Weekly Kabbalah dispatches by Zalman Velvel — 36 short reflections on Torah, Jewish wisdom, and finding the holy in everyday life.
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 @…
The Kabbalah Kronicles V– Busy-ness By Uncle Zally, Zalman Velvel It’s Thursday morning and I finished my third session of Kabbalistic prayer and meditation … and I’m scared. It started out the same, Tefillin and tallus, coffee in…
The Kabbalah Kronicles IV- Gurus & Middlemen By Uncle Zally, Zalman Velvel It’s Sunday morning and I’m preparing for my second session of Kabbalistic prayer and meditation. My first session ended with the message, “Send these articles to Gil…
By Uncle Zally/ Zalman Velvel _________________________________________________________ Welcome to the maiden voyages of Kabbalah Kronicles. Each week I will be sending out a humorous article about what we learned in Kabbalah Klass with Rabbi Yitchok Minkowicz of Chabad, Fort Myers. If you want to get…
by Uncle Zally/Zalman Velvel __________________________________________ Welcome to the maiden voyage of Kabbalah Kronicles. Each week I will be sending out a humorous article about what we learned in Kabbalah Klass with Rabbi Yitchok Minkowicz of Chabad, Fort Myers. If you want to get this article…
