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.
I’m Jewish at a Christian high school, it’s taught me a lot about who I am - opinion
Spiritual guide promotes worldwide meditation event to mark 25th anniversary of September 11 attack
Huvy Elisha and the enduring power of Biblical Art in Jerusalem
New Year – new beginnings
It seems that many people set themselves up for some form of disappointment just days or weeks into the new calendar year.
Did Martin Buber distort Hassidism?
According to Rabbi Ronald H. Isaacs in his 1999 study of Jewish philosophers, Buber’s approach to Hassidim was an outgrowth of his childhood.
In new book, Barack Obama speechwriter Sarah Hurwitz goes on a Jewish journey
Being reintroduced to Judaism as an adult made Hurwitz curious to know what else she had missed out on — so much so that for the next five years she embarked on a spiritual journey of sorts.
What is kavana?
Can we see how kavana, which in Hebrew really means the act of going in a particular direction applies to real life as well as of course to all prayers, blessings, and mitzvot?
The spiritual lives of Israeli teens
“Spirituality is a unique strength that fosters positive outcomes. It’s an important area of development that’s worth attending to,” Kor said.
A healing spark
Asher and Ruthie Kaplan treat the physical and spiritual at Spark Body & Soul in Jerusalem.
Ex-judge slammed for mocking former model's religious head covering
The former model, now keeping an observant Jewish lifestyle, hosted the Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony.
Not just for rabbis: Spiritual caregiving in Israel
"People’s sense of loneliness comes from lack of community, lack of meaning in life... When we come to the person, we do a spiritual assessment... What gives that person meaning in life?"
American Jews suspected of vandalizing crucifix near hasidic rabbi's grave
The crucifix was placed by Ukranian locals near the grave of the 18th-century founder of the Breslov Hasidic movement.
For my son on his bar mitzvah
“Ironically, because you have been blessed with such good fortune, your struggle in life becomes even harder. Your struggle is not to get but to be. To be is harder.”
