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In a time of questioning, younger Jews turn to their faith's contemplative side
(RNS) — Elul, the current and final month in the ancient Hebrew calendar, is a time of introspection, preparation and forgiveness as Jews prepare for the High Holidays: first the new year ...
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Jonathan Omer-Man, leader in Jewish meditation who met with the Dalai Lama, dies at 89
nondenominational Jewish community based in Los Angeles that emphasizes learning Jewish texts and meditation. Omer-Man rooted his lessons and techniques in Jewish mystical traditions, including ...
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Alan Lew Papers
Along with Zen Master Zoketsu Norman Fischer, Lew founded Maker Or, the very first Jewish meditation center attached to a synagogue. While meditating at a retreat in Tassajara to prepare for his ...
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In ‘Last Flight Home,’ a Jewish family helps their father end his life
It’s a raw, intimate document of the realities of end-of-life care, as well as a meditation on the ways Jewish law encourages setting one’s affairs in order before death. (JTA ...