Why is this Trip Different than All Other Trips?

By Beit T'shuvah
Published on March 18, 2013

The genesis of psychoanalysis [VIDEO]

By Naomi Pfefferman
Published on November 23, 2011

Strange Fire

By Rabbi Shawn Fields-Meyer
Published on March 31, 2005

The Chasidic Reb Nachman of Bratslav tells of a king's son who goes mad: he believes he is a turkey.

The boy removes all his clothes, spends all his time under a table and refuses to eat normal food. Distraught and alarmed, his father summons in all manner of experts, but none can cure the boy.

His tale of disappointment turns into a tale of revisioning and change: After a long time, a wise man arrives at the palace, and asks to see the prince. The wise man joins the boy under the table, and declares himself to be a turkey. Little by little, the two become comfortable with one another, and gradually the man encourages the turkey-prince to put on his clothes, then eat human food and finally to join the rest of the family. In this manner, the Chasidic master says, the wise man cures the prince.

Yippie-I-Oy!

By Tom Tugend
Published on August 1, 2002

Adolph and Sam Frankel are the official poster boys for "Jewish Life in the American West: Generation to Generation," one of the most ambitious exhibitions ever mounted by the Autry Museum of Western Heritage. The exhibit opens to the public on Sunday, June 23.

Judaism From the Bottom Up

By Marlene Adler Marks
Published on January 17, 2002

One of the most exciting experiments in Jewish transformation is taking place right here in Los Angeles.