President Trump, I wish you a successful visit to Israel, but your success in office depends on what you do back home. Dear Mr. President: Welcome to Israel. While there is naturally a lot of hype surrounding your visit to…
The best way to secure cyberspace has nothing to do with computer technology and everything to do with human nature. The massive cyber-attack the world has been under for several days now is a serious wakeup call for all of…
President Trump, I wish you a pleasant visit to Israel. Still, in my view, your success in office depends on an effective implementation of the America First policy. Dear Mr. President: Welcome to Israel. The Israeli public awaits your arrival…
The best way to secure cyberspace has nothing to do with computer technology and everything to do with human nature. The massive cyber-attack the world has been under for several days now is a serious wakeup call for all of…
Lag Ba’omer celebrates the emergence of the immense light of unity through ‘The Book of Zohar.’ It is a calling for us to begin this journey toward being “as one man with one heart.” Once a year, children and youth…
Lag BaOmer marks the emergence of the light of unity in The Book of Zohar. It is a call to unite “as one man with one heart.” Every year there is the “Lag BaOmer craze,” when children and youth throughout…
When he was elected as Austria’s president, by a margin of less than one percentage point, Mr. Alexander Van Der Bellen declared, “I will be a pro-European president of Austria open to the world.” Last week, Mr. Van Der Bellen…
Through their unity or lack thereof, the Jews determine whether hatred or love of others will prevail the world over, and the world relates to them accordingly. Just recently, Thomas Lopez-Pierre, who is bidding for a seat in the NYC…
The only form of independence for Israel is when we lay down our arms against each other. Then we can truly celebrate. Every Independence Day, I remember that special Shabbat knife that my teacher’s father, Rav Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam),…
To avert the risk of a second Revolution, France’s next president will have to do what currently seems impossible: unite the French people. Faced with constant threats of terrorism and sharp divisions concerning immigration, economy, Frexit and other weighty issues,…
Rifts in French society are growing harder to overcome. Unless treated as opportunities to boost connection, the growing weight will crush them. The ever-present threat of terrorism and the rifts in French society concerning immigration, economy, Frexit, and other weighty…
The worse we hate each other, the worse the world hates us. If we aren’t living up to our purpose, humanity sees no purpose in our living. Only a few years ago, Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day was a day…