Partial List of available lectures. (To book Rabbi DovBer Pinson for a lecture or series of lectures, please e-mail Blanca Madani at bookings@iyyun.com ) Kabbalah Jewish Thought Jewish Spiritual Practices Holidays Contemporary Issues (upon request) Lecture Series & Shabbatons KABBALAH JOURNEY OF THE SOUL: REINCARNATION & THE KABBALAH A Spiritual Adventure into the World of Souls, Life, and what Lies Beyond DO WE SURVIVE? Exploring the Afterlife Journey of the Soul from the Ancient Teachings of Kabbalah KABBALAH & MUSIC: Exploring the Mystical Dimensions of Music KABBALAH MEDITATION: Opening Ourselves to Deeper Dimensions of Reality through the Path of Jewish Meditation Kabbalah means to receive, to be open. Kabbalistic meditation means to become centered, to wean oneself from identifying with externals and to redirect one's focus toward the Center of all reality, the Creator. By doing so we forge a connection between the self and the Divine. Join Rabbi DovBer Pinson, a world-renowned scholar, author, and beloved spiritual teacher for an evening of deep inner exploration. Receive the wisdom of the Kabbalah and learn to engage the teachings for practical applications. RETURNING TO THE CENTER OF BEING: Exploring the Meditative Paths of the Great Jewish Mystical Masters An Evening of Self - Discovery & Spiritual Healing TOWARD THE INFINITE: The Way of Hitbonenut Meditation A Spiritual Adventure Into the World of Kabbalistic Meditation THREE STEPS TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS Time, Space & Soul LIFE BEYOND LIFE Exploring N.D.E-the Near Death Experience from a Kabbalistic perspective Adventure into a World Beyond; Angles, Bodies of Light, O.B.E. and more. REALITY, FACT OR FICTION? The Master Plan of Jewish Mysticism TOWARDS A LIGHTNESS OF BEING: Awakening Your Higher Potential through the Art of Teshuvah PRAYER & TRANSFORMATION Using the Tools of Prayer for Personal Growth   JEWISH THOUGHT "WHY" "BAD" THINGS "HAPPEN" TO "GOOD" PEOPLE Exploring the definitions of 'why' 'bad' 'happen' and 'good' THE DIALECTICAL PATTERN OF HISTORY: Judaism and the Notion of Hope GOD: Dispelling Myths and Understanding the Divine Nature of Heresy HEAVEN & EARTH: Chassidism, the Kabbalah's final frontier SELFISHNESS OR SELFLESSNESS? Exploring the Nature of the Human Being THE STORY OF SOUL MATES: Predestined Vs. Free Choice, Finding your Soul-mate, and Learning to Build a Lasting Relationship KABBALAH, PHILOSOPHY, & THE MEANING OF LIFE An Encounter between Jewish & Western Thought   JEWISH SPIRITUAL PRACTICES THE ART OF SILENCE: Cultivating a sense of Stillness in a Noisy World OVERCOMING ANGER Cultivating the Tools to Calm a Stormy Mind & Reclaim our Balance --With Guided Meditations, Suggestions, & Visualizations-- SELF ACTUALIZING YOUR SOUL: A Roadmap for Personal Growth & Achieving Personal Wholeness RADICAL FORGIVENESS: Choosing a Peaceful Heart UNBOUNDED JOY: The Kabbalah of Happiness CONSCIOUS LIVING Developing Life Changing Positive Attitudes in a Turbulent World REDISCOVERING YOUR BETTER SELF: The Art of Self Mastery & Overcoming Negativity THINK GOOD AND IT WILL BE GOOD: The Power of Positive Thinking HIGHER LIVING: Mastering Your Life and Becoming Your Own Creator   HOLIDAYS ANGELS & GEFILTE-FISH Exploring the tastes & tunes of the holy meal of Shabbat PURIM: UNMASKING THE MYSTERIES Adventures into the Holiday of Purim from a mystical/ philosophical point of view - CHANUKAH: A CELEBRATION OF LIGHT Adventures into the Holiday of Chanukah from a mystical/philosophical point of view SPIRITUAL LIBERATION: A Kabbalistic Adventure into the Holiday of Passover - Its Mysteries, Messages and Meanings -- Kabbalah Seder: Personal Steps Toward Freedom Exploring the various psycho/spiritual steps of the Passover Seder. Changing the way you experience the Seder. Unfolding the Hagadah: Gaining deeper Kabbalistic insight into the Hagadah Towards a Healthy Ego: Chametz vs. Matzah Exploring the process of searching, getting rid of, and then eventually transforming Chametz - unleavened bread into Matzah   LECTURE SERIES & SHABBATONS (These lectures can be anywhere between a two- or seven-part lecture series, or Shabbaton, with source material in Hebrew or English.) JOURNEYS OF THE SOUL: Our Past, Present & Future The Nature of the Soul: Her Mission and Purpose. Reincarnation and the Preexistence of the Soul. Past Lives Memories. Other Dimensions of the Soul: Impregnation's, Dybbuks, and Ethereal Bodies. Do We Survive: Life After Life The Near Death Experience. A Mystical Perspective. Resurrection and the Various Forms of Immortality, Body & Soul (This can be anywhere between a two- or eight-part lecture series, or Shabbaton. ) THE WORLD AS OUR MIRROR: Enhancing Life through the Ancient Wisdom of the Kabbalah Reality Fact or Fiction: The Ultimate Game of Hide and Seek Participation: Alone Vs. Loneliness Dealing with our Past: Between Change and Transformation Creation: Becoming the Creator of Your Destiny Unbounded Joy: The Kabbalah of Happiness Negativity: Transforming Liabilities Into Assets Friendship: The Bigger We Become the More We Can Love Think Good and it Will Be Good: The Power of Positive Thinking (This can be anywhere between a two- or six-part lecture series, or Shabbaton, with source material in Hebrew or English) MEDITATION & THE KABBBALH: Achieving Inner Balance & Harmony through Ancient Jewish Meditative Techniques Exploring the Fundamental Meditative Paths of the Kabbalah Three Steps to Higher Consciousness. Time - Space - Energy Meditation & the Senses Prayer as Meditation: The Transformative Power of Prayer Toward the Infinite: The Way of Hitbonenut Meditation Rediscovering Your Better Self. (This can be anywhere between a two- or ten-part lecture series, with source material in Hebrew or English) MEDITATION Ten Masters, Ten Methods: Exploring the techniques of ten great masters of Jewish meditation and learning to apply them to our own lives A TEN WEEK ADVENTURE BEGINNING ON 00/00 WEEK ONE, 00/00 The Prophet - R. Avraham Abulafia - Method - Tziruf - Permutations WEEK TWO, 00/00 The Synthesizer - R. Moshe Corodovero - Method - Geirushin - Divorcement Week 3, 00/00 The Poet - R. Eliezer Ezcari - Method - Histaclut - Visualization Week 4, 00/00 The Innovator - R. Yitzchak Luria - Method - Yichudim - Unifications Week 5, 00/00 The Disseminator - Baal Shem Tov - Method - Deviekut - Adhesion WEEK 6, 00/00 The Teacher - Maggid of Mezritch - Method - Ayin - Nothingness WEEK 7, 00/00 The Intellectual - R. Schneur Zalman of Liadi - Method - Hitbonenut - Contemplation Week 8, 00/00 The Loner - R. Nachman Breslov - Method - Hitbodedut - Seclusion Week 9, 00/00 The Ethicist - R. Yisrael Salanter - Method - Cheshbon Hanefesh - An Accounting of the Soul Week 10, 00/00 The Educator - R. Klunimus Kalmish of Peasetzna - Method - Haskata - Quieting the Mind (A two-part lecture series or Shabbaton) OF SOUND AND SILENCE: Music and Silence in the Light of the Kabbalah Exploring the Transformative Powers of Music. The Art of Silence: Cultivating Inner Stillness in a Noisy Universe (A four -part lecture series or Shabbaton) TOWARD A BETTER SELF The Four Temperaments: Fire/ Anger. Air/ Thoughtlessness. Water/Insatiability. Earth/Depression: Understanding the basic barriers preventing the realization of our true potential, and cultivating the spiritual Tools in mastering them -- Source Text with Practical Kabbalistic Meditations -- Overcoming Anger Becoming Mindful Contentment The Spiritual Road toward Joy