As a practicing Kabbalist master, Rabbi Fisdel works to advance souls on their path in life by facilitating for people a more direct dialogue between the Self and the Divine. The result is a fuller alignment of ancient knowledge, experience and life purpose.
Rabbi Fisdel’s Bio
Rabbi Fisdel is the founder of the Center for Jewish Mystical Studies in Albany, California. Rabbi Fisdel has first hand experience with both the esoteric and practical sides of Kabbalah, studying the original texts, clarifying the ideas and subsequently teaching the traditional doctrines to people of all spiritual backgrounds. He focuses as well on the relationship of Kabbalah to the nature of consciousness, to meditation, to healing and to the practical application of mysticism to the process of inner repair and soul development.
Rabbi Fisdel served for 12 years in the congregational rabbinate in California. He served as a core faculty member of Chochmat HaLev, a center for Jewish meditation and spirituality, from its inception and was for many years a visiting scholar at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur. He is the author of two books, “The Practice of Kabbalah” and “The Dead Sea Scrolls: Understanding Their Spiritual Message”. He has written and produced two CD sets, Meditations on the Tree of Life and The Katriel Deck: The Original Kabbalist Tarot. His current work in progress is an in-depth explanation of the fundamental principles of Kabbalist thought and practice.
Rabbi Fisdel received his BA at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and both his BHL and MA at Spertus College of Judaica in Chicago. He was trained and received rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, the founder of the Jewish Renewal movement.
