Monday, October 22, 2007
RAV MICHAEL LAITMAN
Returning to the subject of this teacher of Kabbalah, I discovered that Forbes has covered his speaking tour on their website. According to the article Rav Laitman can help you:
Find out about Kabbalah's dramatic growth and how many people practice Kabbalah in the U.S. and around the world. Worldwide, some 1.3 million people study and practice authentic Kabbalah through the Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Education & Research Institute, and from October 9-28, the world's leading authority on authentic Kabbalah will be traveling on a nine city tour of the US, speaking to audiences on this ancient science. Rav Michael Laitman, Ph.D., the founder and president of the Institute, will be available for interviews and can discuss the Kabbalist position on a host of current issues including terrorism, the Iraq War, the difference between celebrity and pop culture practices of Kabbalah and authentic Kabbalah, global warming, etc. At the conclusion of his US trip, he will travel to Monterrey, Mexico, where he will attend the World Wisdom Council and present at the 2007 Monterrey Forum.
There are a number of Bnei Baruch Kabbalah centers here in the U.S. located in Atlanta, Boston, Detroit, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis. Laitman's tour is scheduled to end in St. Louis. The center there is located at 33 North Skinker, Clayton, MO. They share the address with Unity Christ Church. Unity Church was founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore. Unity Church is the largest of the New Thought denominations according to Wikipedia. I have not yet been able to find a crossover point for these two organizations, but the teaching of each is similar in some ways.
In San Francisco, Bnei Baruch is located at the American West Learning Center, 22 Monterey Blvd. Perhaps you San Fran readers might be able to provide some on-site information for this address?
Rav Laitman's tour is scheduled to conclude at the World Wisdom Council being held in Monterrey, Mexico, where he is scheduled to speak at the Monterrey Forum. Members of the World Wisdom Council, including individuals and organizations, are listed here. It's a New Age Who's Who.
Laitman also attended the third World Wisdom Council Forum. A video of some of the other speakers, produced by Laitman's ARI films, can be seen here, including Mikhail Gorbachev. The Fourth World Wisdom Council World Spirit Forum at Laitman's website includes a video of his lecture.
