I’m teaching a public program TONIGHT via livestream and IRL in Berkeley on “Homeland, Exile, and Diaspora in Jewish Spirituality.” All are welcome. www.eventbrite.com/e/homeland-e...

Event on June 11: “Psychedelics and Spirituality in Light of the Religious Leaders Study,” at the GTU, w/ @michaelpollan.bsky.social, @zackamenetz.bsky.social, Aidan Seale-Feldman, Bia Labate, & Michael Silver, moderated by @samshonkoff.bsky.social.
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At long last, religious leaders study published, in Psychedelic Medicine | Ahead of Print www.liebertpub.com/toc/psymed/0/0

May 2025 is a big month in psychedelics & religion, kicked off by @michaelpollan.bsky.social's piece today, which contextualizes the scientific article that will (finally!) come out this month on the Hopkins-NYU study of psilocybin effects on religious leaders from nearly a decade ago. Great piece.

Israeli police inform protestors that they can no longer hold up “photos of children or babies from Gaza.” Let that fact sink in.

📕 Book Presentation "Seeking the Hiding God"

🌟Professor Arnold Eisen in conversation with
🌟Revd Prof Serena Jones, and
🌟Prof Sam Shonkoff

More information 👇 and registration 🔗

see also joel beinin on this question: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TmN...

I think my talk will be cool, but I'm most excited to listen to these other three papers. Sweet session. Come say hi if you're still alive next Tuesday morning in San Diego! #aarsbl24 #sblsaar24

A matriarchal culture probably wouldn't use the phrase "contemplating your navel" as a shorthand for unproductive thinking.

New article: "Child Mind in Hasidic Spirituality." Hasidic celebrations of the “simple person's" capacity for spiritual connection is well known. An oft overlooked image, though, is that of the child, whose "beginner" consciousness may be emulated by adult seekers. www.academia.edu/110219703/Sa...