by Dr. David Sanders Once an astrologer-king saw in the stars that anyone who would eat of the coming year’s harvest would go mad. He called in his trusted advisor to ask for his counsel. “Sire,” replied the advisor, “you Read more…
by Melanie Gruenwald There’s an adage a historian once called a law of history, true of every society across the ages. The adage is, only when it is dark enough can you see the stars. I know many people feel Read more…
by Dr. David Sanders What sinks me into a state of despair? Is it the blood shed or the numbness I feel? Is it the tears that well up or the pain I cannot absorb? Is it the contemptuous and Read more…
by Melanie Gruenwald This ten-day period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is often referred to as “The Days of Awe.” In Hebrew, this is expressed as “Yamim Noraim” (יָמִים נוֹרָאִים) How do we understand this word, nora נורא? In Read more…
by Dr. David Sanders Inside the walled city of Gerona, Spain in the 13th century, Abraham Cantor penned a hopeful prayer which has been added to the Sephardic Rosh Hashanah liturgy since its composition. It is a short song of Read more…
We are delighted to announce the addition of four remarkable individuals to the Kabbalah Experience (KE) Board of Directors. Their diverse backgrounds, expertise, and shared passion for the spiritual growth of our community will help guide KE’s mission as we Read more…
by Melanie Gruenwald Today is a heavy day for Jews around the world. A day when our hope has been cracked. Cracked, not broken. The semantics here matter. When something is cracked, from the outside it seems to be broken. Read more…
by Dr. David Sanders A prominent theme in Kabbalah over the past 500 years has been the rebalancing of masculine and feminine energies on a communal level. At first this was presented only as a theoretical or as something that Read more…
by Melanie Gruenwald I have two stories to share. A friend visited a neighbor’s house and saw a sign of political intent. You know the kind of metamorph- the sign on the front yard or the shirt that Read more…
by Dr. David Sanders I have a general rule when it comes to the length of books I am willing to read. I don’t remember how this personal rule started. It may have been the three times I tried to Read more…
