Yehuda Berg

Yehuda Berg, 2012

Yehuda Berg is an American author and former teacher of Kabbalah. Until 2014, Berg was a co-director of the Kabbalah Centre, which was founded by his parents Philip Berg and Karen Berg. However, after allegations of sexual assault and allegations of offering drugs from one of his students,[1][2] he stepped away from the organization. He was later found liable in a civil suit and ordered to pay damages to his victim for inflicting malice and intentional harm.[1][2]

Berg was an international speaker and author. One of his many books, The Power of Kabbalah, became an international best-seller[3] as did another of his books, The 72 Names of God.[3]

Biography

Berg was born in 1972 in Jerusalem. Until May 2014, he was co-director of the Kabbalah Centre, founded by his father Rav Shraga Feivel (Philip) Berg. Following accusations of drug abuse and sexual assault, he withdrew from the organization.

Works

He has written numerous works such as: The power of Kabbalah, The 72 names of god: technology for the soul, Kabbalah the power to change everything, Satan: an autobiography, True prosperity, Angelic intelligence, among others.

Lawsuit

In 2014, a former student at the Kabbalah Centre brought a lawsuit against him alleging that he had assaulted her sexually. She claimed that Berg offered her alcohol and Vicodin while she visited him at his home and then made sexual advances.[1]

In November 2015 a Los Angeles Superior Court jury found that Berg had acted with malice and was liable for intentional infliction of emotional distress and therefore, he was ordered to pay $135,000, which included a punitive damages component.[1][2] The Kabbalah Centre itself was also ordered to pay $42,500 for being negligent in its supervision of Berg, who was one of its co-directors at the time of the alleged assault.[1][2]

Awards

In 2007, Berg was named Number 4 in Newsweek's list of America's Top 50 Rabbis.[4]

Bibliography

  • The 72 Names of God: Technology for the Soul. Kabbalah Publishing. 2003. ISBN 1-57189-135-8.
  • The Power of Kabbalah. Kabbalah Publishing. 2004. ISBN 1-57189-250-8.
  • The Red String Book: The Power of Protection. Kabbalah Publishing. 2004. ISBN 1-57189-248-6.
  • The Spiritual Rules of Engagement: How Kabbalah Can Help Your Soul Mate Find You. Kabbalah Publishing. 2008. ISBN 978-1-57189-592-9.
  • "Yehuda Berg, el líder espiritual de la Kabbalah, se confesó con El País". Interview (in Spanish). elpais.
  • "El negocio millonario del rabino cabalista y su familia". Interview (in Spanish). El observador.
  • ""La plenitud se consigue con el amor propio": Yehuda Berg". Interview (in Spanish). Anadolu Agency.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Aron, Hillel (25 November 2015). "KABBALAH CENTRE AND ITS FORMER RABBI TO THE STARS TO PAY $177,500 IN SEXUAL BATTERY SUIT". LA Weekly. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d "'Rabbi to the Stars' and Kabbalah center to pay $127,500 in sexual-advance suit". Los Angeles Daily News. City News Service. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Rabbi Yehuda Berg: Biography & Resources". www.wie.org. Archived from the original on May 13, 2008.
  4. ^ "Newsweek's Top 50 Rabbis in America". Jewish Current Issues. Retrieved 2021-05-18.
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