The legacy Hashlamah site preserved reporting from Jaffa on Jewish Israelis participating in Sufi whirling, reading Rumi, visiting Sufi holy places, attending music festivals, and forming mixed Jewish–Muslim spiritual circles.
Jaffa as a living contact zone
The account centered on a whirling group organized by a Jewish–Muslim couple in Jaffa. Participants described Sufi practice as a way of deepening spiritual life without necessarily abandoning Jewish identity. The same social network also supported multicultural education and public events bringing Jewish and Arab participants together.
A modern echo of an older history
The article connected contemporary Israeli interest in Sufism with the medieval Maimonidean pietist tradition and the wider history of Jewish–Sufi interaction. Hashlamah retains that connection because it shows how historical study can illuminate present practice without requiring anyone to pretend the traditions are identical.
Legacy page summarized from a Washington Post report previously reproduced on Hashlamah.com.