ritual purification
Sage, sacred to Native Americans, is being used in purification rituals, raising issues of cultural appropriation
By Helen A. Berger — March 2, 2023
(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.
At new Minnesota facility, Amazon takes small steps to welcome Muslim workers
By Kathryn Post — October 13, 2022
(RNS) — Despite the progress, the demands of some Muslim employees remain unanswered, a representative of the local Muslim community said.
The spirituality hiding in our self-help New Year’s resolutions
By Tara Isabella Burton — January 11, 2019
(RNS) — In the rhetoric of self-improvement, ridding ourselves of the old year's bad energy is a matter of social, physical and emotional health. But the notion is loaded with spiritual significance.
US and Israeli Jews learn how to purify the dead
By Michele Chabin — May 8, 2015
JERUSALEM (RNS) The workshop on ritual purification of the body was part of an 18-day Israel-American study mission on Jewish burial practices and other aspects of death and dying.
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