The Rabash, a mekubal and son of the Baal HaSulam
Rabbi Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag zt"l — known as the Rabash — was a mekubal and the eldest son of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Ashlag zt"l, the Baal HaSulam, author of the Sulam commentary on the Zohar. After his father's passing he carried forward that path in Kabbalah and avodas Hashem. Only a few recordings connected to his teachings are gathered here, a small window onto a large body of work.
The Rabash is best known for his written articles on inner avodah — the work of refining a person's traits and intentions — which drew on his father's system of thought. His name belongs to a specific lineage within twentieth-century Kabbalah. Understanding who he was, rather than treating him as a general "speaker," is the honest starting point for approaching this material.
Teachings centered on inner avodah
The Rabash's emphasis fell on the inner life — how a person works on his own character, motives, and relationship with Hashem. That focus keeps even his Kabbalistic framework grounded in practical avodah rather than abstraction. A listener approaching these few recordings should expect teaching aimed at the effort of self-refinement, the theme that runs through his written legacy.
Because the material sits within his father's school of thought, it carries the assumptions and vocabulary of that lineage. This is not casual listening but the teaching of a mekubal from a defined tradition. A small set of recordings offers a first, careful encounter with that world, best taken slowly and with awareness of the larger body of writing it points toward.
Approaching a mekubal's teachings at home
Because the recordings are preserved, a listener can encounter the Rabash's teaching at their own pace, pausing and returning as the ideas require. Material of this depth is not meant to be rushed; the recorded form allows the unhurried, repeated listening that inner avodah asks for, rather than a single pass.
A small collection is fitting for a first approach to a mekubal of this standing. There is only a little to work through, and it rewards attention over speed. Preserved as audio, the teachings of the Rabash zt"l remain available to the listener who wishes to draw from this particular stream of Torah and avodah with the seriousness it calls for.
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Key takeaways
- Rabbi Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag zt"l — the Rabash — was a mekubal and eldest son of the Baal HaSulam.
- His teaching centered on inner avodah: refining a person's traits, motives, and bond with Hashem.
- His Torah belongs to a specific lineage within twentieth-century Kabbalah.
- Only a few recordings are gathered here, best approached slowly and with care.
- Search FilteredTube for kosher, approved Torah video — the catalog grows every day.