Today’s Judaism is fractured and fragmented into more pieces than probably anyone can count. The Three Weeks, or Bein ha-Metzarim (“Between the Straits”), that begins on the 17th of Tammuz (commemorated last Sunday) and ends on the 9th of Av (commemorated this…
We may think that a war between Christians and Muslims has nothing to do with us, but as we all know, when there is trouble in the world, the Jews are held responsible. Last Sunday, July 17, I had a…
Is it not time for a social Marshall Plan to heal the American society? vilians Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota; Dallas police officers Michael Smith, Lorne Ahrens, Michael Krol, Patrick Zamarripa, and…
When we unite and unleash that balancing power Churchill instinctively detected, the question of our right to exist in Israel will be obsolete. The more chaotic the world becomes, the more it busies itself with ingenuities that aim to “resolve”…
Through the quality of our connections we will cause the rise of Hitlerism or its final disappearance. The mass distribution of Adolf Hitler’s infamous, anti-Semitic rant known as Mein Kampf (My Struggle) has recently been given a big boost by the initiative…
As long as we were able to maintain even a sliver of brotherhood, we were able to maintain our nationhood. And once we succumbed to Hellenism, we have become Hellenists. This Saturday night will be the night of Shavuot, the…
Throughout history, the Jewish people have seen fellow Jews turn against their own people. We did not need Bernie Sanders’ pick of BDS backer and Israel basher, Cornel West, to partake in writing the Democratic platform, to know how he…
As I fear for unity within Israel, I fear for the unity of American Jewry, and its ties with Israel. For several years now, America has been on a path toward autocracy. If not stopped soon, it will end in…
As bleak as things may seem, Israel has more potential for prosperity than any other country. My teacher’s father, Rav Yehuda Leib Halevi Ashlag (Baal HaSulam), author of the Sulam (Ladder) commentary on The Book of Zohar, kept a special Shabbat knife in…
We are still masters of our fate; the choice is still in our hands. Let’s not miss out again. I was born a year after the end of World War II. During my formative years, we spoke of the lion…
Let us take these last days of Passover and use this weekend to cultivate brotherhood and friendship. Last weekend, we celebrated our forefathers’ liberation from slavery. Some did it over Gefilte Fish, some relished the Fatoot (traditional Yemenite soup with…
This Passover, let us pass over from alienation to brotherhood, from indifference to mutual responsibility. Soon, as we do every year, we will be seated once again around the seder table. According to the Jewish calendar, Passover is actually the…