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EPISODE · Aug 2, 2026 · 35 MIN

Does Judaism Believe in Horoscopes?

from Power Up! · host Gila Ross

Have you ever noticed things come in threes? One thing goes wrong, then another, then another — and you start to wonder if the universe is trying to tell you something. So is there anything to it? This week we go straight into it: mazal, horoscopes, and the surprising truth about whether the stars actually have a say in your life.Here's what we get into:Why the Torah takes astrology seriously — and then forbids you to touch itPharaoh's stargazers, and the reading that came trueAvraham being lifted above the stars — ein mazal l'YisraelThe two kinds of mazal, and which one you can actually rise aboveWhat Rabbi Akiva's daughter did the night before her wedding that changed everythingBy the end, you'll never read a horoscope — or say "it's just not my year" — the same way again.If this one spoke to you, share it with a friend who checks their horoscope "just for fun," and come tell me what landed.

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