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MELINDA RIBNER

AUTHOR OF 8 BOOKS | MEDITATION FACILITATOR | SPIRITUAL PSYCHOTHERAPIST

A Pioneer in Jewish Meditation Since 1978

For nearly five decades, Melinda Ribner has been dedicated to preserving, practicing, and sharing the transformative power of authentic Jewish meditation rooted in the timeless wisdom of Kabbalah. Through guided meditation, spiritual counseling, books, videos, workshops, and lectures, she has helped thousands of people cultivate greater peace, faith, resilience, gratitude, and soul fulfillment.

Rather than simply teaching spiritual concepts or meditation techniques, Melinda guides people into a direct experience of the peace, clarity, resilience, and inner wisdom that already exist within them. Every meditation and teaching is thoughtfully tailored to the needs and interests of those present, making each session both deeply personal and uniquely meaningful.

Whether you are navigating grief, illness, relationship challenges, loneliness, anxiety, caregiving, major life transitions, or simply longing for greater meaning and spiritual connection, her teachings offer a path toward healing, renewed purpose, and lasting inner strength.

More than a place to learn, Melinda's meditation gatherings offer a welcoming, loving, and nonjudgmental international community where people come together to meditate, grow spiritually, support one another, and deepen their relationship with God, themselves, and each other.

Melinda's work is not simply an intellectual study of ancient Jewish wisdom, it’s a direct experience of it.

Through meditation, sacred teachings, and guided spiritual practice, participants are invited into a direct experience of God's love, the wisdom of the soul, and the transformative power of Jewish meditation.

READ MELINDA’S LATEST BOOK

“Turning Pain into Blessing,” is a heartfelt exploration designed to guide readers on a transformative journey from the depths of anxiety, despair, guilt, and victimhood to a life overflowing with empowerment, love, and gratitude.”

What makes this journey even more meaningful is the interconnectedness of personal stories within, showcasing how others faced their own trials and emerged not only stronger but also committed to uplifting those around them in ways that they would not have done prior to their challenges.

In its wide range of profound Jewish and Kabbalistic teachings and meditations, this book offers a beam of hope and practical tools to help individuals triumph over adversity. This message of resilience and community support is vital now more than ever.

EXPLORE MELINDA'S BOOKS

Book cover titled 'Turning Pain into Blessing' by Melinda Ribner, with a soft pastel background and radiant light effects.

"RIVETING HEART-OPENING PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF LIFE CHANGING HOLY TEARS"

"Exquisitely, softly, grounding us first in core texts (Biblical, Talmudic, philosophic and kabbalistic), she then brings us right into the present with an offering of riveting heart-opening personal accounts of life-changing 'holy tears.' Ribner does not stop there: she ventures further, into the personal world of reader, gifting us with the user-friendly meditations of a seasoned guide, such that the depths that this book gives voice to, can truly land."
Rabbi Dr. Leibish Hundert - Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, Jerusalem, Israel.
"MELINDA RIBNER IS AN ACCOMPLISHED SPIRITUAL GUIDE..."

“Melinda Ribner is an accomplished mashpiya (spiritual guide and transmitter). She guides contemporary people to experience God and Judaism first hand."
Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, of Blessed Memory - ALEPH: Alliance for Jewish Renewal
"ONE OF THE GREAT LIGHTS OF THIS GENERATION"

“Mindy Ribner is one of the main heirs of the spiritual legacy of the legendary Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, who gave her semicha (authorization) as a meditation teacher. Her words contain an echo (bat kol) of the Shechinah. Her Kabbalistic meditations are both practical and powerful. Mindy, a premier teacher of authentic Jewish mediation is one of the great lights of this generation.”
Magid Yitzhak Buxbaum, of Blessed Memory - Author of Jewish Spiritual Practices & other books
“FEW WRITERS BRING MELINDA RIBNER’S DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING OF JEWISH MYSTICAL SOURCES TOGETHER WITH SUCH PRACTICAL CLARITY”

"This is the book to reach for when seeking grounded wisdom, clear direction and lived spiritual guidance in the face of life's most difficult passages. Few writers bring Melinda Ribner's depth of understanding of Jewish mystical sources together with such practical clarity."
Alana Ruben - Jerusalem creativity coach, writer, teacher and theater artist.
"EMPOWERS ITS READERS TO LIVE MORE FULFILLING LIVES..."

"This book needed to be born for people today. Both inspiring and practical, this book empowers its readers to live more fulfilling lives, no matter what has happened to them."
Tirzah Singer - Jerusalem Rosh Chodesh teacher and musical composer.
"MINDY IS ONE OF THOSE SPECIAL HUMAN BEINGS WHO NEVER FORGETS THERE IS ONE GOD"

“There are thousands of ways to meditate, but in reality little has been done for the English speaking brothers and sisters to give them a taste of what Jewish meditation is all about, what our holy rabbis have been teaching all their lives. Jewish meditation is not just a way to be more centered or balanced. It is much deeper. Mindy is one of those special human beings who never forgets there is one God. She has the privilege of bring these deep teachings to the English speaking public."
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, of Blessed Memory