As we light candles, eat soufganiyot and spin dreidels this Hanukkah, here’s an infographic to give us deeper insights into the holiday’s customs and concepts. Since Hanukkah discusses the initial entrance into a new, vast reality of positive connection among people, then…
We commonly think of the war at Hanukkah as being between the Maccabees and the Greeks. However, most of the battle was between the Maccabees and the “Mityavnim” (lit. “those who become Greek”). The Mityavnim were Jews who embraced Hellenic culture over their own,…
California is experiencing its worst fire season to date, as firefighters are struggling to tame unprecedented fires. Unfortunately, such unprecedented disasters have become commonplace this year. And while all this devastation may appear as a random turn of events, in…
President Trump, while everyone’s busy worrying about potential ramifications and speculating what will happen as a result of your official recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, I care a lot more about a unique opportunity that presents itself…
President Trump, While everyone’s busy worrying about potential ramifications and speculating what will happen as a result of your statement on Jerusalem, I care a lot more about a unique opportunity that presents itself amidst the current state of affairs.…
Can the threshold of hate in modern society get any worse and what can the Jewish people do about it? When I was a boy in Eastern Europe, my mother told me that if I went to school and was…
Gender neutral emoji; a new gender neutral pronoun to conceals one’s sexual identity; gender neutral bathrooms and a gender-neutral parenting movement allowing children to choose their own gender- what is the gender neutrality trend signaling to us? The gender neutrality…
Israel has a resource that will soon be in great demand – a connection method that is the key to human sustainability. From Nature’s perspective, meaning the inner forces that operate our world, this is what we are destined to…
I know socialism firsthand. Here’s a lesson on human nature and our desire for a better society. “44% of U.S. Millennials prefer socialism over capitalism.” More millennial Americans are fed up with capitalism, and would prefer to live in a…
There’s an important reason why socialism failed horribly in the past, and today’s young minds must take that into account. More millennial Americans are fed up with capitalism, and would prefer to live in a socialist country. That’s the tendency…
I know socialism firsthand. Here’s a lesson on human nature and our desire for a better society. More millennial Americans are fed up with capitalism, and would prefer to live in a socialist country. That’s the tendency a survey last month conducted…
Shivers once again ripple throughout the world as New York City gets hit with its worst terror attack since 9/11. Beyond the immediate finger pointing at ISIS and lottery-based immigration programs, I will not be surprised if the blame gradually…