The Choice of No Choice — Torah of Awakening with Brian Yosef
Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks on the story of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
Kabbalah · Jewish meditation
American rabbi and meditation teacher, ordained in the Jewish Renewal lineage of Reb Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, who leads the online Jewish meditation community Torah of Awakening.
Reb Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks has taught Jewish spirituality since 2000, combining Torah study, Kabbalah-based ("Integral Kabbalah") meditation and devotional chant. His training includes certification as a Teacher of Jewish Meditation under Rabbi Avram Davis (2004) and ordination as Minister of Sacred Music by Reb Zalman (2012), alongside a music degree from the Eastman School of Music.
Based in Tucson, Arizona, he runs Torah of Awakening, offering online meditation and study five days a week, one-on-one coaching, and B'nai Mitzvah preparation, while also leading in-person Shabbat and High Holy Day services for Bay Area and Tucson communities.
“Spiritual awakening is the experiential realization that you are far more than your thoughts and feelings.”Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks
Talks, day programmes and retreats currently listed in the Paths Are Many calendar.
Short introductions and longer conversations, to hear this teacher in their own words.
Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks on the story of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev.
Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks on Jewish meditation and Kabbalah.