(25w5) Kabbalistic Tu b’Shvat Seder

February 12th, 2025, 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

The recording of this class is at https://youtu.be/942o7uzI1lY.

Handouts discussed in class are at https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1GA5MUjTP5g6H6_OYfU_wINb4O2wAmofk

Experience the deep spiritual significance of this mystical holiday while we ceremoniously eat our fruits and drink our cups of wine.  Learn about Kabbalah and experience an authentic Tu b’Shvat Seder.  Enjoy live music of Machaya Klezmer Band, a leading Klezmer ensemble.  Learn the basic concepts of Kabbalah and experience an authentic kabbalistic ritual modeled on the Passover Seder developed by the 16th century kabbalists led by Isaac Luria.

To participate in the Seder (from home or elsewhere) start with a bottle of white wine (or white grape juice) and a bottle of red wine (or regular grape juice).  We do a lot of meditative tasting and drink three full glasses of wine.  No need to worry about driving home!

Then also bring a variety of fruits that you can find in the supermarket in three categories:

• Fruit with inedible shells or peels (such as orange, pomegranate, banana, nuts coconut, etc.)
• Fruit with inedible cores (such as peach, plum, avocado, apple, etc.)
• Fruit that is totally edible (such as berries, fig, date, pomegranate, olive, grape or raisin, pear, etc.)

No knowledge of Kabbalah required!

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Jay McCrensky, PhD. is a leading Kabbalah scholar and past Jewish Study Center Board member.  He is a former professor at University of Maryland’s St Mary’s College, and author of Understanding Evil and Ethics through Kabbalah and Connecting to Judaism: Spirituality through Kabbalah, both available on Amazon or from Professor McCrensky at jMcCrensky@aol.com at jay@contemporarykabbalah.org.  Dr. McCrensky currently heads The Contemporary Kabbalah Institute, a new non-profit center to promote contemporary kabbalistic spirituality as a path to Jewish spiritual revival.