Posts Tagged: Kabbalah
Christian Supermodel Miranda Kerr Says She Keeps Mystical Jewish Text in Her Handbag for a ‘Little Protection’ (VIDEO)
Australian supermodel Miranda Kerr revealed during a recent interview that she keeps in her purse a copy of The Zohar, the foundational text of Jewish mystical...
New York Post Clears Up Confusion Over Leonardo Dicaprio ‘Kabbalah’ Bracelet
The red bracelet actor Leonardo DiCaprio has been sporting around his wrist recently has nothing to do with Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical doctrine popular among...
Shavuot: An Identity Crisis
Plato's theory of ideas and Aristotle's more empirical approach are the foundations of the Western intellectual tradition. The result of this patrimony has...
Why Judaism and Superstition Don’t Mix
Dr. Narendra Dabholkar was a doughty activist against superstition and black magic. A gentle man but fiercely rational, he would travel throughout India exposing frauds,...
The Fallacy, Delusion and Myth of Tikkun Olam
All illustration of Jews praying in synagogue on Yom Kippur. The term Tikkun Olam is misused due to ignorance in the pursuit of virtuous goals...
Tikkun Olam: Ethical Mitzvot are Mitzvot
In the aftermath of human tragedy such as the Boston Marathon bombings (pictured), those of us who think of ourselves as...
Heads Up!
Perspective. What a difference it can make. How we look, where we look and the way we look at things always colors our impressions. In this...
Jeff Bridges’s New Book Compares Iconic Big Lebowski Character to Kabbalah Concept
Jeff Bridges has written a book on Kabbalah! Well, not exactly. Before you go grouping the esteemed actor into that group of Hollywood-based devotees of the...
NYPD’s Lawrence DePrimo: Good Intentions, Not Good Results
I am sure that most feel a sense of warmth and compassion deep down, after reading the very moving recent story, and seeing the accompanying...
Dogs in Judaism: Guards, Demons, or Companions?
On October 4, a feast day in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, you may find a procession of animals heading for the ...
Source: Elie Tahari’s Kabbalah Retreat Linked to Firing of His Top Executives
The timing associated with the firings of some of Elie Tahari's top executives is being linked to a Kabbalah retreat that the Israeli-born fashion designer...
Chabad 2.0: The Shluchim Conference Must Focus on a Chabad Quantum Leap
The annual gathering of Chabad's global emissaries, the Kinus Hashluchim, elicits a paradox. Here is an organization that is truly international, operating even more...
