Education of a Kabbalist

This deeply felt memoir illuminates Rav Berg's relationship with his master, the great Kabbalist Rabbi Yehuda Brandwein -- as well as the growth of The Kabbalah Centre, the world's largest organisation dedicated to spreading the wisdom of Kabbalah. This is simply the most honest, accurate, and emotionally moving book ever written about a man who truly lives by the principles of Kabbalah in the contemporary world. No aspect of Kabbalah is more important than the relationship between master and student. In this book, this essential element is unforgettably brought to life.

Kabbalist Rav Berg has been director of The Kabbalah Centre since 1969, when he was given the leadership from Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi Brandwein. Along with his wife, Karen, Rav Berg opened the doors of Kabbalah to everyone interested in achieving spiritual realization. Under his leadership, The Centre expanded the study of Kabbalah from an exclusive scholarly pursuit, to an open international forum that teaches the wisdom as a way of creating a better life and a better world. Rav Berg was born in Williamsburg, New York, into a family with a long rabbinical tradition. He studied at Beit Midrash Gavoha in Lakewood, New Jersey, and was ordained at the renowned rabbinical seminary, Torah VaDaat in Williamsburg. Rav Berg’s principle contributions to the dissemination of Kabbalah include the editing, translation, and publication of many of its cardinal works. He has authored many popular titles including Immortality, Wheels of the Soul, The Power of You, and The Energy of the Hebrew Letters.