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Asks the rabbi. BELIEF IN ANGELS Q. Does Judaism believe in angels? A. What do you mean by "believe"? Judaism always believed that angels existed, though there were objections to praying to them or regarding them as middlemen between God and human beings. The angel, as the Hebrew name "malach" implies, is merely a messenger…
Please note that the posts on The Blogs are contributed by third parties. The opinions, facts and any media content in them are presented solely by the authors, and neither The Times of Israel nor its partners assume any responsibility for them. Please contact us in case of abuse. In case of abuse, Seemingly random encounters can sometimes force us to confront our deepest selves. In the following story a chance meeting with a German tourist led me to examine issues of identity and how Judaism relates to other faiths. A former student of mine works in a bookstore in Jerusalem. He called t...
In Beyond Enlightenment, Rabbi Matt Ponak will explore different forms of spiritual realization—the end goals of meditative schools—from a multitude of mystical traditions. In so doing, he will paint a picture of what contemporary forms of enlightenment could look like. Contrary to the common view, the later stages of mystical progression vary quite dramatically from system to system. Could it be that new forms of spiritual development are waiting to be discovered? = Rabbi Matt Ponak is a teacher and student of embodied transformation. Rabbi Matt has studied with many of this generati...