Weekly Kabbalah Tune Up

Kabbalah teaches when a person dies, all the Light they've revealed through their actions is released into the universe.

Thursday night — Lag B'Omer — marks the point in time when Rav Shimon Bar Yochai, author of the Zohar, left this physical plane. All the tremendous Light he channeled during his lifetime will be revealed on this one day.

Think about what this means. The Light of Immortality that powers the miracle-making machine that is the Zohar, will be available for you to tap.

There are three things you can do to make sure you connect to this awesome energy. First, prepare.yourself by appreciating what's coming. If your mind is not open to the spiritual significance of Lag B'Omer, then it's hard to reap the benefits. If you own the Zohar, I recommend reading the introduction written by my father and teacher, Rav Berg. If you don't, then check out www.zohar.com

Second, this week, identify all your reactive traits that are contributing to your personal [and global] darkness, so that when the Light of Immortality is revealed on Lag B'Omer, all judgments will be removed as well. The key is to become accountable for all your negativity.

Find the areas where you've hurt people [or yourself]; areas you know you deserve judgment in your life. Rav Shimon, by his very presence, dissolves all judgment. It simply can't come when he's around. You can receive the benefit of having your judgments deflected if only you identify the judgments you deserve in your life.

Side note: You can read my brother Michael's explanation of this here.

Thirdly, you can join your local Kabbalah Centre for the connection on Thursday night. If you live far from one, then you can watch a live stream here. The greater the number of students studying Zohar and connecting on that night, the greater the Light that will be revealed into the world. It is as simple as that.

All the best,

Yehuda



72 Name of the Week

Through meditation upon this sequence and with genuine penitence in my heart, I can lessen or even revoke judgments set forth against me. I meditate to offer forbearance and compassion to others.