Spirituality

“Meditation was something I was aware of, but I hadn’t engaged in it at all at that time,” Jacobson-Maisels says.

Thousands of people attended the traditional celebrations marking the end of Sukkot and the acceptance of Torah.

‘... In every loss, there is spiritual gain’

It seems that many people set themselves up for some form of disappointment just days or weeks into the new calendar year.

According to Rabbi Ronald H. Isaacs in his 1999 study of Jewish philosophers, Buber’s approach to Hassidim was an outgrowth of his childhood.

Being reintroduced to Judaism as an adult made Hurwitz curious to know what else she had missed out on — so much so that for the next five years she embarked on a spiritual journey of sorts.

Can we see how kavana, which in Hebrew really means the act of going in a particular direction applies to real life as well as of course to all prayers, blessings, and mitzvot?

“Spirituality is a unique strength that fosters positive outcomes. It’s an important area of development that’s worth attending to,” Kor said.

Asher and Ruthie Kaplan treat the physical and spiritual at Spark Body & Soul in Jerusalem.

The former model, now keeping an observant Jewish lifestyle, hosted the Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony.