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Jewish Rituals to Protect Your Home

Judaism is highly superstitious, but if you ask most Jews, they will deny it until their dying breath. In fact, it is a mitzvah not to be superstitious, and yet...

Jewish Rituals to Protect Your Home

Judaism is highly superstitious, but if you ask most Jews, they will deny it until their dying breath. In fact, it is a mitzvah not to be superstitious, and yet...

Kabbalah vs. Cabala vs. Qabalah

Kabbalah vs. Cabala vs. Qabalah To someone unfamiliar with the topic, you might think that these three words and practices are interchangeable; people on the internet certainly treat them as...

Kabbalah vs. Cabala vs. Qabalah

Kabbalah vs. Cabala vs. Qabalah To someone unfamiliar with the topic, you might think that these three words and practices are interchangeable; people on the internet certainly treat them as...

The Months of the Hebrew Year

The Months of the Hebrew Year

Growing up, I bragged that I got two birthdays, and honestly, I still do. Being Jewish means that you are privy to two calendars, the Gregorian and the Jewish (Hebrew),...

The Months of the Hebrew Year

Growing up, I bragged that I got two birthdays, and honestly, I still do. Being Jewish means that you are privy to two calendars, the Gregorian and the Jewish (Hebrew),...

10 Questions to Ask Yourself This Elul

10 Questions to Ask Yourself This Elul

The month of Elul, which falls just before the new year, is a month of introspection and taking stock. In Judaism, we have the concept of Teshuvah, [which we have briefly...

10 Questions to Ask Yourself This Elul

The month of Elul, which falls just before the new year, is a month of introspection and taking stock. In Judaism, we have the concept of Teshuvah, [which we have briefly...

The Deal with the Dybbuk

The Deal with the Dybbuk

In 2003, a listing appeared on eBay for a box haunted by a dybbuk. With the Hebrew word Shema inscribed on the back, the lister, Kevin Mannis, wove an intricate...

The Deal with the Dybbuk

In 2003, a listing appeared on eBay for a box haunted by a dybbuk. With the Hebrew word Shema inscribed on the back, the lister, Kevin Mannis, wove an intricate...

Hebrew Names: an Introductory Guide

Hebrew Names: an Introductory Guide

In Judaism, there is great power in found in both words and names. HaShem created the Universe through the power of speech, literally speaking it into existence*. In Kabbalah Maasit,...

Hebrew Names: an Introductory Guide

In Judaism, there is great power in found in both words and names. HaShem created the Universe through the power of speech, literally speaking it into existence*. In Kabbalah Maasit,...