Time to Act

For a long time now my conscience has burdened me with a demand to come out
and compose a fundamental composition regarding the essence of Judaism, religion
and the Kabbalah, and spread it among the nation so that people will come to
understand these exalted matters in their true meaning.
Prior to the innovations in the printing industry there werent books among us that
related to the essence of Judaism, as there were almost no writers who could not stand
behind their words, for the simple reason that in most cases, an irresponsible person is
not famous.
herefore if, by chance, one dared to write such a composition, no scribe would
copy it, as it would simply not return the investment, which was !uite considerable.
hus, such a composition was doomed from the start to be lost.
"n those days, knowledgeable people had no interest in writing such a book,
because the people did not need that knowledge. #uite the contrary, they had an
interest in hiding it in secret chambers for the reason that $the glory of %od is to be
hidden&. 'e were commanded to conceal the essence of the orah from those who
did not need it, or were unworthy of it, and also to not degrade it by displaying it in
shop windows for the lusting eyes of the boasting, because thus the glory of %od
demands.
(ut ever since the printing of books became popular and inexpensive, thus
eliminating the need for manual scribes, the way has been paved for irresponsible
writers to publish whatever books they please, for money or glory. (ut they do not
take into account their own actions and examine the conse!uences of their work.
From that time on, the publication of such non)credible books began to
significantly increase, without any tutoring and mouth)to)mouth transmission from a
rabbi that is !ualified for that, and even without knowledge of earlier books that dealt
with this topic. *uch writers fabricated theories of their own empty shells and relate
their words to the most exalted matters, and so claimed to portray the essence and
fabulous treasure of the nation. *uch fools cannot even know how to be careful, and
they permeate faulty views to generations, and in return for their petty lusts they sin
and make the nations sin for generations to come.
+ecently their stench has soared upward, because they have plunged their nails in
the wisdom of the Kabbalah, not minding that this wisdom has been locked and
chained behind a thousand doors to this day, that no person may understand the true
meaning of even a single word of it, much less the connection between one word and
the next. hat is because in all the genuine books that were written to this daythere are
no more than clues that barely suffice for a knowledgeable disciple to understand their
true meaning, coming from the mouth of a wise and reliable kabbalist. ,nd there too
the conspirators have multiplied, who make such delights that disgust those who
behold them.
*ome of them even go as far as presume to assume the place of the leaders of the
generation, and they pretend to know the difference between the ancient books and
tell which of them is worthy of study and which is not. "t is both frustrating and
infuriating because until today the work of discriminating the good from the bad had
been limited to one in ten leaders of a generation, and now the ignorant abuse it.
herefore, the perception of these matters by the public has been greatly
corrupted. "n addition, there is an atmosphere of frivolity and people think that a
glance in ones leisure time is sufficient for the study of such exalted matters. hey
superficially browse over the deep sea of wisdom and the essence of Judaism in a
glance and reach conclusions based on their passing mood.
hese are the reasons that have prompted me to go out of my way and decide that
it is time to $do for the -ord& and save that which can still be saved. hus " have
taken upon myself to reveal a certain amount of the true essence, which relates to the
above matter and spread it among the nation.