The Kabbalah Children’s Academy was founded on the teachings and principles of The Kabbalah Centre, which was established by Rav Ashlag in Jerusalem in 1922. The Centre’s leadership was passed to Rav Ashlag’s student, Rav Brandwein. Upon Rav Brandwein’s passing in 1969, the position of Dean of The Kabbalah Centre was passed on to his student, Rav Berg.
Rav Berg was born in New York into a family descended from a long line of rabbis, and he was ordained at the renowned rabbinical seminary Torah VaDaat. Under his leadership, along with that of his wife, Karen, and two sons, Yehuda and Michael, The Kabbalah Centre has grown to the point at which it now encompasses more than 50 locations around the world.