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David Bashevkin: ‘We are meant to teach the world how to embrace unchosen identity’
Season 2 Episode 8
What does it mean to live a Judaism that fits into our lives? David Bashevkin explores the meeting point of mysticism and modernity.
The founder of 1…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Shani Taragin: 'It's good that Judaism is hard'
Season 2 Episode 7
Whether through the lens of Tanach or Maimonides, Rabbi Kook or the Zohar, Rabbanit Shani Taragin believes that the layers of the Torah form a unifie…
5 months ago
Moshe Gersht: ‘The world of mysticism begs for practicality’
Season 2 Episode 6
Rabbi Moshe Gersht first encountered the world of Chassidus at the age of twenty, the beginning of what he terms his “spiritual awakening.” From ther…
5 months, 1 week ago
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…
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …
5 months, 3 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 …
6 months 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…
6 months, 1 week 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…
6 months, 2 weeks 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…
6 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, …
9 months, 2 weeks ago