A new era of convenience has dawned for South Shore Jewry, courtesy of the Chai Jewish Center's new mikvah, planned to open at the Canton synagogue June 22. The mikvah, a bath used for Jewish ritual ...

White sage, which is sacred to a number of Native American tribes in the southwest United States, has been adopted by both some contemporary Pagans and New Age practitioners for purification rites. As ...

Most religions, including the “big three” (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), incorporate water as a means of ritually cleansing the body for religious practice. And in Judaism, the mikveh is a ritual ...

(The Conversation) — Native Americans are struggling to find sage for their spiritual practices as the plant is being overharvested for sale to the wider public. (The Conversation) — White sage, which ...