Weekly Kabbalah dispatches by Zalman Velvel — 36 short reflections on Torah, Jewish wisdom, and finding the holy in everyday life.
Kabbalah Kronicles 17 – What God Wants By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel _______________________________________________ Doesn’t it seem like there is always a religious leader telling us, “God wants this from you …. and God wants that from you.” …
Kabbalah Kronicles 16 – Party Time, Kabbalah Style By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ________________________________________________________ Farbrengan is a Yiddish word. It means a “gathering.” A gathering of what? Well, picture a table … Around the table are gathered…
The Kabbalah Kronicles 15 – God is a Comedian, Part II By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ___________________________________________ Last week, I wrote about the movie, “Oh, God!” which is appearing currently in reruns on cable. It was made in…
The Kabbalah Kronicles 14 – God is a Comedian? By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel _______________________________________________ There was no Kabbalah Klass this week, but another event, just as spiritual, and even funnier, took place. The movie, “Oh, God!”…
The Kabbalah Kronicles 13 – A Faithless S.O.B. By Uncle Zally, Zalman Velvel —————————————————————————————— I have a stormy relationship with Kabbalah. I love it when it answers a deeply rooted problem in my soul, and I feel fixed,…
The Kabbalah Kronicles 12 – The Air Outside Israel By Uncle Zally / Zalman Velvel ________________________________________________ “The air in Israel makes you smarter.” That’s what I wrote about last week. Rabbi Itchy, our Kabbalah teacher, made that…
The Kabbalah Kronicles 11 – The Air in Israel By Uncle Zally, Zalman Velvel _________________________________________________ “The air in Israel makes you smarter.” That’s what Rabbi Itchy, our Kabbalah teacher, told me before my first trip there, back in…
The Kabbalah Kronicles 10 – What Could Someone Say ? By Uncle Zally, Zalman Velvel ———————————————————- It’s not Shabbos morning, it’s Thursday night. It’s not Kabbalah Klass, it’s a Chabad Benefit Dinner. It’s not even Rabbi Itchy, it’s Rabbi Simon…
The Kabbalah Kronicles 9 – Captain Kirk & Spock were Kabbalists By Uncle Zally, Zalman Velvel —————————————————————————— It’s Shabbos morning and I arrived late for Kabbalah Klass. Rabbi Itchy was sitting at the head table, all by himself, looking lonely.…
The Kabbalah Kronicles 8- Good News & Bad News By Uncle Zally, Zalman Velvel ________________________________________________________ It’s Shabbos morning, and we’re waiting for Rabbi Itchy to begin Kabbalah Klass. I arrived early, not wanting to miss one minute. If you…
New to Kabbalah? Start with this simple explanation: The Kabbalah Kronicles 7 – Was Einstein a Kabbalist? By Uncle Zally, Zalman Velvel ——————————————————– We know that Einstein was as Jewish as Moses. In 1948, when Albert was asked to be the…
The Kabbalah Kronicles 6 – Who’s Crazy? By Uncle Zally, Zalman Velvel —————————————————————————— It’s the day before Shabbos and Rabbi Itchy sent me this email: Dear Zalman: Regards from Israel. I prayed this Morning at the Kotel @…
