Gershon Winkler is a widely recognized scholar in the fields of Jewish law, lore, theology, and mysticism. A descendant of a scion of rabbis originating in Judea, Rabbi Winkler has devoted much of the past two decades to writing and teaching about the lesser-promulgated wisdoms of Judaism and to Hebraic scriptural interpretation.

Founder of Walking Stick Foundation, “a non-profit, tax-exempt educational organization, founded in 1997, dedicated to the restoration and preservation of aboriginal Jewish spirituality, flavoring its programs with ancient and early medieval Hebraic shamanism and mystery wisdom aimed at guiding our life walk with wisdom to ‘lean on’.”