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.

YIVO'S EDDY Portnoy, who curated the exhibit "Jews Are Magic," with a reproduction of a High Holiday card featuring a Jewish palm reader, Warsaw c. 1910.
Bishop of Porto Dom Manuel Linda speaking at the event with Dr. Jose Ribeiro e Castro, Dr. Luis Andrade and Gabriela Cantergi

Human rights group honors Jews, Christians, and Jerusalem

Old house versus a new house

Sinking, spooky feeling? A subsonic sound may be at fault

David Kosak.

David Kosak on cultivating hope as a discipline in a digitally saturated, emotionally complex world


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.

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.

 Happy businessman

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.

 WHAT IS the best way to parent today?

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.

 What is the essential difference between the vine and the olive tree?

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.

 Israeli businesswomen Shari Arison and Nurit Eldar.