Spirituality
Parashat Toldot: Choosing Jacob's path to redemption
Choosing Jacob’s path means refusing to settle for fighting evil alone. It means actively working to add goodness and to build a world of meaning.
Parashat Toldot: The Jewish people are inseparable from the land of Israel
Sukkot 2026: Faith and prayer can protect us, but Israel still needs a strong IDF - opinion
I’m Jewish at a Christian high school, it’s taught me a lot about who I am - opinion
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."
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.
This is how much free time you need every day to be happy
Most of us believe that if we have lots of free time during the day to do what we want we’ll be happier. This study claims otherwise, and quantifies the amount of free time you need to be happier.
Becoming a Soulful Parent: A path to the wisdom within - book review
An excerpt from the new book about prayer and connecting to the need to yearn.
South African Chief Rabbi on searching for meaning
Moments of crisis provoke within us some of the deepest questions. We can try to ignore these gnawing questions; pretend they don’t exist, or seek truth.
Who are Israeli businesswomen Shari Arison and Nurit Eldar?
Arison is a businesswoman and philanthropist who focuses on the connection between spirit and matter in numerous and diverse fields.
Can psychedelic drugs be healing? This Jewish rabbi thinks so
Dreaming of a world in which the trauma of the Jewish past can be healed through psychedelic experiences, where chemically assisted mystical encounters are a normative part of Jewish spirituality.
Olam Qatan: Bridging Jewish, Sufi spiritual beliefs
Jewish Sufi seeker Ya’qub ibn Yusuf, born Joshua Heckelman in New York City, studied with great spiritual masters before opening Olam Qatan a generation ago.
Imeinu Doulas: Providing spiritual support to prospective, new Jewish mothers
Imeinu Doulas began modestly with a team of Jewish doulas, companions who are trained to care for and offer support to women in childbirth.
Rapper Nissim Black opens up about creative process and COVID recovery
Nissim Black is in love with the creator of the universe, with whom he has an intimate and fierce connection.
