Embodied Kabbalah with Rabbi Matthew Ponak

Join Rabbi Matthew Ponak for an evening of movement, meditation, music, and mysticism. We will begin with a Four Worlds Contemplative Service. Following light refreshments, Rabbi Matthew will share teachings from his new book, Embodied Kabbalah: Jewish Mysticism for All People. Afterward, there will be time for discussion and Q + A.

More about the Contemplative Service:

In Kabbalah, the Four Worlds are the (1) physical, (2) emotional, (3) intellectual, and (4) spiritual dimensions of all reality—including ourselves. Through movement (body), chanting nigunim [wordless melodies] (heart), poetic reading (mind), and silent meditation (soul), we will journey through all four stages together.

This innovative service is inspired by traditional Jewish prayer but is non-liturgical: it connects with many of the underlying themes the siddur points towards but uses other forms of meditative practice to get there.

Rabbi Matthew Ponak is a teacher of Jewish mysticism, a spiritual counselor, and the author…