Karen Berg

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Karen Berg
Born
Karen Mulnick[1]

(1942-10-12)October 12, 1942
DiedJuly 30, 2020(2020-07-30) (aged 77)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Author, Founder of Kabbalah Centre International

Karen Berg (October 12, 1942 – July 30, 2020) was an author and the founder of the Kabbalah Centre International. She is the author of five books; God Wears Lipstick: Kabbalah for Women;[2] Simple Light, Wisdom from a Woman's Heart;[3] To Be Continued, Reincarnation and the Purpose of our Lives;[4] Finding the Light through the Darkness, Inspirational lessons rooted in the Bible and the Zohar.;[5] and Two Unlikely People to Change the World, A Memoir.[6]

Career

Born Karen Mulnick on October 12, 1942, Berg grew up in a

Queens, New York, where their home became the Kabbalah Centre's first U.S. location.[7][8][9] The Bergs later moved to Beverly Hills.[8]

In 2005, Berg wrote God Wears Lipstick: Kabbalah for Women.[7][10] The book discusses ancient Kabalistic wisdom.[11] She also wrote Simple Light, Wisdom from a Woman's Heart in 2008.[12]

Berg founded The Kabbalah Centre Charitable Foundation, Spirituality for Kids, an online program that works to help at-risk kids and teens. In 2005, she founded Kids Creating Peace, an organization that works with children in war-torn areas of the Middle East.[12][13][14]

Philip Berg died in 2013. After his death, Berg and the couple's son Michael directed the daily activities of the centre. Karen Berg became spiritual leader of the Kabbalah Centre.[12] In 2016, Berg wrote Finding the Light Through the Darkness: Inspirational Lessons Rooted in the Bible and the Zohar.[5]

Berg died on July 30, 2020, at the age of 77. She was interred next to Rav Berg in Tzfat Israel on August 2, 2020.[15]

Bibliography

  • Karen Berg (2005). God Wears Lipstick: Kabbalah for Women. Kabbalah Centre. .
  • Karen Berg (2008). Simple Light, Wisdom from a Woman's Heart. Kabbalah Publishing.
  • Karen Berg (2012). To Be Continued, Reincarnation and the Purpose of Our Lives. Kabbalah Publishing.
  • Karen Berg (2016). Finding the Light Through the Darkness. Kabbalah Publishing.

References

  1. ^ a b Harriet Ryan (September 22, 2013). "Philip Berg dies; controversial kabbalah rabbi with celebrity followers". Faith Street. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
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  3. ^ Karen Berg (2008). Simple Light, Wisdom from a Woman's Heart. Kabbalah Publishing.
  4. ^ Karen Berg. "To Be Continued: Reincarnation and the Purpose of Our Lives". GoodReads. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Finding the Light Through the Darkness". The Kabbalah Centre. Archived from the original on May 11, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Two Unlikely People to Change the World, A Memoir". The Kabbalah Centre. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Harriet Ryan, Kim Christiansen (October 16, 2011). "Couple's success spreading kabbalah yields to discord, tax probe". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  8. ^ a b David Brinn (September 9, 2009). "Madonna's Kabbalah guide Karen Berg has built a spiritual empire". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  9. ^ Veronique Altglas (May 1, 2014). From Yoga to Kabbalah: Religious Exoticism and the Logics of Bricolage. Oxford University Press.
  10. ^ David Brinn (September 4, 2009). "Madonna's Kabbalah guide: Mysticism has made her better, humbler person". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  11. ^ Robin Palmer. "God Wears Lipstick". Yogi Times. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  12. ^ a b c "Karen Berg". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2016.
  13. ^ "Karen Berg". Inspire Me Today. Archived from the original on July 9, 2014. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  14. ^ "Israeli, Palestinian children go to 'Peace Camp'". The Acorn. November 24, 2005. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  15. ^ Dear Friends and Colleagues