While Israeli politicians are zigzagging between a unity government and mutual smearing, and while tycoons are scrambling to exploit the offshore gas troves, the rest of the Israelis must suppress their concerns over the implications of the nuclear deal with…
Last night, I gave a lecture at the Rego Park Jewish Center in Queens, New York. The topic was “What makes people single out Jews, and what can counter anti-Semitism’s sharp rise.” Admittedly, I was not very hopeful. I had…
This coming Monday at 7:30 pm, I will be speaking at the Rego Park Jewish Center in Queens, New York, about what makes people single out Jews, and what can counter anti-Semitism’s sharp rise. As we are approaching the ninth of Av, and in light…
Lately, it seems as though the more we talk about Jewish unity, the more we feel the lack of it. Unity has been a hallmark of our nation since Moses united us at the foot of Mt. Sinai and we…
“No man is an island, entire of it self; every man is a peace of the continent, a part of the main. …And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” In one phrase,…
Introducing The Greatest Tool For Decision Making In a world that has become “round,” global and interconnected, the previous fragmented, polarized worldview, decision making structure and paradigm does not work, moreover has become harmful. We need new, more suitable tools…
The US social fabric is going through a test whose outcome is anyone’s guess. If you look at the history of unrests in the US, it is clear that they are on an upward trend. It is not that there haven’t been…
The following letter was written on behalf of the ARI Institute and sent to hundreds of influencers in politics, economics, business and other fields with the aim of adding to the dialog toward bringing solutions to the crises humanity faces.…
There is a theory called “The 100th monkey effect.” This theory posits that a new behavior or idea leaps from anonymity to popularity once a critical number of people have adopted it. The theory is based on a rather disputed…
In October 2014, I had the privilege of meeting with Hebrew University Professor Robert S. Wistrich, head of the Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, for a televised discussion on the roots of anti-Semitism. Prof. Wistrich, one of…
“Till now man has been up against Nature; from now on he will be up against his own nature.” –Dennis Gabor, Inventing the Future, 1964 Sea levels are rising, droughts are spreading, winter is colder, summer is hotter, the ice…
A glance at a typical school curriculum will reveal what we all know: schools try to provide children with tools for academic studies in college and universities, but they do not prepare them for life. By and large, schools all…