Projects and Expenses
Kabbalah Today Paper
| Description | Current Status: We launched Kabbalah Today, a free monthly paper in the US, Canada, Australia, and the UK in March 2007. In simple, easy-to-understand style, Kabbalah Today conveys the genuine wisdom of Kabbalah from authentic sources, free of charge. The paper contains 8 pages, and each edition is distributed in 150,000 copies. The paper is distributed in New York, Boston, Chicago, LA, Philadelphia, Connecticut, San Francisco, Columbus, Phoenix, Dallas, Toronto (Canada), London (UK), and Sydney (Australia). Internet version of the paper is available free at www.kabtoday.com Funds will be used for: Publishing the paper on a bi-weekly basis, with 16 pages instead of 8, increasing the number of copies 250,000 per issue, and distributing the paper nation-wide. |
| Running Expenses | $15000 |
| Funding Required | $150000 |
Online Kabbalah Education Center
| Description | Current Status: Our new Online Kabbalah Education Center came online recently. It explains to the students the essentials of the wisdom of Kabbalah, and provides a good basis for further studies. It has already enlisted 1906 students. All courses are free. Online Learning Center website: www.arionline.infoFunds will be used for: Production of visual interactive courses, accommodating increased numbers of students (up to tens thousand of students), and introducing new learning formats. |
| Running Expenses | $8000 |
| Funding Required | $12000 |
International Kabbalah Website
| Description | International website in 23 languages offering wide variety of free authentic Kabbalah content (texts, e-books, online study courses, audio and video conent). Most comprehensive and accessible source of Kabbalah wisdom on the Internet. Funding requred for: site maintenance and upgrade |
| Running Expenses | $20000 |
| Funding Required | $50000 |
Kabbalah TV
| Description | Current Status: Free interactive Internet TV channel on Kabbalah in five languages. The channel boasts 24 hour broadcasts of over 200 hours of free VOD in each language and up to four hours of live broadcasts a day. The Kabbalah TV Channel website: www.kab.tv Funds will be used for: Upgrading the channel, increasing the number of live connections, improved live-streaming quality, audio and video recording equipment and editing studios. |
| Running Expenses | $12000 |
| Funding Required | $60000 |
Kabbalah La'Am Paper in Hebrew for North America
| Description | Current Status: In 2006 we started to publish and circulate a free Hebrew paper in the US and Canada, Kabbalah La’Am (Kabbalah for People). Presently, the paper is distributed in 65,000 copies in Los Angeles, New York, and Miami. Funds will be used for: Publishing the paper on a weekly basis, with 16 pages instead of 8, and expanding the circulation of the paper. |
| Running Expenses | $10000 |
| Funding Required | $40000 |
Kabbalah Today International Edition
| Description | Current Status: In the process of preparing the first issue. Funds will be used for: Establishing an international weekly paper, promoting the message of Kabbalah as a means for achieving world peace and prosperity. Initially, the paper will be in English, published in electronic format. |
| Running Expenses | $0 |
| Funding Required | $25000 |
Kabbalah Academy
| Description | Current Status: Our new Kabbalah Academy distance E-learning center recently came online. It is currently in Russian and is in the process of being translated into English, Hebrew, and Spanish. It has already enlisted more than 600 registered students, who enjoy a wide variety of free online courses. Funds will be used for: setting up sites in English, Hebrew, and Spanish, to accommodate increased numbers of students (up to tens thousand of students), and introduction of new learning formats such as webinars. Funds needed: $8000 plus additional $3000 maintenance cost for each language. |
| Running Expenses | $8000 |
| Funding Required | $12000 |
Kabbalah La'Am Paper in Israel
| Description | Current Status: Kabbalah La’Am (Kabbalah for People) is a non-political, non-commercial bi-weekly paper, written in a simple yet comprehensive language indended for a widest audience. It is circulated from hand to hand by Bnei Baruch volunteers as well as in form of inserts in the leading newspapers. Kabbalah La'Am website www.kab.co.il Funds will be used for: Publishing the paper on a bi-weekly basis, increasing of quality of design, purchasing place in inserts, maintance of the website, and diversifying the distribution channels. This expansion would involve increasing the staff and infrastructure, increased printing expenses, and signing a contract with a nation-wide distributor. Funds needed per issue: $100,000. |
| Running Expenses | $30000 |
| Funding Required | $100000 |
Kabbalah Media Archive
| Description | Open-access free online media service www.kabbalahmedia.info contains tens of thousands units of media. Funding required: upgrading of the media archive, purchase of new media storage and indexing software for enhanced search and retreiving capability. |
| Running Expenses | $10000 |
| Funding Required | $100000 |
Socchi dissemination
| Description | Socchi dissemination |
| Running Expenses | $10000 |
| Funding Required | $10000 |