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Inside Hollywoods Hottest Cult - The Kaballah Center: Part Two

Inside Hollywoods Hottest Cult - The Kaballah Center: Part Two

For an outer-borough New York City couple of uncertain background and qualifications, Kabbalah Centre founders Philip and Karen Berg have done quite well for themselves. An elderly man in a white overdress and a woman in an ill-fitting wig, they secretively rule over a tax-exempt organization the true value of which can only be imagined. Tax documents filed between 2000 and 2003 show assets of approximately $60 million for five of the nonprofit entities controlled by the Bergs. (The Centre did n
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Three Divine Echoes: Singularity, Plurality and Oneness

Three Divine Echoes: Singularity, Plurality and Oneness

Hear O Israel, the L‑rd our G‑d, the L‑rd is one (“echad”) Deuteronomy 6:4 We usually think of the cosmic struggle in terms of good versus evil. But according to the Kabbalists, good and evil are but spinoffs of unity and divisiveness. G‑d is the ultimate oneness, and everything G‑dly in our world bears the stamp of His unity. Evil, simply stated, is the distortion of this oneness by the veil of divisiveness in which G‑d shrouds His creation. Creation, as described in the teachings of Kabbala
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Hollywood's Hottest Cult

Hollywood's Hottest Cult

A four-month Radar investigation Find out all about Hollywood's Hottest Cult, the Kabbalah Chronicles in these articles. * Part One: Red String Theory.A four-month Radar investigation reveals how a renegade rabbi and his striver wife ended up atop a multi-million-dollar empire built on bracelets, bottled water, and Madonna. * Part Two: In the Beginning. Radar’s investigation of the Kabbalah Centre continues, focusing on founder Philip Berg, insurance salesman-turned- guru, and his second wif
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Making a Spiritual Connection

Making a Spiritual Connection

By Rabbi Aaron Parry and Dr Tamar Frankiel Conventional Jewish thinking defines the "religious person” as the man who puts on tefillin (frontlets), keeps kosher, and fasts on all the fast days. But he doesn't meditate or reflect on his inner life, nor does he become involved in the community to do acts of chesed (kindness). Others will admire the "spiritual person” who is involved in deep thought, reads and goes to inspiring lectures, and studies mysticism, but doesn't keep many of the specifi
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Inside Hollywood's Hottest Cult - Part 3

Inside Hollywood's Hottest Cult - Part 3

Inside Hollywood's Hottest Cult (Kabbalah) Part Three: Madonna’s Magical Mystical Tour Demi! Ashton! Marla! Roseanne! When it comes to attracting celebrities, the Bergs have given Scientology a run for its money. But their lucky star is an aging pop icon who has funded the Centre to the tune of $18 million… and counting. Radar Magazine/June 20, 2005 | By Mim Udovitch The Kabbalah Centre and its network of businesses, both nonprofit and commercial, are closely controlled by an intimate coteri
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz