A Kabbalistic Approach to Spiritual Growth In the previous chapter, we discussed the skill of getting to know the student's inner and outer realities. This
A Kabbalistic Approach to Spiritual Growth The sages explain that whenever the Torah requires us to "enter" something new–whether it be a new land or
As we are looking at education through the lens of Kabbalah, we must begin by defining education in Kabbalistic terms. Kabbalah considers Hebrew the language
I n the previous chapter, we learned through the story of the Tzemach Tzedek on how we must relate to every imperfection we see outside ourselves
Another metaphor which parallels the relationship of initiation/inspiration and integration is that of planting a tree and then nurturing it to fruition. This fits
A Kabbalistic Approach to Spiritual Growth The task of "pursuing peace" is, in some ways, the most essential of all the educator's analytical tasks. Therefore,
A Kabbalistic Approach to Spiritual Growth The property of the soul which serves as an antidote for the problems of the ego that block effective
Effective communication is the primary skill of an educator. It is the critical ingredient which determines whether a particular encounter will have a positive or
The basic model of chinuch as initiation/inspiration and hadrachah as integration applies on many levels. The interrelationship of these two phases of education is apparent in all areas
The Torah hints at two forms of communication with God–meditation and prayer–in relating how Jacob blessed his son Joseph: "I have taken this city (Shechem)