spirituality

The Jewish Spiritual Path to Character Development

We humans come factory-equipped with latent godly qualities and the capacity to actualize them through our words and actions. 

The Power of Hebrew Chant

Chanting brings the sacred phrases of Jewish tradition alive.

What is Jewish Meditation?

"Truly, you are where your mind is,” taught the Baal Shem Tov.

Creativity as Spiritual Practice

Judaism teaches that each of us is endowed with creative capacity simply by being human.

Finding God Through the Body

All of Jewish practice is a response to the fact that we are spiritual beings housed for a limited time in physical bodies.

How to Have Mindful Sex

The secret is not to scratch the itch of desire as soon as it arises.

What is Jewish Spirituality?

What matters in Jewish spiritual practice is less the experience itself than what we do with it.

El Adon: Finding God in the Shifting Light

This meditation recited on Shabbat morning is the response of a poetic soul to the daily rising of the sun.

The Shema: A Model of Moral Development

The prayer's three paragraphs seem unrelated, but they lead us on the steps of a spiritual journey.

Seeding New Jewish Rituals on an Organic Farm

Oliver Levis and his family take a DIY approach to crafting their own unique Jewish community in rural Vermont.