Spirituality

Sukkot 2026: Faith and prayer can protect us, but Israel still needs a strong IDF - opinion

Even as our heads spin from a dizzying array of consecutive holidays, the parade of crises focusing on the IDF marches on and on.

|BySTEWART WEISS
FITTING BEAUTIFULLY in two worlds: Avraham Ravitz at the Knesset, 2008.
Head with Israeli flag kippa

I’m Jewish at a Christian high school, it’s taught me a lot about who I am - opinion

Ben Kleiman describes life at a Christian high school, from mandatory chapel to interfaith conversations, and how the experience shaped her relationship with Judaism.

|ByBEN KLEIMAN
THE IDEA for this year’s global meditation grew out of an event Michal Lichtman organized in Jerusalem last year as part of her initiative, Migdalor – Growing Light.

Spiritual guide promotes worldwide meditation event to mark 25th anniversary of September 11 attack

Michal Lichtman, a spiritual guide who works with people on developing awareness and what she describes as their “inner light,” has proposed an international meditation to be held on Friday.

|ByHANNAH BROWN
Ishai Elisha.

Huvy Elisha and the enduring power of Biblical Art in Jerusalem

|ByIN COOPERATION WITH HUVY’S GALLERY

Parashat Matot-Masei: The difference between fear and evil

The Israelites fell into the trap set by Balaam.

AUGUST 2, 2024ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
FEAR DROVE the Moabites to lead the Israelites into sin.

There's been a revolution in spirituality since October 7 - opinion

We meet in a deeper way, and the encounter is a meeting between souls who want to learn and become stronger together, especially with the young audience, the new leadership of the Jewish people.

JULY 28, 2024BySIVAN RAHAV MEIR
THE WRITER (left) joins Bracha Shilat at INEXTG sponsored activities for Israel’s young generation.

Why belief in redemption is pivotal - opinion

Throughout our history, we have remained convinced that a better world awaits us.

JULY 23, 2024ByMOSHE TARAGIN
REDEMPTIVE AWARENESS: Mural of the Lubavitcher Rebbe displayed in New York’s Crown Heights neighborhood, home of 770.

'Making sense of God' through Norman Solomon's new book - review

Solomon’s aim is not to indoctrinate or convert but rather to provoke thought and stimulate discussion.

JULY 21, 2024ByRABBI REUVEN CHAIM KLEIN
A man stands under the starry sky (Illustrative)

Parashat Chukat: Protest against death 

Judaism has a surprising perspective on death.

JULY 12, 2024ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
HOW CAN a person approach holiness after coming close to death?

This Jerusalem beit midrash ordains women as Orthodox rabbis

Rabbi Herzl Hefter, dean of Beit Midrash Har’el, ordains both men and women as Orthodox rabbis – and says that the Torah ‘has to be real.’

JULY 5, 2024ByALAN ROSENBAUM
RABBI HERZL Hefter: ‘If the Torah can’t be in the world in a real way, then it has failed.’

Parashat Korach: Envy, interests, and disputes

People make the mistakes of their lives because of envy, lust, or pursuit of honor.

JULY 5, 2024ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
DON’T CAST your eyes in envy.

The Maggid of Melbourne: Praying for peace

The prayer is a new composition in its own right.

JUNE 28, 2024ByLEVI COOPER
DOVE STATUE at Jerusalem’s Mamilla Mall.

Parashat Shelach: Moses’ example of leadership

JUNE 28, 2024ByRABBI SHMUEL RABINOWITZ
FROM NOW on, every leader would be judged by the example of Moses.

Gates of the heart: Gates in Torah and Judaism

Our tradition is rich with gates: Gates of Repentance, Gates of Prayer, Gates of Righteousness, Gates of introspection and reflection.

JUNE 21, 2024ByMEIRA RAANAN, ESTHER CAMERON
‘GATES OF the Heart,’ Yoram Raanan, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 95 x 75 cm.