What would Judaism be without a communal narrative of trauma? Who would we be without the hardships that have shaped us—for the better? And how are all of us expressions of everything our ancestors went through? In this conversation, Rabbi Dr. Tirzah Firestone discusses these questions, exploring the effects of both lived and inherited trauma, and our inherent capacity for healing and growth.
Jericho Vincent—teacher, writer, and spiritual leader–—calls themself a "post-ultra-Orthodox Jew." Their work seeks to engage and surface a living Judaism that draws on lost ancestral practices and celebrates ecological consciousness, nonbinary gender expression, and the divine feminine.
A Grammy-nominated vocalist, Krishna Das is famous for his practice of kirtan, an Indian tradition of devotional chanting. As he puts it—echoing the words of those like Lama Surya Das and Ram Dass, also Jewish-born devotees of Indian spirituality—he's "Jewish on [his] parents' side."
Why do our brains naturally make DMT? Does psychedelic science prove the existence of God? Where do psychedelic experiences and stories of the Torah intersect? In this interview, we cover these questions and more with renowned psychedelic researcher Rick Strassman.
A conversation between Jenny Romaine and Yevgeniy Fiks Editor’s Note In the winter of 2021, Ayin’s editorial team connected with ...
A conversation between Jenny Romaine and Yevgeniy Fiks Yevgeniy Fiks Jenny, maybe we can return to Birobidzhan and cemeteries: I ...
In the first installment of Speaking from Experience, Madison Margolin interviews MAPS Global Impact Officer Natalie Lyla Ginsberg on the roots and possibilities of Jewish psychedelia.
Conversation between Zahar Vaks and Nickola Pottinger Zahar Vaks:Okay, here we go. This is Zahar Vaks. And— Nickola Pottinger:Nickola Pottinger. ...