Spirituality

The spiritual battle for Black America

Unpacking Louis Farrakhan’s latest attack on Israel. Op-ed.

Who will become impoverished, who will become wealthy

Four men, the Zohar tells us (Volume 1, Bereishit 27a), entered the Orchard, the פַּרְדֵּס (Pardess)....

The Revelation of divinity (Isaiah 6)

A spiritual revelation, a spiritual Torah, in the materialistic world. Man, even Isaiah, cannot comprehend. Moses asks to understand.

Gid Hanasheh – The connection between Spirit and Action

The struggle between Jacob and the angel is a struggle between a world of narrow interests and one where faith is the driving force

How far is it from Hollywood to the Holy Land?

The spiritual distance from Hollywood to the Holy Land is the distance from exile to redemption. Tzvi Fishman walked the walk. Review.

Constancy and consistency

The greatest framework of spiritual life without which that life begins to wither and die is consistent, constant faithfulness to mitzvot.

Chametz as a symbol of arrogance

Turning our attention to the deeper and spiritual meaning of removing Chametz. It is not just ridding our homes of Cheerios and breadcrumbs.

Metzora: The malady that brings healing

The corruption of a soul that separates one from his holy essence and his people results in the spiritual eruption of Tzaraat and exile.

Spiritual disease

We are unable to identify the disease of Tzoraat, but we know it is a spiritual disease and thus, why the Kohen is the one who treats it.,

Finding courage

The Torah Portion of VAYIGASH Genesis 44:18–47:27: The ability to acknowledger mistakes is a powerful but rarely found tool of spirituality.

VAYISHLACH 5782

Fear of spiritual harm

Why didn't Jacob try to avoid meeting his brother?

Swan Lake

“Ruach”, the breath of life. The Spirit of Life within each of us. The freedom to soar, towards the heights of our potential.

Israel's first Chief Rabbi:

Psalm 140: The Tzaddik and the Yashar

The difference between them concerns their atitude to contributing to the world's progress as well as to its spiritual level.

Ha'azinu: The special quality of Moshe Rabbeinu’s vision

Am Yisrael’s leadership upon entering the Land was in the hands of Yehoshua, but it remained rooted in the spiritual leadership of Moshe.

9th of Av survival kit

The writer's ideas for getting into physical shape for fasting, starting today. Hopefully, our spiritual shape will make the fast obsolete.

Weighing in on the 'Sixties Baby Boomer' spiritual pioneers

The story of the Baby Boomer spiritual searchers who ended up in Israel and missed US Jewry's assimilation.debacle. Op-ed.

G-d did not need to see the blood on the doorpost

The spiritual redemption empowers the physical one/

A light unto the nations

We are creating now the world in which the next generation will be living.  How do we want it to look?

Jewish mother explores spirituality in new children's book

What is a soul? Where does it go when you are asleep? How does a parent answer these spiritually profound questions that a child may ask?

Jewish spirituality between East and West

Watch: From Central Park guru to Old City Jew

Gutman Locks was once worshiped as a god by Indian villagers, and spent time as Christian healer - today, he leads a very different life.

How to connect with 'the real you'

Can this book help you pinpoint your precise personality - and how to channel your unique gifts?