Avraham Sutton is an Orthodox Torah mentor,
teacher and author. For over 25 years, he has been learning and
teaching prophetic Torah, kabbalah, talmud, midrash, chassidut,
prayer and meditation, and sacred song. He has translated,
edited and/or authored over 15 major works in English on the
deeper significance of Torah for our age.
Born in 1949 in Los Angeles to Syrian Sefardic
parents, he attended the University of California (U.C.L.A.,
Berkeley, Santa Cruz), graduating in 1972 with a major in
“Communication” (which included the History of Religion and
Mythology, History of Consciousness, and the Psychology of
Dreams and the Soul).
In 1974, after spending the next two years in Los Angeles
discovering his Jewish roots, he traveled to Israel to study
Torah in a yeshivah for the first time. This was the beginning
of an intense 11-year period during which he married and began
raising a family, and learned from and bonded with some of the
great teachers of Jerusalem.
(1974-1975)
Dvar Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), Rabbi Baruch Horowitz.
(1975‑1977)
Mikdash Melech (New York), Rabbi Hayim
Benoliel, Rabbi Mordechai Maslaton.
(1977‑1980)
Ohr Sameah (Givat Ada, Jerusalem) and
(1980‑1981)
Nahliel (Migdal HaEmek), Rabbi Nahman
Bulman z”l.
(1981‑1985)
HaHayim VeHaShalom – Israeli Rabbinical and
Kabbalistic Yeshivah (Jerusalem), Rabbi Eliyahu Attieh and
Rabbi Mordechai Attieh.
Following this, from 1985-1990, he was the head of English
research and development for Arachim Seminars in Israel, and the
sole researcher, translator and editor of Pathways to the
Torah, the official sourcebook used in Arachim and Discovery
Seminars worldwide.
During this time, he edited and updated
Survival
—
Israel and Mankind by Rabbi Raphael Eisenberg
(posthumously, with the author’s widow), which has since been
translated into French, Russian, and most recently Hebrew.
He compiled, edited and annotated
Innerspace
—
Introduction to Kabbalah, Meditation and Prophecy from
transcripts of classes given by the late Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan.
Since its publication in 1990, Innerspace continues to be
considered one of the finest introductions to authentic Jewish
mysticism in the English language. Subsequently, he edited the
second volume of Rabbi Kaplan’s celebrated Handbook of Jewish
Thought.
He was also co-author of a unique website, The 2001 Principle
(http://www.2001principle.net), dedicated to bridging the
gap between the Torah and the most advanced theories of Science.
This website: Geulah Shelemah
-
Pathways to Redemption
is dedicated to raising consciousness about the real depth and
meaning of the Jewish concept of Geulah - Redemption. Other
projects-in-process include a major work on Jewish Prayer and
Meditation, an interpretative translation and commentary on the
Psalms of King David, and a series of translations of major
works clarifying the deeper dimensions of the concept of The
Final Redemption.
A teacher of the inner path of Torah to people from all walks of
life, his approach is highly integrative and sensitive to the
needs and issues of our time. He specializes in creating
personally tailored learning programs for religious teachers and
clergy, professionals, educators, psychologists, health
practitioners and scientists who are seeking deeper
understanding of their own fields in light of the deeper
teachings of the Torah. Both in his teaching and his original
translations and commentaries, he harmonizes the most advanced
theories of science and psychology with the deep inner wisdom of
the ancient prophets and sages. He lives with his wife and
family in Telz Stone, in the Judean hills, close to Jerusalem.
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