If you've got an interest in Kabbalah, then you're likely to come across someone who'll ask about your Kabbalah interest, and that someone will most often ask you the famous question - "What is Kabbalah?"
Whether this person is asking out of a genuine desire to find out what Kabbalah is, or just to make conversation, anyone who has delved into Kabbalah a bit knows that any one or two liners about it can't capture the magnificently deep experience of reality it provides, and that one or two liner a person can give will often not be either a satisfactory answer for the person who asked, nor will the person who answered be satisfied that his or her words couldn't capture the out-of-this-world experience that is Kabbalah.
Therefore, no matter what you answer, it's always recommended to give them the URL - www.kabbalah.info - i.e. the link to the official Kabbalah.info website.
The Kabbalah.info Website
The www.kabbalah.info website is primarily aimed at a first-time viewer of Kabbalah. It has free content and courses introducing Kabbalah, aimed at a person asking "What is Kabbalah?" or who might have any of those initial questions about Kabbalah, e.g. "Do you have to be Jewish to study Kabbalah?" "Is Kabbalah a religion?" "What's its connection to red strings?" and many others like these.
If you wish to provide more specific information to your friend/workmate/family member/acquaintance/partner who asks specifically about Kabbalah, here are some recommended links you can freely share with them. Note their descriptions as it allows you to link the content or services at those links with the questions and needs of that someone who is asking you about Kabbalah:
Perceiving Reality
- What Is It? An 8 min. video that introduces Kabbalah in an entertaining way, by examining the questions that Kabbalah provides a method for answering, i.e. questions like "Where do you come from?" "Where are you now?" "Where are you headed?" "Why is it all happening?"
- Who it's for? Perceiving Reality is a great starting point for anyone who is asking the question "What is Kabbalah?" but more importantly, for anyone who asks life's most fundamental questions, "Where are we from?" "Where are we now?" "Where are we going?" "Why are we here?" It's a great starting point because it also makes no mention of the word "Kabbalah" until the end of the video. Since "Kabbalah" is a word plagued with misconceptions, these misconceptions often turn off a lot of people who would otherwise be interested by what Kabbalah has to offer. Many people who now study Kabbalah say that it is thanks to the Perceiving Reality video, i.e. they wouldn't have found Kabbalah through the word "Kabbalah" itself, but the Perceiving Reality video started answering their deep questions about life, and linked them onward to free Kabbalah study.
- Format: Video. 8 min.
- URL: www.perceivingreality.com
Your First Course in Kabbalah
- What Is It? A set of 5 introductory Kabbalah video lessons, 25 min. each, which links to a set of 10 more follow-up video lessons and/or to a free interactive Kabbalah introductory course with live instructors. All these lessons are part of the video series titled: Kabbalah Revealed. They provide an introduction to Kabbalah's basic concepts and fundamental principles, including defining what Kabbalah is and isn't, what is reality and our perception of it, where do feelings of pleasure and pain come from and why do they come, and more.
- Who it's for? This series of lessons is for someone who is asking the question "What is Kabbalah?" and who is ready to spend some time listening to in depth explanations. Usually, this means it's great for a person who is in a spiritual search, i.e. who reads books, attends lessons and seminars, etc. but this is not always the case.
- Format: Video. 25 min. per lecture.
- URL: www.kabbalah.info/engkab/learning-center/your-first-course-in-kabbalah
Kabbalah Revealed: A Guide To A More Peaceful Life
- What Is It? A short 160-page book (available in print at cost price [$5] or as a free eBook [PDF]) that introduces Kabbalah's basic concepts in an easy-to-read, course-like manner, covering the major topics and questions that Kabbalah provides a method for answering.
- Who it's for? This book is for a person who wants to get a step-by-step introduction to Kabbalah, and who prefers the format of reading a book or an eBook to watching video online.
- Format: Book [Softcover | 168 pages]. eBook [PDF | 168 pages].
- URL:
Purchase Softcover Book: www.kabbalahbooks.info/product-p/kabbalah-revealed.htm
Download PDF eBook:
www.kabbalahmedia.info/mekorot/eng_o_ml-sefer-kabbalah-revealed.pdf
Kabbalah Channel
- What Is It? A website containing videos suitable for people with an interest in Kabbalah, and who are interested in seeing how Kabbalah's concepts integrate with different aspects of life, and in seeing a community of people studying and inspired by Kabbalah creating all kinds of media based on it. One here can watch talk shows with Dr. Michael Laitman (including Ask The Kabbalist, where you can ask Dr. Laitman questions to get answered on the show, 20 Ideas and Paths), interviews with and close-ups of people whose lives have been influenced by Kabbalah, music videos of original Kabbalah-inspired songs, entertaining short clips and more.
- Who It's For? People with an interest in Kabbalah, how its concepts integrate into different aspects of life, and how it inspires and influences people.
- Format: Videos from short 1 min. clips to 25 min. TV programs.
- URL: tv.kabbalah.info
Enter The Zohar
- What Is It? Enter The Zohar is a set of 7 video clips that introduce basic concepts of Kabbalah through The Zohar - the most important book in the wisdom of Kabbalah.
- Who It's For? Enter The Zohar is perfect for someone who isn't just asking about Kabbalah, but who asks specifically about The Zohar - the most important book in the wisdom of Kabbalah. It is also a great introduction to Kabbalah for someone interested in Kabbalah and spiritual concepts in general, and tends to be more popular content item we have among younger people.
- Format: Website with 7 videos of about 5 min. each
- URL: www.enterthezohar.com
What Is Kabbalah?
- What Is It? Short articles and videos introducing basic concepts of Kabbalah.
- Who It's For? People interested in Kabbalah who would like to prefer reading short articles and videos.
- Format: Articles [300 to 600 word length] & videos [3 to 5 min.]
- URL: www.kabbalah.info/engkab/what_is_kabbalah/what_is_kabbalah.htm
Question Your Reality
- What Is It? Video FAQ on Kabbalah's basic concepts, including Kabbalah for beginners, world peace, perception of reality, freedom of will and Kabbalah as a science.
- Who It's For? People who are interested in seeing Kabbalah's viewpoint on various topics, namely perception of reality, free will, world peace and how Kabbalah is a science.
- Format: Flash video website
- URL: www.questionyourreality.com
Attaining The Worlds Beyond
- What Is It? A 451-page book (available in print at cost price of as a free eBook, or as a free audio book, or to purchase as an audio book disc) that explores the deep inner world within every person.
- Who It's For? This book is for the spiritual seeker, i.e. one who has questions about life's foundations, "Why are we here?" "Where did we come from?" "Where are we headed?" "Why is there suffering in the world?"
- Format: Book [Softcover | 451 pages], eBook [PDF | 451 pages], Audio Book [MP3].
- URL:
Book: www.kabbalahbooks.info/product-p/attaining-the-worlds-beyond.htm
eBook: www.kabbalahmedia.info/mekorot/eng_o_ml-sefer-attaining-the-worlds-beyond.pdf
Audio Book: www.kabbalah.info/engkab/worlds_beyond.htm#attaining-the-worlds-beyond
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