Author Interviews

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Kabbalah for Beginners: Why Study Jewish Mysticism?

Chaim Harrison

Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks – a Jewish spiritual teacher, musician, and founder of the online Kabbalah meditation community Torah of Awakening – seeks to make Kabbalah accessible to all who wish to embrace it.

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Finding Healing, Finding Hope: The Powers of Poetry

Chaim Harrison

September 22, 2020

In a time as devastating as the COVID-19 pandemic, people heal in many different ways. For Cantor/Rabbinic Pastor Lisa Levine, healing comes in the form of music and poetry.

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How to Harness the Healing Power of Forgiveness and Repentance

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

So how does one begin the process of forgiveness?

Matt Adler smiles at the camera while wearing backpack and taking a selfie in front of an Israeli desert setting

Building Bridges Through Language and Culture: A Gay Jew Discovers Israel in Arabic

Chaim Harrison

September 14, 2020

Matt Adler, who speaks eight languages, detailed his experiences living in Israel in his new book. We spoke to him about his life in Israel and how his intersecting identities impacted his time there.

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How a Day of Rest Can Save Your Life

Aron Hirt-Manheimer

Not in her wildest dreams, could Marilyn Paul have imagined that she would ever take a day off every week to calm her soul, and write a book about it. Learn her story.

Kabbalah for Beginners: Why Study Jewish Mysticism?

Finding Healing, Finding Hope: The Powers of Poetry

How to Harness the Healing Power of Forgiveness and Repentance

Building Bridges Through Language and Culture: A Gay Jew Discovers Israel in Arabic

How a Day of Rest Can Save Your Life

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