InSelf & Spirituality: Hasidut
Hasidic approaches to AI
In November 2022, OpenAI – a non-profit organization – released a free preview of ChatGPT. This triggered widespread interest in generative AI and leading to…
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InSelf & Spirituality: Hasidut
Hasidic Tales of Pope Joan
The notion of a women serving as pontifex maximus, the bishop of Rome, sovereign of papal states, and the visible head of the Catholic Church…
InSelf & Spirituality: Hasidut
Prayers of Silence
The Passover Seder night is all about the faculty of speech. We talk, explain, pose questions and offer answers, discuss, and recount the story of…
InThe Maggid of Melbourne: Hasidic Lore Series
Meeting of minds and hearts
The Battle of the Vale of Siddim – or as it is known in Jewish tradition: The War of the Four Kings against the Five…
InThe Maggid of Melbourne: Hasidic Lore Series
The Tisch: Omer Obsession
The following article was published on April 13, 2020. Many people obsess over counting the Omer. “Did you count yet?” “What was last night?” “Don’t…
InThe Maggid of Melbourne: Hasidic Lore Series
With God While Eating
Enjoy learning with Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper? Check out his podcast series! The following article is the second in the series “Navigating Excessive Spirituality”. …
InThe Maggid of Melbourne: Hasidic Lore Series
Intense Devekut
Enjoy learning with Rabbi Dr. Levi Cooper? Check out his podcast series! The following article is the first in the series “Navigating Excessive Spirituality”. Intense…
The Tisch: Gerrer Obsession with Hasidic Manna
A short reference in a popular book can trigger a surprising reaction. This is what happened when Rabbi Zvi Elimelekh Shapira of Dynów (1783-1841) briefly…
InThe Maggid of Melbourne: Hasidic Lore Series
The Tisch: Pandemic Kaddish
Rabbi Akiva Eger (1761-1837) was a great talmudic mind, famous for his succinct annotations to classic texts. His notes on the Babylonian Talmud were first…