Spirituality

Terror down under: Why terrorists pick Jewish holidays for antisemitic attacks - opinion

The shape of the menorah – and of the hanukkiah – teaches us that while we all may be diverse branches, we derive from a common base, and are all guided by a light from above.

A Hanukkah menorah.
 Neanderthal communities in prehistoric Europe. How were they linked? (Illustrative)

Neanderthals were selectively targeted for cannibalism in Ice Age Europe, study reveals - study

Former hostage Bar Kupershtein and dozens of Jewish men lay tefillin at Hostage Square in Tel Aviv, October 31, 2025.

Israel’s ‘thirsty souls’: Why we should welcome Jews experiencing a spiritual renaissance - opinion

Jeryko  kicks off his tour on November 16 at Gray in Tel Aviv.

Jeryko to ‘break down walls with sound’ in global Israel premieres - preview


‘Awareness evolves through pain...’

‘... In every loss, there is spiritual gain’

Miriam Adahan

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.

Netanyahu, Rivlin and Gantz holding hands

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.

Jewish Hassidic men walking in Eastern Europe

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.

‘THE JEWISH nation began somewhere in Mesopotamia’: The alleged ‘Abraham house’ in Ur city, Dhi Qar, southern Iraq.

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?

A visitor prays at the Western Wall, holding four cellphones

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.

DR. STEVEN TZVI PIRUTINSKY: ‘It’s an ongoing process. The growth matters.’

A healing spark

Asher and Ruthie Kaplan treat the physical and spiritual at Spark Body & Soul in Jerusalem.

THE KAPLANS named the spa by combining two words: Spa and ARK, an acronym of their names.

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.

A Jewish woman lights candles during a pilgrimage to the El Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia

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?"

MARPEH FOUNDER and director Dr. Einat Ramon.

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.

Jewish children at the lake where thousands of pilgrams gather for Rosh Hasahan Tashlich prayers in Uman, Ukraine, September 2016.