What begins as a Black ‘Life of Brian’ becomes a wonderful, confusing banquet that puts dull Hollywood box-tickers to shame
Why I converted to Judaism
Social media users trying to magically ‘manifest’ their desires are running into the hard limits of reality
When will we see that our own house is on fire?
Jennifer Pastiloff lost her faith when she was young, and rediscovered it by becoming one of Los Angeles’ most sought-after yoga teachers
I used to question the meaning of life. And then I met Lady.
The Tanya, a Lubavitcher spiritual text, could be the next big thing for secular self-help
Rabbi Debra Kolodny organizes queer clergy of different faiths around progressive issues, starting with Black Lives Matter
I felt guilty finding spiritual fulfillment outside my faith, until I realized that Judaism and yoga don’t have to be mutually exclusive
Trained in erotic massage and queer spiritual counseling, Rabbi David Dunn Bauer comes back to the New York shul where he started
Instead of focusing on dieting before my daughter’s bat mitzvah, I decided to get in shape emotionally
Those who ran to help in Boston embody the ideal of ‘walking in God’s ways’
Backed by music exec Jeff Ayeroff, composer Hillel Tigay tries to recreate the sounds of the ancient Temple
A Jewish spiritual practice called Mussar offers hope and inner peace for women in an unlikely place: prison
The Julia Roberts blockbuster—and the Elizabeth Gilbert memoir it’s based on—get the prayer part all wrong
But it’s still pretty lame
The impact belief systems have on our happiness
Musical know-it-alls talk the talk, but can they walk the walk?
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