While I am writing this, reports of hurricane Irma’s devastation are still pouring in. Clearly, nature has flipped. Scientists have been warning for years that global warming means stronger storms and increasingly frequent freak weather. But knowing this will happen…
There is a joke about a man who falls from the tenth floor and passes by the window of his neighbour on the fifth floor. “What’s new?” the neighbour asks. “For the time being– all’s well,” replies the man who…
Even though I spent last weekend in Germany at a convention with my European students, I followed closely the unfolding catastrophe in Houston. The reports in the media and the stories I heard from my students out there were heartbreaking.…
Heard of Beer Pong? It’s a drinking game played by young people in the U.S.. They aim a ping pong ball into a half-full beer glass on the other side of the table. When someone scores, the player on the…
Earlier this week, CNN news anchor Don Lemon stated that the president “is clearly trying to ignite a civil war in this country.” In response to Lemon’s words, historian and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said in an interview on “Tucker Carlson Tonight”: “I…
For anyone not in President Trump’s closest circle, it is hard to figure out where the White House is going. I was very supportive of Trump even before he won the Republican primaries, but currently, it’s hard to see where…
It may already be too late for American Jewry, but uniting the Jews above all the disagreements is still the only thing that can save them from a catastrophe that is now vividly in the horizon. For more than a…
Much more than hearts and flowers! Discover the unconditional love symbolized by Tu B’Av and how it can elevate the world. In modern-day Israel, Tu b’Av (the 15th of Av) has become a feel-good day, mostly characterized by spouses buying chocolate and…
No emperor on earth has ever defeated us, but when we forgot that all Jews are responsible for one another, we sometimes defeated ourselves. Now, another such defeat is within sight. Following the removal of the metal detectors from the…
In April 2016, when UNESCO adopted a resolution denying Jewish history on Temple Mount, I wrote that this was only the beginning of a campaign to deny the history of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel, a campaign whose final…
Just as we once lost the Temple and our land because of our own hatred for one another, we must now come together if we wish for some peace and quiet. As the Temple Mount crisis continues, many are concerned that we…
This Tuesday, we will mark the 9th of Av, when the Temple was destroyed. The Temple represents our unity. When we restore our union, we will not need bricks to prove our place is here in Israel. It is no…