kabbalah
The Power of the Aleph
I don’t speak Hebrew and, despite a few semi-earnest attempts to learn my aleph-bet, I don’t read it either. I recognize enough ...
Rabbis Without Borders Hanukkah Gift Guide
Happy Hanukkah, Jewish learners and lovers of Jewish learners! If gift-giving is a part of your Hanukkah tradition, let our ...
Ghosts, Spirits, and Jewish wanderings in the Afterlife
My colleagues Joshua Ratner and Alana Suskin have offered their perspectives on kids trick or treating, and generally engaging (or ...
Researching God
Theist? Atheist? Agnostic?Don’t answer until you’ve done some rigorous research.That’s right, research: with a method, literature review, experimental design, data ...
Mysticism: the Experiential path to finding God
I’ve just started teaching a new course at my congregation on Jewish mysticism. There are many ways to engage with ...
The blessing of lack
Kabbalah is an attempt to understand the brokenness of the universe.The other night, my chevruta (Study partner) and I were ...
Seeking Fact, Finding the Unknowable
Debra Spark is the author of The Pretty Girl, a collection of stories about art and deception.In literature, as in ...
Breaking news: Rumors spread of first woman rabbi to be ordained by Kabbalah Institute (KIRR)
Today saw the spreading of some enticing rumors regarding a soon-to-be-announced ordination program out of the newly-created Kabbalah Institute (KIRR ...
The role of music in the healing of Gabrielle Giffords
Yesterday morning, in a weekly class on Jewish mysticism that I teach in the local community, we were concluding our ...