Free Online Kabbalah Course – 20 Beginner Lessons

This is a free, structured beginner course with 20 lessons. Each lesson includes: learning goals, deeper background, a metaphor, real-life examples, a clear glossary, common mistakes to avoid, a short practice, a concise summary, FAQ, and review questions.

No registration is required. Learn at your own pace and revisit lessons anytime.

Lesson list

Lesson 1 – Introduction to Kabbalah
What Kabbalah is, why people study it, and how to learn responsibly.
 Lesson 2 – Roots of Kabbalah in Jewish Tradition
How mystical ideas grew from classical texts and lived practice.
 Lesson 3 – The Zohar: A Foundational Text
Symbolic language, themes, and how beginners should approach it.
 Lesson 4 – The Ari and Lurianic Kabbalah
Key ideas: tzimtzum, shattering, repair, and spiritual process.
 Lesson 5 – Ein Sof (The Infinite)
Limits of language, humility in learning, and the idea of the Infinite.
 Lesson 6 – Tzimtzum (Making Space)
How ‘space’ for creation is explained, and what it teaches about boundaries.
 Lesson 7 – The Ten Sefirot
A map of qualities and relationships: giving, limits, balance, connection, action.
 Lesson 8 – The Tree of Life
A structured diagram for understanding relationships and balance.
 Lesson 9 – The Four Worlds
Atzilut–Beriah–Yetzirah–Asiyah as stages of emergence and inner process.
 Lesson 10 – Soul Layers and Inner Life
Nefesh–Ruach–Neshamah and deeper layers as a way to view the self.
 Lesson 11 – Shattering and Tikkun
Why breakdowns happen and how repair becomes a path of growth.
 Lesson 12 – Shekhinah and Presence
Nearness, sacredness in daily life, and ‘presence’ as a practice.
 Lesson 13 – Light and Vessel
Inspiration vs capacity: how to build the ‘container’ that holds change.
 Lesson 14 – Kavanah (Intention)
The inner direction behind actions, prayer, study, and relationships.
 Lesson 15 – Letters, Names, and Meaning
Language as a carrier of meaning, symbols, and careful interpretation.
 Lesson 16 – Reincarnation (Gilgul) as a Concept
Continuity and repair—with humility and without judging others.
 Lesson 17 – Good, Evil, and Choice
Disconnection vs connection, ethics, and the power of small choices.
 Lesson 18 – Prayer and Devekut
Prayer as inner training; steadiness and alignment over time.
 Lesson 19 – Character Work and Middot
Turning ideas into habits: kindness, discipline, balance, responsibility.
 Lesson 20 – Course Summary and Next Steps
Putting the map together and continuing in a healthy way.