New Age Jews: Jewish Shamanism and Jewish Yoga

This article examines the teachings and practices of Jewish shamanism and Jewish yoga to demonstrate New Age Judaism's two key characteristics. First, New Age Jews firmly believe in and work to construct a Jewish ‘core’ or essence within their explicitly syncretic practices and philosophies. Second, New Age Jews emphasise the achievement of individual healing through embodied practice as the goal of their spiritual practices. New Age Judaism can be understood as a religious product of American values, New Age spirituality, and Jewish history and thought.