Dov Ber Pinson

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Dov Ber Pinson (~1971) is an author, lecturer, and scholar of Jewish philosophy and mysticism. He is Rosh Yeshiva of The Yeshiva, a Yeshiva for adults. He is also the founder of the Iyyun Institute, a center for Jewish enrichment in Brooklyn, New York. Born in Crown Heights, Pinson is greatly influenced by the traditions of Chabad Chassidus and Lurianic Philosophy/Mysticism.

[edit] Books

• Reincarnation and Judaism: The Journey of the Soul (1999) ISBN 978-0765760647
• Inner Rhythms: The Kabbalah of Music (1999) ISBN 978-0765760982
• Meditation and Judaism: Exploring the Jewish Meditative Paths (2004) ISBN 978-0765700063
• Toward the Infinite: The Way of Kabbalistic Meditation (2005) ISBN 978-0742545120
• Jewish Wisdom on the Afterlife: The Mysteries, The Myths, and The Meanings (2005)

[edit] External links

• Official site of the Iyyun Institute
• Iyyun Lectures
• "Into the Heart of Kabbalah: My Year with the Rabbi"
• "Judaism, Meditation and The B-Word", book review by The Forward
• "Patrolling the Borders of Truth: Meditation and Judaism", book review by Jewish journal Zeek
• "Yogis merge traditions", by the Jewish Independent
• "Contemplative Judaism", on Pinson, Kaplan, and others in Ziggurat, the journal of religion at Brown University
• Chabad articles by DovBer Pinson