About Us - Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Academy

About Bnei Baruch

“Bnei Baruch - Kabbalah La’am” is a non-profit organization, founded by Rav Dr. Michael Laitman, dedicated to teaching and sharing the wisdom of Kabbalah based on authentic sources.

The organization, based in Israel, shares the authentic wisdom of Kabbalah globally. The study materials draw mainly from the works of Baal Hasulam, his son Rabash, The Book of Zohar, and the ARI.

Rav Dr. Michael Laitman

Founder of “Bnei Baruch - Kabbalah La’am”.

Rav Dr. Michael Laitman holds a PhD in Philosophy and Kabbalah, as well as an MSc in Medical Bio-Cybernetics. He has devoted his life to studying and sharing the wisdom of Kabbalah.

He was a close disciple and personal assistant to Rav Baruch Ashlag, the eldest son of Rav Yehuda Ashlag, the renowned author of the Sulam (Ladder) Commentary on The Book of Zohar.

Rav Laitman has written over 70 books on Kabbalah, translated into more than 30 languages. He also teaches live daily lessons and lectures, broadcasted and translated in real time for TV and online audiences.

Additionally, he serves as the president of the ARI (Ashlag Research Institute) and was a member of the World Wisdom Council (WWC).

What is the wisdom of Kabbalah?

“The essence of The Wisdom of Kabbalah is only to know the guidance of the Upper Will; why the Creator created all the creatures, what He wants from them and how their development will be finalized”

Ramchal, Introduction to the Wisdom, point 30

The wisdom of Kabbalah is a method to discover the forces that governs our lives and the reality in which we live.

The study provides an understanding of the system of forces influencing us, and teaches us how to adjust our attitude toward this system of forces.

Kabbalists have written that we are now in a unique time in history when all of humanity is ready to discover spiritual reality.

With the help of the wisdom of Kabbalah, humanity can create a system of positive connections among people, and ultimately leading to a connection with the upper Force.

Daily Kabbalah class — Photo from the daily Kabbalah class

Our students

The students come from a wide variety of religions and cultures across more than 100 countries. They include people from Israel, North and South America, Turkey, many European and African nations, China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, and many others.

Groups around the world connected to the daily Kabbalah lesson

Who can study Kabbalah ?

The wisdom of Kabbalah is for anyone searching for the meaning of life, no matter their age, gender, nationality, religion, or beliefs.

students in the daily Kabbalah Lesson — Photo: Students in the daily Kabbalah Lesson

Studying Kabbalah

Every morning, thousands of students around the world join the daily Kabbalah lesson with Rav Dr. Michael Laitman, translated live into over 30 languages.

Daily study is a core principle in Bnei Baruch, so all available technology is used to make the wisdom available to everyone, anywhere, and in any language.

To make this wisdom accessible to everyone, volunteer teams dedicate their free time to tasks such as translation, broadcasting, sound, subtitles, networking, book publishing, video editing, content editing, transcription, and more.

Behind the scenes: top right - translators, top left - video room, bottom right - sound room, bottom left - broadcast room.

Behind the scenes: top right - translators, top left - video room, bottom right - sound room, bottom left - broadcast room.

The authentic sources of study

The original writings of Baal HaSulam

Right - Manuscripts of Baal HaSulam from the — Baal HaSulam

“I find a great need to break an iron wall that has been separating us from the wisdom of Kabbalah”

Baal Hasulam was the first to interpret the entire Book of Zohar and the writings of the ARI. the first to write book to make the ancient wisdom of Kabbalah accessible for everyone, the first to publish a Kabbalah newspaper and disseminate it widely

Among his major works are: Talmud Eser Sefirot (The Study of the Ten Sefirot), Perush HaSulam (The Sulam Commentary) on The Book of Zohar, the Nation newspaper, and many more articles.

top left - Ha-Uma newspaper — Right: Manuscripts of Baal HaSulam from the "Talmud of the Ten Sefirot", top left: Ha-Uma newspaper, bottom left: series of Baal HaSulam's writings published by Bnei Baruch

The writings of Rabash

The Rav Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag, the eldest son of Baal Hasulam.

Rabash carefully wrote everything he heard from his father in his personal notebook, which he titled Shamati (I Heard). In it, he recorded thousands of unique details documenting Baal Hasulam's explanations of a person's spiritual work.

On his deathbed, Rabash gave that notebook to his student and assistant, Rav Michael Laitman, who published it three years later.

On the right: original manuscripts of Shamati, on the left: Various edition of the book "Shamati" published by Bnei Baruch

On the right: original manuscripts of Shamati, on the left: Various edition of the book "Shamati" published by Bnei Baruch

Through his work with his students, Rabash developped a way to learn Kabbalah adapted to our generation. Each week, he wrote an article that explained every step of a person's inner spiritual journey in clear and simple language.

