Recent protests in Israel, the publicity of an Argentinian-based gender violence movement, a hashtag campaign in South Africa, and recent government funding on gender violence research in Canada have all served to draw global attention to gender violence. However, aside…
The Charlottesville protests have imprinted neo-Nazism and its criticism of Jews onto the modern historical map. The Jewish response has major implications. It’s the week of the Charlottesville protests. Neo-Nazi anger instantly spreads into global awareness as Vice News exposes the heart…
On a cold, rainy night in 1979, I could not sleep, my thoughts troubled me. Suddenly I found myself at the wheel, driving without direction. A large sign cut through my thoughts: “Bnei Brak.” I went in. The streets were…
An Open Letter and Proposal to Mark Zuckerberg Dear Mark, Your new mission for Facebook, “to bring the world closer together,” is refreshing news to hear about. It indicates the meaningful insight you have acquired as to the unhealthy state…
Who the Temple Mount belongs to is a question at the center of a very complex ideological struggle. The Temple Mount’s status quo, while aiming to maintain stability between Jews and Muslims, Israelis and Palestinians, always endures ruptures. These ruptures’…
Are there redundant people in the world? From the perspective of the wisdom of Kabbalah, the answer is no. Not only can our planet handle many more people, but contrary to today’s popular narrative about the “evils” of human overpopulation—that…
It’s the year 2100. Humans on Mars has become a reality. Over 11 billion people inhabit Planet Earth. Heightened global warming caused the sea to rise over coastal regions and islands, displacing hundreds of millions of people. “I am arguing…
“Our inherent wiring for human connection is a natural upper and there is an abundant supply. The opioid crisis tells us exactly what we have to change in our society.” This is the typical storyline of 91 Americans who die from…
The Blue Whale Challenge has gained global notoriety as teen suicides in more and more countries become linked to the “game.” The series of daily tasks that increasingly isolates its participants into a macabre bubble towards its final, 50th task—suicide—is…
Hurricane Maria is roaring while Irma’s echo still reverberates. Both carry a message from Mother Nature for each and every one of us. When it comes to nature, we’re like a child in a control room. Many buttons, switches, and…
Trump’s best option may be to focus on maintaining a stable, relatively peaceful state of ceasefire, or better phrased, to keep hostilities to a bearable minimum. As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, it seems as though Israel’s alliance with the…
THE MEANING OF ROSH HASHANAH Rosh Hashanah (the “beginning” or “head” of “the year”) is the Jewish New Year, celebrated on the 1st of Tishrei (September-October) each year. As with all Jewish holidays, understanding its complete meaning requires understanding the law of…