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Hi everyone, I’m Michael Brewer. I’ve spent much of my life exploring questions of wisdom, consciousness, spirituality, and how we understand ourselves and the world. My background is in journalism, and I’m currently studying artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science. I came to Kabbalah after years of exploring different traditions and approaches to wisdom.
As for the question, I’m not sure why such a small population has drawn so much attention, or why people can have such strong reactions to “the Jews.” My own reaction has been shaped largely by learning about the Holocaust. Reading firsthand accounts such as Elie Wiesel’s “Night” left me with a deep sense of gratitude, compassion, and respect, and with the feeling that there is profound wisdom to be found in reflecting on what people can endure, preserve, and become under extreme circumstances.
I’m interested to see what Kabbalah adds to my understanding of their history and of the Jewish people more broadly.
My name is Elisheva Placeres Madrid-y-Acevo. My four generation ancestors were from Spain. Two sisters, one married to Bauer and the other married to Acevo migrated to Mexico City (Bauer) and her sister (Acevo) to Puebla, Puebla City. They escaped at the beginning of WWII. Placeres Madrid, my Papa’s surname and Acevo my mother’s surname. Traditionally, we honor both in our maiden names. I believe that our family, Jews, were chosen by G-d to be His people. The other side of that, particularly when we celebrate Pesach, we have survived all peoples who have tried to annihilate us.
Hello from Hungary.
I am Jon. Raised Christian, I always had a neutral positive view of the Jews. Then slowly, I grew more compassion, specially after being exposed so much to holocaust content. Then later at the age of 30, kabbalah drew a bridge between Christianity, Judhaism and science, I was finally able to fully relate with Jews, and its ancestry we proudly come from.
When I am asked about the Jewish problem, I can only answer this: If there is hatred, it is from indifference, and a desire to lower a group, to gain something from another. Narcissism vs empath. Actually, its quite complex that I can’t relate to antisemitism, to truly grasp its roots.
From a kabbalistic lens, I can see the Tikkun behind all this. Its just tragic how slow learner we are. Fortunately, technology and AI could give some hope. I understand things happen so we exist. But its time to choose wiser…
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