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May 13, 2026, 10:44 am
Kabbalah of information: Rethinking death through physics and faith
Dr. of Chemistry Eduard Shyfrin’s book The Relativity of Death presents a new theory synthesizing Kabbalah and physics to explain our existence and even death.
By Aviva Gat
A Star of David mosaic. (Wikimedia / Creative Commons)
October 31, 2025, 1:44 am
After October 7, some seek healing from kabbalah-informed psychedelic retreats
Founded by California Rabbi Zac Kamenetz, Shefa Jewish Psychedelic Support turned from an education-only organization to an experiential one after seeing need following the Hamas-led massacre
By Kathryn Post
The tomb of Rabbi Chaim Vital in Damascus visited by a delegation of US Jews in February 2025. In the picture, Rabbi Asher Lopatin. (Courtesy)
April 29, 2025, 6:40 am
Desecration of 17th-century rabbi’s Damascus tomb tests new Syria’s tolerance
Authorities commit to investigating after unknown perpetrators dig up burial site of Rabbi Chaim Vital amid push by country’s new leadership to shed Islamist image
By Rossella Tercatin
The Shem Tov Bible sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York, September 10, 2024. (YouTube/used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law).
September 14, 2024, 12:18 pm
Shem Tov Bible with ‘miraculous journey of survival’ sells at auction for $6.9 million
Rare 14th century codex survived centuries of wars and turmoil before being sold to private individuals who ‘look forward’ to making it public, Sotheby’s says
By ToI Staff
Dr. Haim Neria with the longest 'ilan' scroll in the world at the National Library of Israel in Jerusalem, June 11, 2023. (Uri Barkat)
June 12, 2023, 4:11 pm
Israel National Library unveils collection of 36 kabbalistic tree-like ‘maps of God’
At collection opening, NLI says it seeks to illuminate new genre of Jewish research through the ancient scrolls, shed light on mystical teachings for scholars and amateurs
By Charlie Summers
Woman hands burning white sage. (iStock photo/ ninelutsk)
May 30, 2023, 2:10 am
Check yourself before you hex yourself: An expert’s guide to the evil eye
In his new book ‘The Evil Eye: The History, Mystery, and Magic of the Quiet Curse,’ Antonio Pagliarulo gives a practical overview of one of history’s most durable forces
By Rich Tenorio
Illustrative: US pop singer Madonna performs during a concert in Tel Aviv, September 1, 2009. (Amir Meiri/Flash90)
May 22, 2023, 7:07 pm
Madonna said set to visit Israel for Shavuot
Singer, who also uses the unofficial name ‘Esther,’ won’t perform but will reportedly visit the graves of rabbis affiliated with the mystical Kabbalah movement
By ToI Staff
Orit Ouaknine-Yekutieli (center, white shirt) excavates the synagogue in Tamanart, Morocco, in November 2021 with her daughter Shoham (left), student Adi Gura, and Mona Naji-Goeury, daughter of researchers Salima Naji and David Goeury. (Courtesy Orit Ouaknine-Yekutieli/Yuval Yekutieli)
May 1, 2023, 4:24 pm
Abraham Accords allow Israelis to excavate two huge ‘genizas’ found in rural Morocco
Normalization lets Israeli researchers formalize ties with Moroccan experts to investigate remnants of Jewish life – with aid of Israelis who once lived in those abandoned villages
By Melanie Lidman
In past years, as many as 300 people at a time have visited the Istanbul cemetery. (David I. Klein/JTA)
January 29, 2023, 12:13 pm
Orthodox pilgrimage to Kabbalist rabbi’s Istanbul grave picks up after COVID slump
Though nowhere near as packed – or rowdy – as a similar one in Ukraine, an off-the-beaten-path tomb is increasingly visited by supplicants who bring an air of quiet camaraderie
By David I. Klein
Zvi Ish-Shalom addresses a class on the Path of Primordial Light in an undated photo. (Courtesy)
January 13, 2023, 1:06 pm
Do you see the light? Descendant of Hasidic scholar teaches ‘Primordial Torah’
In his 20s, Zvi Ish-Shalom underwent a spiritual transformation rooted in Kabbalah; his new book offers an ‘experiential shift in consciousness’ – for Jews and non-Jews alike
By Jen Sonstein Maidenberg
British lawmaker David Wolfson discusses the death of Queen Elizabeth II in the House of Lords, London, Sept. 8, 2022. (Screenshot/Facebook)
September 13, 2022, 6:51 am
96 lessons: UK Jewish lawmaker mourns Queen Elizabeth’s death with Kabbalah class
In speech to House of Lords, Baron David Wolfson praises monarch for her lifelong readiness to do a ‘mitzvah,’ then explains that the Hebrew word adds up to 96 in gematria
By Ron Kampeas
Hennady Korban attends a hearing in his corruption trial in Kyiv, Ukraine, January 25, 2016. (Serhii Nuzhnenko/ Pacific Press/ LightRocket via Getty Images/ via JTA)
August 16, 2022, 5:47 pm
Ukrainian oligarch says he placed Jewish death curse on Putin
Hennady Korban, who was stripped of his Ukrainian citizenship last month, claims Russian president is aware of the kabbalistic hex and is making military decisions based on it
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Hanoch Milvitzky, former deputy Peta Tikvah mayor and legal counsel of the Beni Baruch group, has won the 26th slot on the Likud list for the November 1 elections. (YouTube screenshot, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 14, 2022, 1:20 pm
Would-be Likud Knesset member accused of helping cover up sexual abuse claims
Hanoch Milvitzky, who won the 26th slot on party’s electoral slate, is alleged to have convinced woman to commit perjury while serving as legal counsel of New Age religious group
By ToI Staff
An Israeli family seen during the Passover seder on the first night of the eight-day long Jewish holiday of Passover, in Tzur Hadassah on April 22, 2016 (Courtesy Nati Shohat/Flash 90)
April 8, 2022, 1:19 pm
Podcast: Matzah as meditation: A dissident’s daughter thinks about Exodus
Two Jerusalem teachers, Rachel Sharansky Danziger and Sarah Yehudit Schneider, speak about Passover, the seder and their approach to the Haggadah
By ToI Staff
A neglected armory in Mantua, Italy, will become a 'House of Remembrance' to spotlight the town's Jewish history. (Giovanni Vigna/JTA)
January 7, 2022, 4:11 pm
North Italian town to establish museum at burial site of 17th-century Kabbalists
Small Jewish community existed in Mantua up till the 18th century; agreement comes after years of dispute between local officials and an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group
By Giovanni Vigna
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