Spirituality
'Jews are Magic': Museum exhibit explores Jewish fascination with occultism
Jews Are Magic,” opening this month at YIVO’s Manhattan headquarters, explores the Jewish fascination with mysticism, fortune telling, amulets, psychics, and occult practices.
Human rights group honors Jews, Christians, and Jerusalem
Sinking, spooky feeling? A subsonic sound may be at fault
David Kosak on cultivating hope as a discipline in a digitally saturated, emotionally complex world
Beyond the grave: Nearly half of Americans communicate with the dead - poll
44% of Americans reported having some interaction with deceased family members.
Jewish rituals can profoundly enrich our lives - opinion
I often find myself reflecting on my father’s passing. It is during such moments that I experience a profound sense of love, pride, and appreciation for my Jewishness.
Book of Deuteronomy miracles: "The problem in the brain disappeared"
We need to develop a spiritual toolbox for redemption - opinion
Abraham’s call to leave a culture steeped in idol worship was a call to leave all that was familiar to him.
Peruvian archaeologists unearth 500-year-old Inca ceremonial bath
The "finely carved" bath averages some two-meters in depth, with independent pools and spillways and a central passage taking water into a drainage duct.
The life-changing magic of washing your hands (on Passover)
One element of the washing is called “shifshuf yadayim,” which literally means “rubbing the hands,” and is initially described in the Tosefta (Yadaim 1:2), a 2nd-century CE compilation of Torah law.
A Hothouse of Torah and Kindness: Shuva Israel’s New Yeshiva in Vienna
Intense ‘devekut’: The goal of the Jewish mystic
The term devekut is often rendered in English as “cleaving.” Alas, using an English term that is not part of common speech hardly clarifies the experience being described.
Astrologers explain the most annoying zodiac sign personalities
Everyone has annoying traits - but some people are impossible to be around. These are the most annoying zodiac signs according to astrology experts.
A rising tide: No need to diminish ourselves to let others shine
When we light the shamash and use it to light the others, we realize that we see an increase in light, not the diminishment from the original shamash.
