Prophecy

How does one become a prophet? What is it like to experience prophecy? Does prophecy exist today?

The Rambam describes the nature of prophecy.

G-d speaks with Man at every moment. His words form the world we see about us. A prophet is no more than one who catches those words before they congeal into space and time.

We've had Nostradamus up to our noses, Bible Codes out of our ears, and every brand of pundit and prophet. Is there anyone out there with some bona fide inside information that'll help me sleep better at night?

There is a certain madness to this idea of talking to G‑d, of saying “You” to the Ground of Reality.... Like the madness of love or of unbounded joy

Being a positive prophet; remaining optimistic in the wake of Hurricane Katrina

We're both working on the same puzzle. But my daughter's knowledge flows from the picture to the fragment while my knowledge flows from the fragment to the picture....

Can 20th century people understand the concept of 'prophecy'? As described in the last verse of this week's Torah reading, it seems like a kind of spiritual technology...

Surveying the Torah’s prophecies of destruction and the subsequent exiles, we can see how they have been fulfilled so accurately throughout our history and as such look forward to its promises for the future.

Why do we believe in the Torah – the Mosaic tradition and accept the words of our prophets as the word of G-d.