[Robin]

I’m not sure.
Many of these concepts are familiar to me.
Even though I regard myself as a reasonably educated and intelligent person, and as much as SOME of the videos make sense, others often sound like complete “gobbledy-gook” and intellectual sophistry to explain away some of life’s challenging questions.

[Robin]

Hi,

I’m 57 years old, Jewish with a strong Jewish education in my past, and a fair bit of knowledge & experience of life, as well as various “paths of growth”.
I’ve read a fair bit about Kabbalah and listened to various talks over the years.
Although I have been quite excited following  a lot of what I’ve read and listened to from your site etc, I do have a concern, that has lingered through many  of the videos I’ve watched –
and that is that much of your material has a “cultish” feel.
Much of how it is presented, in content & style, and in hearing you say things like all other approaches to Kabbalah are invalid or nonsense, but only ours, and through our particular books etc. is the valid approach.
In much of your material, and Dr Laitman repeatedly says that Kabbalah in your approach is a “science” – yet the out-of-hand dismissal of other approaches to Kabbalah together with the “idealization” of your approach and leaders, keeps triggering off this cult-like feeling in me.
I’m not writing this at all to denigrate you – because I have read and heard much of value in your approach so far, I’m genuinely hoping you can address this concern of mine.
with thanks,
Robin.

[Robin]

A holistic introduction to Kabbalah.
An overview of what I can learn from Kabbalah

[Robin]

Hi I’m Robin,
I’ve read and listened to heaps about Kabbalah over the years but have not found that it’s ultimately made much of a difference in my life.

With the current explosion and ongoing mass proliferation of worldwide Jew-hatred (aka anti-semitism) since October 7 I’ve been struggling to find any kind of meaningful hope for a future for Jews without this hatred, and massacred against Jews- that have happened since the beginning of Jewish history.

I found your series of youtubes talks on the reasons for anti-semitism- which made sense to me- and I’m hoping that learning Kabbalah with u might help restore a sense of existential hope to me rather than despair. Regarding being Jewish, and the role of Jews in the world.

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