Most Jews know that sexual activities between a husband and wife are a Mitsvah. Many Jews know that lovemaking on Shabbat is a double Mitsvah. Some Jews know that the Kabbalah (the Jewish mystical ...

This conference will investigate the relationship of mysticism and modernism in literary theory, theology, gender studies, hermeneutics, and art history, particularly as it relates to the theory and ...

Although I always thank God for my wife, it is when we make love that I feel closest to her and to God. Rabbi Israel Ba’al Shem Tov, the founder of the Hassidic movement, said (in Zava’at ha-Riva’sh), ...

Some sages call this Torah portion of Yitro – a miniature Shavuot. Though we are not gathering publicly to stay up all night, of course you are welcome to do so privately. It is the portion where we ...

Omer-Man rooted his lessons and techniques in Jewish mystical traditions, including the Kabbalah and the teachings of Hasidic masters. “There have always been Jews who followed a traditional ...

In typical Israeli fashion, the sumptuous buffet offered lush salads, crispy pastries, tender meats and a crossroads of Jewish Shabbat ... have felt the incredible mysticism that pervades the ...

We struggle to transcend coping strategies from childhood that no longer serve us well. These strategies are predictable.

When the hostages were paraded before their release, clear faces to the sun, surrounded by an armed, masked, brutal, dark ...

For Henry Israeli, the director of the Jewish studies program at Drexel University, love for Judaism was reignited a little ...

Series I—Redeeming a World: Clarifying the Messianic Future and Its Present Relevance [based on Inyonei Moshiach] Series II—Redeeming a Deed: Unlocking Profundity and Inspiration from Specific Mitzvot ...

The 100th episode of the Inside Out Podcast with Rivka Krinsky and Eda Schottenstein: A panel of 3 experts meets to discuss how to make marriages great again with Rabbi Manis Friedman, Rabbi Shais ...