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Could drugs ever be used to reach a spiritual high?

JL;DR SUMMARY Exploring whether drugs can be used for spiritual awakening, Orthodox Rabbi Alex Chapper and Progressive Rabbi Jonathan Romain express contrasting views, yet both discourage such practices. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Spiritual PracticesPrayerSpiritualityOrthodoxHealthProgressiveMeditationDrugs

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Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
"Alex Chapper is senior rabbi of Borehamwood and Elstree (United) Synagogue"

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