The secret world of Hasidic Jews who take psychedelic drugs to get closer to God

Posted Saturday, October 17, 2026 1:51 pm

Itamar Handelman Smith (via Haaretz.com)

Raised among California hippies, Madison Margolin thought she knew all about drugs and spirituality. Then she met the Haredi psychedelic community

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