Is Kabbalah an area of deep mystical study? Is it a system of contemplative meditations? Is it an ancient storehouse of magical manipulations of nature? Read all about it in our lead article this week.
A hint to the earliest known Shabbat candlelighting can be found in this week's Torah Reading. (Gen. 24:67) The 2nd article offers inspiring Kabbalistic insights for this prime women's mitzvah, as does the 5th.
The 3rd article reveals a surprising connection between Judaism and the religions that developed in India, also hinted at in this week's reading. (25:6)
The middle article (#4), a Jewish/mystical slant relevant to the American presidential election in November and the Israeli one in January, is surprisingly as current today as when it was written nearly four years ago.