CFI-West's FEED YOUR BRAIN Lecture Series presents

The Origin and Practice of the Kabbalah Religion
    
Sunday, November 4 at 11 a.m.
$6, or free for Friends of the Center

     We all hear about pop celebrities who practice the Jewish mysticism known as Kabbalah. But what is this centuries-old secret doctrine for pious Jewish men with expertise in rabbinic texts? How did such an esoteric teaching become widely available in English in bookstores and on the Web, in classes open to the public, and of interest to a diverse range of Westerners?

     Author Jody Myers, professor of religious studies at the University of California at Northridge, sheds light on Kabbalah in her new book, Kabbalah and the Spiritual Quest. She explains how older, traditional Jewish teachings became popular and integrated with modern medicine, psychotherapy, and science. She traces the growth of the Kabbalah Centre movement from its beginnings in Israel in the 1960s to its transformation into an international religious movement that provides spiritual wisdom for upwardly-mobile Westem urbanites of all religious and ethnic backgrounds.

     Her book will be made available for sale and signing by Book Events and Authors Unlimited.

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Friends of the Center may opt to reserve tickets by calling (323) 666-9797, ext. 102, or emailing info@cfiwest.org.

The Center for Inquiry-West
4773 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood, CA 90027
2 blocks west of Vermont at Berendo map
Free parking!