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Suri Weingot: ‘The fellow Jew is as close to God as you'll get’
Season 2 Episode 5
What does it mean to experience God as lived reality? Mrs. Suri Weingot reframes spirituality not as something hidden or elite but as something pulsi…
2 months, 1 week ago
Moshe Weinberger: ‘The Jewish People are God's shofar’
Season 2 Episode 4
In order to study Kabbala, argues Rabbi Moshe Weinberger, one must approach it with humility, holding one’s hands out in the form of a cup as though …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Zevi Slavin: ‘To be a mystic is to be human at its most raw’
Season 2 Episode 3
As a Chabad Hassid, Zevi Slavin’s formative years were spent immersed in the rich traditions of Chassidus and Kabbalah. This upbringing provided him …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Sarah Yehudit Schneider: ‘Jewish mysticism is not so different from any mysticism’
Season 2 Episode 2
Rabbanit Sarah Yehudit Schneider believes meditation is the entryway to understanding mysticism. She highlights that traditional Kabbala often focuse…
3 months ago
Joey Rosenfeld: "All Jews by definition are mystics'
Season 2 Episode 1
Rabbi Joey Rosenfeld’s entryway into mystical thought began with the writings of Franz Kafka and Albert Camus. Discussing Jewish mysticism with Rabbi…
3 months, 1 week ago
Introducing 18 Questions, 40 Mystics with R' Benji Levy
Season 2
Join Rabbi Benji Levy as he asks 18 existential questions to 40 mystics from around the world.
Series launches Monday, Dec. 8.
Visit 40mystics.com to l…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
'There is no hope—but there is faith': 5 Israeli Thinkers on the country's future
Season 1 Episode 45
Do you have more hope or fear for Israel and the Jewish People?
We asked this question to 40 Israeli Thinkers over the last year. For the first time, …
6 months, 1 week ago
'The status quo cannot be maintained': 6 Israeli Thinkers on if Palestinian-Israeli peace is still possible
Season 1
Do you think peace between Israelis and Palestinians will happen within your lifetime?
We asked this question to 40 Israeli Thinkers over the last yea…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
'The government doesn't make its case': 5 Israeli Thinkers on criticizing Israel
Season 1
What is the most legitimate criticism leveled against Israel today?
We asked this question to 40 Israeli Thinkers over the last year. For the first ti…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
'Our reliance on power': 6 Israeli Thinkers on Israel's Greatest Success and Mistake in the Gaza War
Season 1
What has been Israel's greatest success, and greatest mistake, in its war against Hamas?
We asked this question to 40 Israeli Thinkers over the last y…
6 months, 3 weeks ago