The Whole Bundle: An Ecospiritual Perspective on the Four Species
The four species are very wise sages. —Vayikra Rabah 30:15 Peoples from all lands across the planet have profound relationships ...
Speaking from Experience
Speaking from Experience, edited by Madison Margolin, features essays by and in-depth conversations with artists, scientists, mystics, healers, activists, and fringe thought leaders who engage with a wide range of paradigm-shifting encounters. From psychedelics to somatics to cybernetics, these experiences speak to and beyond the growing edges of Jewish life and culture, revealing ancient and emergent connections between self, community, earth, and cosmos.
Ram Dass’s Jewish Legacy
I grew up with Ram Dass as just another of my father’s friends, one of the guys—as in, “Ram Dass ...
The New Rebbe: On Plants as Teachers
This piece is featured in our new zine, Indwelling: A Sukkot Companion, available to order in print and digital now! ...
Rupture & Resilience: A Conversation on Intergenerational Healing with Rabbi Dr. Tirzah Firestone
What would Judaism be without a communal narrative of trauma? Who would we be without the hardships that have shaped ...
Twilight Judaism: A Conversation on Spiritual Practice & Queer Ecotheology with Jericho Vincent
Jericho Vincent calls themself a post-ultra-Orthodox Jew. Having left the fold as a teenager, they’ve now returned to Judaism to ...
Nobody Has to Tell You When You’re Home: A Conversation with Krishna Das
Krishna Das (KD) was born on Long Island as Jeffrey Kagel. As he puts it—echoing the words of those like ...
The Mechanism of Prophecy: A Conversation on DMT & the Jewish Tradition with Rick Strassman
Why do our brains naturally make DMT? Does psychedelic science prove the existence of God? Where do psychedelic experiences and ...
Ecstatic Excavations: A Conversation on Jewish Psychedelia with Natalie Lyla Ginsberg
Welcome to Speaking from Experience, an interview series that explores the edges of Jewish life and culture—from psychedelics to somatics, ...