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Everyday Is an Open-House Day

From the early Kabbalists, Adam and Abraham, through the
writing of The Zohar and up to the Middle Ages, Kabbalah was
primarily passed through word of mouth. Kabbalists primarily
shared their spiritual experiences with each other as they
discovered the Upper Worlds.
At the same time, Kabbalists prohibited the study of
Kabbalah from people who had not been prepared for it. They
treated their students cautiously, to ensure that they studied in
the proper manner, and they intentionally limited the number
of students.
Although we have made the point that Kabbalah study is
open to all, we have not related how important the study of
Kabbalah is today. To Kabbalists, in fact, wide dissemination of
the wisdom of Kabbalah is a must. That, as much as anything
else, accounts for the tremendous interest in Kabbalah today.
The reason why dissemination is a must is that Kabbalah
is based on the need for all souls to correct, and places great
importance on the collective. The greater the number of people
studying Kabbalah, the greater the overall effect. When masses of
people study, the quantity itself improves the quality of the study.
Studying in the evening for half an hour or an hour is enough
because millions, if not billions, of other people are doing the
same. All of these people become spiritually connected, even if
they don’t feel it, and the mass has its effect on the entire world.
Even tiny changes in millions of people produce great changes
for the better in society as a whole (more on that in Part 3).

As a result, today’s method
of Kabbalah study appeals
to a mass audience, not
just to a few ultra-dedicated
students studying in the wee
hours of the morning.