of “kosher” Torah, regardless of their ethnic origins. Rabbi Bar Tzadok will often quote RaMBaM alongside the Ba’al Shem Tov and the Ben Ish Hai alongside the Hafetz Hayim. All that is good is welcome here. We do not accept any distinctions or prejudices based on the color of one’s hat, style of one’s kippah, one’s ethnicity, skin color or any such unbecoming classes of division. Rabbi Bar Tzadok firmly holds by the motto, “united we stand, divided we fall.” Recognizing that not everyone attracted to this message is of Jewish origins, Rabbi Bar Tzadok welcomes to KosherTorah.com and to his Yeshiva any non-Jews who wish to embrace the Benei Noah code and live moral and decent lives as G-d fearing, righteous human beings. Rabbi Bar Tzadok also does not shy away from commenting on relevant issues of social and political importance that are appropriate and necessary for Rabbis to address. Over the years, Rabbi Bar Tzadok has been featured in numerous newspaper articles, radio talk shows and television interviews. He has spoken for university groups and lectures around the country. He was also a guest on NBC-TV’s national prime-time series "Ancient Prophecies," as well as FOX-TV’s "Millennium Prophecies". --------------------------------------------- PRIVATE CLASSES WITH RABBI BAR TZADOK (by phone or in person) ARE AVAILABLE A single one hour private class (phone) with Rabbi Bar Tzadok
is $200.00 per
class. Lower rates are available for those individuals or groups that register for ongoing regular classes (minimum of three months, once per week). Rabbi Bar Tzadok will work with any potential student to chose a course
of study the Rabbi
feels is best for the student to learn. to accept or reject any student or course of study.
Rabbi Bar Tzadok
welcomes for private study
To schedule an
appointment, please call our office.
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Monday - Thursday
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Short, brief calls
are taken whenever there is time. Formal counseling sessions are billed in 30 minute increments of $90.00.
To schedule an
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