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Category Archives: COTS
Mishpacha Magazine Profiles LGAT (Large Group Awareness Therapy)
Examples of LGAT include Tony Robbins, Call of the Shofar, and The Possible You seminar. Mishpacha
Is Call of the Shofar Kaput?
This EST-ripoff has not held any seminars for months after encountering stiff opposition from Chabad rabbis. The Call of the Shofar website is still live. Call of the Shofar is a form of Large Group Awareness Therapy. It’s like a … Continue reading
Call of the Shofar Materials
Here are some warning signs about Large Group Awareness Training such as Call of the Shofar: Often people who have been on these courses are told not to say what goes on there because this will spoil the experience for … Continue reading
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Danger Signs In Large Group Awareness Training
LINK: Often people who have been on these courses are told not to say what goes on there because this will spoil the experience for others who might want to do them in the future. Rubbish! This is a means … Continue reading
Call of the Shofar is Scientology Without Space Aliens
Steve Sailer: “Recall Werner Erhard, the former car salesman Jack Rosenberg who renamed himself after physicist Werner Heisenberg and West German finance minister Ludwig Erhard. He founded est, the existentialist cult that swept white-collar America in the 1970s. Est was … Continue reading
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Is Call of the Shofar Compatible With Judaism?
Shmuel Pollen, a resident of Morristown who participated in and even led “Call of the Shofar” workshops, reveals what shook him out of the “influence.” So why the radical change of heart? It occurred this past Shabbos, when I was … Continue reading
The Call Of The Shofar Controversy
Benny posts: Reflections on the Call of the Shofar controversy: I don’t know much about the program, nor do I particularly care. But, ever since the controversy began, I’ve been asking — What’s the goal and purpose for writing and … Continue reading