These articles were collected by Rav Laitman and compiled into a series of books called "The Writings of Rabash".

Rabash writings published by Bnei Baruch Kabbalah La'am — Rabash writings

The Book of Zohar

The Book of Zohar is one of the central texts in the wisdom of Kabbalah, It was written by Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Rashbi) and his students in the 2nd century.

The Book of Zohar originally included a commentary on the Torah and other books such as Nevi'im (Prophets), as well as Kabbalistic explanations to the Mishnah and the Talmud.

What’s currently available today is 20 times smaller than the original size of the Book of Zohar, containing only a commentary on the Pentateuch (Torah), and a few of the commentaries on the other books. But this fact does not detract from the value of the Book of Zohar.

Baal Sulam, one of the greatest Kabbalists of the 20th century, understood the enormous importance of The Book of Zohar and therefore wrote the Sulam Commentary, the most comprehensive and in-depth commentary on The Book of Zohar.

“The depth of wisdom in The Book of Zohar is enclosed and locked behind a thousand locks, and our human tongue is too poor to provide us with sufficient, reliable expressions to interpret one thing in this book to the fullest. Also, the interpretation I have made is but a ladder to help the examiner rise to the height of the matters and examine the words of the book itself“

Baal HaSulam, Foreword to The Book of Zohar

Zohar for All

We made accessible the authentic Book of Zohar, translating it from Aramaic to Hebrew in a series of volumes titled Zohar for All, which includes the Sulam Commentary and the Book of Zohar.

Zohar for All is the result of years of work by skilled editors, led by Rav Dr. Michael Laitman and Bnei Baruch students, to make the Book of Zohar accessible in simple, clear language for everyone.

The Zohar for All series is being translated by Bnei Baruch students into other languages, including English, Russian, Spanish, German, French, Turkish, and Ukrainian. It is available for purchase and can also be read online on the archive website. Translation work happens daily to make the Book of Zohar accessible to a wider audience in various languages.

bs zohar 1 — The series of volumes "Zohar Laam" published by "Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Laam", in multiple languages.

bs zohar 2 — The series of volumes "Zohar Laam" published by "Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Laam", in multiple languages.

International Events - Global Connection

“When humankind achieves its goal, by bringing them to the degree of complete love of others, all the bodies in the world will unite into a single body and a single heart. Only then will all the happiness intended for humanity become revealed in all its glory”

Baal HaSulam

Bnei Baruch holds international conferences worldwide, with the main one taking place each year in Israel. Thousands of people from dozens of countries attend. Each conference focuses on an important topic from the wisdom of Kabbalah and includes lessons, workshops, Kabbalistic meals, gatherings of friends, and cultural events.

The wisdom of Kabbalah teaches that the spiritual journey starts with a connection between hearts. This connection reveals the upper force—the Creator. The purpose of the convention is to strengthen and practice these principles.

Opening the Wisdom of Kabbalah to All

“Therefore, we must establish seminaries and compose books to hasten the distribution of the wisdom"

Baal Hasulam, Introduction to Panim Meirot uMasbirot, Item 5

For over thirty years, the Bnei Baruch has been the largest source for authentic Kabbalah. Its content is freely available in multiple languages, offering an access to the wisdom to anyone interested. This includes Kabbalah lessons, TV programs, a library of writings and articles by various Kabbalists, rare recordings of Rabash's lessons, transcripts, and more.

Kabbalah Newspaper “Ha’Uma”

Baal HaSulam put great effort into publishing the newspaper Ha’Uma (*The Nation*) , promoting unity amoung people.

Following in his footsteps, Bnei Baruch published an updated version of the newspaper in Israel, which was also distributed in the USA, Russia, France, Germany, and other countries.

On the Right - Baal HaSulam Newspaper, original publication - On the left - the renewed newspaper on behalf of "Kabbalah La'am"

On the Right - Baal HaSulam Newspaper, original publication - On the left - the renewed newspaper on behalf of "Kabbalah La'am"

Kabbalah Academy

Bnei Baruch enables students worldwide to study the wisdom of Kabbalah through different learning programs. The learning centers provide various study options, including online courses.

Kabbalah Books

Books are very important in Kabbalah, as they are the main way this ancient wisdom has been shared from generation to generation.

To make this knowledge available to everyone, we work hard to translate and publish Kabbalah books in various languages. These books meet different needs, whether you want a simple introduction to Kabbalah,, detailed learning materials, or authentic source texts.

The main bookstore of "Bnei Baruch - Kabbalah Laam" in Israel

All of these invaluable resources are conveniently available for purchase on our website.