Receiving Russell
by David Sanders The box of Russell Stover assorted fine chocolates was so large it was impossible for it go unnoticed on the supermarket shelf. I took special note of it because I had been given a box of Russell Stover candies as a gift the day before. The man who handed it to […]
Gratitude on a Full Stomach
On Thanksgiving, our family joined hundreds of others in downtown Philadelphia, bringing Thanksgiving meals to the less fortunate, with an organization called “Manna.” We traversed the city in two cars- with three generations- to use our time together to make a difference in the community. Alongside our children, we knocked on people’s doors, delivered nourishment […]
From Boy to Joy by Dr. David Sanders
The innovations of the Kabbalists in Tzfat some 500 years ago were often based on observations that led to their intuitive insights. In this regard, they were as much social scientists as they were mystics. One such naturalistic observation was the presence of people in their community who we would now identify as transsexual […]
Embracing the Bet
As my family and I move from our first High Holiday season without our son Koby,(z”l) into our second, I am keenly aware of the energy that is manifesting around us. Over the past five years, the High Holidays have been an experience of incredible vulnerability, and intimacy with life and death. 2015 (the Jewish […]
Ain’t Just Whistling Dixie
Blog by Dr. David Sanders At the end of the film Titanic, as she lay half-conscious on a makeshift raft, Rose extends her reach to grab a whistle out of the mouth of an already dead shipman. She can barely purse her lips, managing a feeble alert, a high-pitched whistle in the wind to signal, […]
We have 168 hours in each week. How do we want to use them?
In the Jewish calendar, we are in the midst of Elul, the month leading up to Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. This is a time of reflection and personal assessment. It is a time we can ask ourselves the questions- Where are we? Where have we been? Where are we going? For Kabbalah Experience, […]
Gratitude
In the ‘Eleven Principles of Kabbalah Experience’, we invite gratitude. Accept reality as it is. Live with a deep sense of gratitude. Seek and offer forgiveness in your everyday experiences. Brene Brown, author and speaker, teaches us: These are anxious and fearful times, both of which breed scarcity. We’re afraid to lose what we love […]
I WASN’T GOING TO VISIT DACHAU
Guest Blog: Kathleen O’Brien My husband is half-Jewish, so he felt he needed to see it. I didn’t want him to go alone so I went with him. It turns out I needed to see it, too. Munich was a stop on our recent trip overseas that included Rome and Berlin. The city has a […]
Showing up, KE Style
What would it look like to you, if you found new ways to show up?What would it look like in your life, if you showed up in new ways at Kabbalah Experience?What would it look like, if Kabbalah Experience showed up in new ways in your life? In the spring of 2017, I began taking […]
Kabbalah Experience Evolves
Many of you have heard that Kabbalah Experience is restructuring its staff. Teacher Melanie Gruenwald will be the new Executive Director and our founder, Dr. David Sanders, will assume the position of Spiritual Director. It is an exciting time for them personally and for Kabbalah Experience. David and the KE Board of Directors wanted to […]