Spirituality

Sukkot 2026: Faith and prayer can protect us, but Israel still needs a strong IDF - opinion

Even as our heads spin from a dizzying array of consecutive holidays, the parade of crises focusing on the IDF marches on and on.

FITTING BEAUTIFULLY in two worlds: Avraham Ravitz at the Knesset, 2008.
Head with Israeli flag kippa

I’m Jewish at a Christian high school, it’s taught me a lot about who I am - opinion

THE IDEA for this year’s global meditation grew out of an event Michal Lichtman organized in Jerusalem last year as part of her initiative, Migdalor – Growing Light.

Spiritual guide promotes worldwide meditation event to mark 25th anniversary of September 11 attack

Ishai Elisha.

Huvy Elisha and the enduring power of Biblical Art in Jerusalem


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.

 ABSORBED BY their ‘devekut’-filled prayer, they did not see the mayor and his party approach the ark. (Pictured: an ark in an Efrat synagogue)

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.

Zodiac clock

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.

 THE WRITER lights Hanukkah candles at Sutton Place Synagogue, on Monday night, the second night of the holiday.

Because My Soul Longs for You: Finding spirituality - review

A quest through a menu of different options to connect with the soul

 RABBI NAOMI LEVY throws bread crumbs into the Pacific Ocean at the Nashuva Spiritual Community Jewish New Year celebration in Los Angeles, per the Jewish custom to symbolically cast away sins.

Israeli experts launch female empowerment project on marriage, sexuality

She’asani Isha is aiming to spread the word about family purity — Its essence, beauty and virtues — To every woman who wants to learn and connect.

 Israeli celebrities attend launch event for She'asani Isha project.

What does it mean to have a good death? - opinion

Dr. Pamela Prince Pyle describes how "my dying patient comforted me."

 Death valley National Park, California

Biblical herbs and spices make a comeback in Israeli culture 

Herbs and spices have played an important role for humans since creation.

 Foraged herbs

The life and times of Bob Dylan’s longtime confidant, Louie Kemp

“Bob’s work always had a sharp spiritual ingredient to it – for example, Highway 61 with its story right out of the Torah about the sacrifice of Isaac."

 TO LOUIE KEMP, Dylan will always be Bobby Zimmerman.

Interfaith leaders urge UN’s COP26 to adopt Plant Based Treaty

Over 100 interfaith leaders called on the COP26 Climate Summit delegates to adopt a vegan and plant-based lifestyle as a companion to the Paris Agreement.

A TV camera is pictured during the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland, Britain October 31, 2021.