Torat JLIC

Kabbalah Connection: Mysticism and Unity in Prayer

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Guest: Rabbi Jeremy Tibbetts, JLIC Director in Jerusalem and Director of Student Leadership for Yavneh

  • Main Discussion Topics:
    • Building intentional Jewish community in Jerusalem for English-speaking young adults
    • Response to October 7th - Community shifted from internal focus to extensive outward aid efforts, including:
      • Processing ~70,000 shekels in donations
      • Packing 2,000+ meals
      • Running a 2-month camp for 100 displaced children

        • Featured Torah Teaching:

        • Before prayer, one must accept the mitzvah to "love your neighbor as yourself"
        • Prayer becomes more powerful when combined with genuine care and connection to community
        • Importance of bringing others' struggles and pain into one's prayers
        • Discussion of mystical understanding of prayer as affecting both internal spiritual state and external world

          • Guest's Background:

          • Came to Orthodox Judaism from non-Orthodox background
          • Studied Chassidut for several years before diving deeper into Kabbalah
          • Currently pursuing Master's in Jewish Thought at Hebrew University
          • Teaches mystical texts while emphasizing their connection to practical religious life and community building
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