The wisdom of Kabbalah has become prevalent in our time since it is closely related to the end of the age of Exile and the establishment of the State of Israel. The foundations of this endeavor were laid by the two great figures of our generation, the two great lights, Kabbalists Rav Avraham Itzhak HaCohen Kook (1865-1935) and Rav Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam, 1884-1954). Rav Kook and Baal HaSulam both chose to phrase their ideas in current terms. The two share similar ideas and similar solutions to problems which are as relevant today as they were fifty years ago.

Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaLevi Ashlag (1884-1954) is known as Baal HaSulam (Owner of the Ladder) for his Sulam (ladder) commentary on The Book of Zohar. Baal HaSulam dedicated his life to interpretations and innovations in the wisdom of Kabbalah, disseminating it in Israel and throughout the world. He developed a unique method to the study of Kabbalah, by which any person can delve into the depth of reality and reveal its roots and purpose of existence.

Baruch Ashlag (a.k.a. RABASH) (1907�1991) the great Kabbalist who continued the evolution of Kabbalah after his father, Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag. Born in Poland in 1907, he came with his father to Israel at the age of fifteen. He spent his entire life following in the footsteps of his father and advancing in the study of Kabbalah. He was very knowledgeable in Torah and Talmud, but he never served as a rabbi. He always worked simple jobs: construction worker, road works, a shoemaker, or a clerk. When his father passed away, Baruch Ashlag took his place as teacher and continued his work. He published The Zohar with his father�s commentaries as well as several other books.

Dr. Laitman has a PhD In philosophy and Kabbalah from the Moscow Institute of Philosophy at the Russian Academy of Sciences, and an MSc in Medical Cybernetics from the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University, in the faculty of Biological Medical Cybernetics. In addition to being a scientist and a researcher, Dr. Laitman has been extensively engaged in Kabbalah for the past thirty years. He has published thirty books on Kabbalah and numerous publications on Kabbalah and Science. Dr. Laitman�s extensive educational and scientific activities awarded him a title of Professor in Ontology and the Theory of Knowledge, granted by The Highest Interdisciplinary Academic Attestation Commission of the Russian Federation.

Dr. Laitman was the disciple and personal assistant to Rabbi Baruch Ashlag, son of Rabbi Yehuda Ashlag, author of the authoritative Sulam (Ladder) Commentary on The Zohar. Dr. Laitman follows in the footsteps of his mentor�s mission in life�promoting the dissemination of the wisdom of Kabbalah throughout the world. In 1991, after his mentor�s demise, he founded the Bnei Baruch Kabbalah Education & Research Institute. Bnei Baruch is a non-profit organization that welcomes people of all ages and lifestyles to engage in the rewarding process of studying Kabbalah. The organization charges no fee for any of its diverse activities.