# Smapti, Kabbalah, And Cultural Appropriation **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 16, 2025, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smapti-kabbalah-and-cultural-appropriation/1019724 "2025-06-16T21:26:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 24
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2025, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smapti-kabbalah-and-cultural-appropriation/1019724/24 "2025-06-16T22:30:38Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I barely understood his reasons for starting the ritual, in the first place. I assumed he’s going through an existential crisis because of his health situation, and somehow he latched on to this in his search for a greater meaning in life > [@I have cirrhosis - seeking support or general advice](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-cirrhosis-seeking-support-or-general-advice/1010645): > > (Insert standard “you are not my doctor” disclaimer) Some of you who’ve been around for awhile probably know I’ve been a heavy drinker for much of my adult life. In my champion drinking days, I was consuming more than a fifth of hard alcohol every night, sleeping it off, and then working through the hangover the next day. After a medical incident in 2016 I sobered up for about six months, and tried AA and group therapy (which if anything only worsened my depression) before I fell off the wagon … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/smapti-kabbalah-and-cultural-appropriation/1019724)._