Published: October 19, 2026
Originally recorded: January 30, 2022

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Lesson Highlights

• Pairing actions with study and mindful intention
• Looking beyond the surface of our individual reality
• Letting our challenges inspire compassion for everyone
• Directing prayer toward healing beyond our personal needs
• Connecting to the Light to bring awareness to everyone and to ourselves
• Acting mindfully
• Pausing to consider the purpose behind our actions
• Meeting challenges with care
• Praying beyond ourselves
• Including the well-being of others and the wider world in our intentions
• Our challenges are experienced by many people
• Aiming at the root of a problem beats patching the surface

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Lesson Description

Rav Isaac Luria, the Ari reveals that action, when joined with study and intention can help us connect to the Shechinah and address challenges at their spiritual source. Yosef Grundman explores the concept of the Shechinah, and how a focus oriented practice can deepen our connection and support healing beyond ourselves. Without intention, thought, and study behind them, our actions stay on the surface, like a house with no one living in it. Through this lesson on Gate of Reincarnations we learn from the Ari how adding awareness, prayer, and learning gives our actions real power to the entire world.

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About This Course

Isaac Luria, who came to be known as The Ari (meaning ‘Lion' in Hebrew) because of his prodigious capacity for spiritual study and understanding, was a 16th century kabbalist who delved deeply into the mystical wonders of the Zohar. Commonly considered the father of contemporary Kabbalah, the Ari produced a historic commentary on the Zohar that removed many of its layers of complexity. His teachings created some of the most important kabbalistic ideas and practices used today, including the concept of tikkun, or correction of the soul. Join us for a consciousness-expanding course as we demystify the seminal writings of the Ari and connect with his righteous soul.

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