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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 624

Hasidism

Chana Raskin and her Raza circle who recorded 'Kapalya', an album of sacred Lubavitch tunes, sung by women, released February 22, 2023 (Courtesy Chana Raskin)
March 12, 2023, 5:20 am
Barrier-busting women-only album of Hasidic tunes gives new voice to aging nigunim
‘Kapelya’ marks the debut album for Chana Raskin, whose Chabad upbringing led her into exploring sacred music with other women, breaking into a club once reserved solely for men
By Jessica Steinberg
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
Home chef and TV personality Shaily Lipa in her kitchen (Courtesy Shaily Lipa)
October 1, 2021, 1:52 pm
Podcast: Home chef Shaily Lipa describes the power of an active kitchen
The lifestyle personality talks about her latest book ‘Hakol Beseder,’ translated in English as ‘KitcheNeat’
By ToI Staff
Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, Hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist specializing in substance abuse, June 19, 1990, (Steve Christo/ Fairfax Media via Getty Images/ JTA)
January 31, 2021, 11:16 pm
Abraham Twerski, renowned Hasidic rabbi and psychiatrist, dies at 90 of COVID
Prolific author, noted Judaic scholar and recognized authority on substance abuse succumbs to virus in Israel
By Shira Hanau and Ben Harris
Rabbi Art Green. (Hebrew College/ via JTA)
November 22, 2020, 6:10 am
Rabbi Art Green says the Hasidism that lasts finds sparks of holiness everywhere
At 79, the scholar focuses on his legacy, loving one’s neighbor, and his forthcoming translation of 18th-century ‘Light of the Eyes,’ to cap a busy decade of making meaning
By Ben Harris
Rabbi Daniel Bortz helps a Coachella music festival attendee put on phylacteries and pray. (Courtesy)
October 18, 2019, 3:32 am
Globetrotting ‘Millennial Rabbi’ uses Insta-fame to click with younger Jews
From Gallipoli, Italy, to the holy city of Safed, Rabbi Daniel Bortz documents his travels with an eye towards spreading spirituality and mindfulness among his 26k followers
By Joseph Wolkin
Illustrative: Students meditate as part of the morning prayer at Romemu Yeshiva in New York, July 16, 2019. The yeshiva combines intensive study of Jewish text with mindfulness and mysticism. (Ben Sales)
July 21, 2019, 6:08 am
Tai chi with tefillin: Inside New York’s quirkiest yeshiva
Romemu Yeshiva seeks to show American Jews that Eastern concepts, such as meditation, mindfulness and mystical philosophy, are part of Jewish tradition
By Ben Sales
In this February 27, 2018, photo, Malka Leifer, center, is brought to a courtroom in Jerusalem. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean)
February 26, 2019, 1:25 am
Malka Leifer accused of sexual harassment in Israel before moving to Australia
Former education official says that rather than report her, community leaders moved woman to Melbourne, where she is wanted on 74 counts of misconduct against former students
By Jacob Magid
Malka Leifer (YouTube screenshot)
February 18, 2019, 8:11 pm
Ashdod rabbi appeals to residents for aid with Leifer legal defense
Synagogues throughout city distribute letter from Yosef Direnfeld requesting help to prevent extradition of ‘prominent woman’
By Jacob Magid
A school in Kazimierz Dolny, Poland. (screen capture: Google Street View)
July 2, 2018, 5:40 am
Hasidic pilgrims say rabbi’s grave buried under Polish school
Followers of Modzitz sect push Kazimierz Dolny to allow them to pray in schoolyard where they believe founder of group is interred
By JTA
Yaakov Klein
June 10, 2018, 3:51 pm
Yaakov Klein
Judaism no longer resembles a cold knish
Hasidut gets the credit for shifting many who were only going through the motions to keeping mitzvot with fervor
Ari Segal
May 3, 2018, 12:07 pm
Ari Segal
Imagine the Orthodox world without vitriol
If we regard alternate approaches to Orthodoxy as the best approach for each community, we’ll judge favorably
Binyomin Yudin
February 20, 2018, 10:06 am
Binyomin Yudin
Heroes at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High
We become the best version of ourselves when we push past the instinct for self-preservation and act to save others
Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach during a visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, early 1990s. (Shlomo Carlebach Legacy Trust)
December 20, 2017, 9:07 am
After #MeToo, some congregations weigh changing their tune on Shlomo Carlebach
The wave of sexual misconduct accusations toppling dozens of icons has reignited the conversation about the complicated legacy of the ‘singing rabbi’
By Melanie Lidman
Chillent live onstage. (Courtesy Sruli Broocker)
August 28, 2017, 4:07 am
Since finding God, band Chillent doesn’t need to get stewed to feel high
Born-again hasidic group cooks up a fusion of prayer and play in a stirring, melodic ramble perfect for the jam band palate
By Madison Margolin
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