Kabbalah Center
The Kabbalah Centre is a spiritual movement founded by a former insurance agent, Philip Berg , whose head office is in New York. This movement is part of the global phenomenon of new religious movements born in the West since the 1960s (see New Age ).
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Philip Berg says he wants to reveal the teachings of the Kabbalah (mystical tradition of Judaism ) to a non- Jew. Its message is based mainly on reading the Zohar , Kabbalah history book written in Aramaic, including the Centre sells original connected in twenty-three volumes. According to Berg, the knowledge of Aramaic and the Hebrew are useless to be a member of the Kabbalah Centre (himself confesses not to know): "it is not necessary to understand the words, but they must be pronounce it correctly. "
Many stars have confirmed their affiliation to the Centre of Kabbalah: Madonna , Britney Spears , Kylie Minogue Reviews The Kabbalah Centre is strongly disputed by many rabbis , who see it as a mercantile ownership of their cultural heritage . Many observers consider the Kabbalah Centre movement as a cult . In France, the Interministerial Mission of Vigilance and Combat against runaway sectarian ordered an investigation into whether the Kabbalah Centre could be classified as sectarian group. External Links
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