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- July 27, 2025 at 8:36 pm EDT in reply to: Preparation Question: Starting a new course in Kabbalah is similar to a fetus moving on to a new trimester. The warm and fulfilling womb is still the same, but the desire and needs of the future human are evolving. Before we start the first week let’s set our expectations. How do we want the womb (Light) to influence and evolve us? What do we desire to achieve in this semester? #446594
Janae Ben-ShabatParticipantI want to learn to communicate with the Creator so that I can get help achieving equivalence of form with the Creator and better understand how to love my neighbor as myself. I want help with the next step of my advancement. I feel like I am lost in a sea of bits and piece that I partially understand but only at the level of this world. I do not understand how to apply them to get to where I want to go.
July 26, 2025 at 2:01 pm EDT in reply to: What was my best experience from the previous course? What do I expect from this course? #446352
Janae Ben-ShabatParticipantThe best and worst experience from the classes that I have taken thus far is that I am 100% the will to receive – egoistic by nature and action. It shames me but it also gives me hope that I can overcome this aspect. I notice my egoistic behavior in so much of what I do and think and say.
In this class, my deepest aspiration is to transform the way I relate to others and to the world around me. I want to gradually remove the ego from my interactions—those aspects of self-interest, judgment, or separation that create distance between myself and others. Instead, I seek to perceive others as integral parts of a unified whole, recognizing that we are all threads in the same divine tapestry.
I want to cultivate a genuine sense of unity, collaboration, and compassion—toward others and toward myself. My goal is to internalize the principle of “love your neighbor as yourself” not just as a moral ideal, but as a living, breathing truth. I believe that true spiritual growth means becoming the change I wish to see in the world.
Ultimately, I want to shift from a self-centered mode of existence to an altruistic one. I see this path as a journey of ascending the 125 steps—the spiritual rungs described in Kabbalistic tradition—as a process of drawing closer to the Divine. Each step, I hope, will bring me closer to embodying the qualities of love, giving, and unity that reflect the light of G‑d.
July 26, 2025 at 1:36 pm EDT in reply to: Preparation Question: Congratulations on progressing through the intermediary stages of your Kabbalah learning by staring this new course! Since the wisdom of Kabbalah deals with developing our precious eternal part—the soul—it is important to take a moment to note your expectations from this stage of your journey, and later check back and see what aligned with or differed from your expectations, and how you might’ve changed in the process: What do you hope to get out of this course you’re now starting? #446350
Janae Ben-ShabatParticipantIn starting this new stage of Kabbalah learning, I’m looking forward to deepening both my understanding and my experience of the teachings. My hope is that this course will offer tools and insights that help me connect more meaningfully with my own soul—beyond intellectual knowledge—so that I can transform daily life into a more purposeful, spiritually aligned journey.
July 12, 2025 at 5:53 pm EDT in reply to: Welcome to the course! What brings you here? Please share with the community what you hope to gain from this course #445070
Janae Ben-ShabatParticipantHi, I’m Janae. I’m a mother, grandmother, and student of life who is continually learning what it means to live with intention, compassion, and connection. I come to this course with deep gratitude for the opportunity to keep growing spiritually, especially alongside others who are committed to rising above ego and revealing more Light in the world. I look forward to learning with and from each of you.
July 12, 2025 at 5:50 pm EDT in reply to: Welcome to the course! What brings you here? Please share with the community what you hope to gain from this course #445069
Janae Ben-ShabatParticipantI am looking for a deeper understanding of creation. I have completed some of the basic courses and have two weeks until I can continue with the next course, Kabbalah Experience, and want to keep studying in the meantime.
Janae Ben-ShabatParticipantWhat most inspired me in this course was the deep reminder that none of us can ascend alone. The Light reveals itself in the space between us—in our effort to see, support, and uplift one another. I was especially moved by the teaching that our individual sparks, no matter how sincere, are not enough on their own. It’s only through unity, through choosing to come together above ego and difference, that we create a flame strong enough to illuminate the path forward.
Through this journey, I’ve learned something quietly powerful about myself: that my desire to give, to serve, and to connect isn’t just a personality trait—it’s a spiritual tool. The more I lean into that desire with intention, the more aligned I feel with the purpose of creation. At the same time, I am also painfully aware of how self-centered and self-serving I am and have been—how often my thoughts and choices revolve around my own comfort, control, or recognition. That awareness has been humbling, even uncomfortable, but also clarifying.
To my fellow students, my wish is this: that you continue to strengthen your connection to the Light by strengthening your connection to each other. May your sparks find each other in the dark. May you always remember that what you seek is not far off—it’s already in the heart of your friend, waiting for your love and your courage to draw it forth. I hope your path is filled with joy, honesty, and the kind of growth that brings you closer to the truth of who you really are: a giver, a builder, a beloved piece of the whole.
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