Articles on Jewish mysticism

Displaying all articles

Lubavitchers have put up leaflets, posters and even murals of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson around the world, with many proclaiming him the messiah. Nizzan Cohen via Wikimedia Commons

What is Chabad‑Lubavitch? A Jewish studies scholar explains

Schneur Zalman Newfield, Hunter College

The Lubavitch movement, also called Chabad, shares many beliefs and traditions with other ultra-Orthodox Jews. Yet its outreach and beliefs set it apart.
The power of putting basic elements in just the right order is key to both Jewish mysticism and computer coding. WhataWin/iStock via Getty Images Plus

From ancient Jewish texts to androids to AI, a just‑right sequence of numbers or letters turns matter into meaning

Rhona Trauvitch, Florida International University

Advanced artificial intelligence is new, but a similar idea has been around for hundreds of years: the power of a just-right sequence of numbers, letters or elements to animate matter.
Ultra-Orthodox Jews gather at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai at Mount Meron in northern Israel on April 29, 2021, as they celebrate the Jewish holiday of Lag BaOmer. Jalaa Marey/AFP via Getty Images

What is the Lag BaOmer pilgrimage?

Joshua Shanes, College of Charleston

A scholar of Jewish history explains why the annual Lag BaOmer pilgrimage to Mount Meron in Israel has such power and meaning.

Related Topics

  1. Coding
  2. Hasidic Jews
  3. Jewish culture
  4. Jews
  5. Judaism
  6. Rabbis
  7. Religion and society
  8. Science fiction
  9. Torah

Top contributors