Nan Goodman doesn’t spend much time wondering what Madonna, Mick Jagger or Ashton Kutcher may have gotten from dabbling in the “Kabbalah trend” of the early 2000s. What concerns Goodman are what ...

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Born in San Francisco and raised in California, he is the son of a Holocaust survivor to whom he dedicates his 2026 book. The Holocaust experience significantly influenced his reflections on suffering ...

Eduard Shyfrin, scientist, businessman, student of Jewish mysticism, and author, is a man of many parts — and is now branching out into children's books. Eduard Shyfrin, scientist, businessman, ...

SAFED, Israel – Kabbalah, or Jewish mysticism, is known around the world thanks to the many Hollywood celebrities who have embraced its teachings. While Madonna and Demi Moore may be seen walking in ...

It's a school of Jewish mysticism that has become fashionable in recent years — But some people who dabble in Kabbalah may have found themselves played for fools by a prankster who made some hilarious ...

According to Margarethe Weissenstein, the Vienna-born Jewish author of The Power of the Charlatan, Casanova — who was born 300 years ago in 1725 — was an itinerant charlatan who manipulated credulous ...

Rabbi Dr. Orna Triguboff shares with SBS Hebrew insights into Kabbalah, the mystical dimension of Judaism. In our conversation she talks about the soul's cleansing powers and how it works in lockstep ...

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BEIRUT - In a country with 18 official sects, a new, ancient, form of spiritualism has joined the scene this week, as the Middle East's first Kabbalah centre outside of Israel has opened in Lebanon.

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The rift between different groups of Jews has turned ugly. Prominent rabbis of one denomination have publicly accused rabbis of another of making a mockery of the faith. Other leaders have accused ...