Kabbalah of old

Throughout the ages the Kabbalah has been studied by many people, primarily, of course, by observant Jews. This is due to the fact that the Kabbalah's texts are all written in Hebrew or Aramaic. Despite this, there were attempts to study Kabbalah on the part of many who lack the skill to study on their own.

The Kabbalah Center, under the auspices and leadership of Rav Berg, offers courses and lectures in Kabbalah in English. The texts and sources that are required to study Kabbalah and to prepare lectures in Kabbalah remain the classic texts, yet the lectures are given entirely in English, many by Rav Berg
, and thus they open the 2000 year old world of Kabbalah to the English speaker.

Rav Berg and his wife, Karen Berg, established the Kabbalah Center as the means to spread the teachings of the Kabbalah, and as the Kabbalah Centre itself declares, to improve people's lives and thereby, the world.

Kabbalah

The many generations of leaders over the years who have taken hold of the world in one way or another are generally considered to be those who conquered continents or who were involved in military campaigns of one sort or another. There are, however, many leaders who influenced the world and History more than those whose names were on the lips of thousands of people during their lives. Sometimes, however, it takes a keener eye and a wider perspective to notice these individuals.

The principle text of the Kabbalah, the Zohar, was compiled by the Talmudist Rav Shimon Bar Yochai 2000 years ago, and it is not only Jews who have realized the tremendous influence that the Zohar, the Kabbalah, and Bar Yochai have had on the world and history. One need only look for the various institutions and centres of Kabbalah around the internet and America to note how popular the Kabbalah and Zohar texts have become among those who otherwise have nothing to do with it. The breakthrough is when places like the Kabbalah Center started teaching these sources in English and other modern languages.