One cold, rainy evening in February 1979, as I was doing my usual delving into Kabbalah books with my friend Chaim Malka, I realized that it was hopeless. “Chaim,” I said, “we are going to find a teacher right now.”…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
The Lesson that Ignorance about the Holocaust Should Teach Us- Times of Israel
A survey that was recently quoted in USA Today found that almost “two-thirds of millennials, Gen Z, don’t know that 6 million Jews were killed in the Holocaust.” Worse yet, the survey found that “in New York … nearly 20% of millennials…
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” Celebrating” the New Year in Closure
The new Hebrew year began with closure. But that was only the official declaration. In practice, every faction pulls its own way and tries to ease the restrictions on it and make them more convenient. In this tag of war,…
Individual and Collective in Repentance – TIMES OF ISRAEL
“‘How will the Jews atone for their sins?’ wondered King David. To which the Creator replied: ‘When suffering will befall the Jews because of their sins, they should gather before me in complete unity. Together they shall confess their sins…
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A Nature Made Hiatus
A new year is a great time for reflection. These days, as a new year begins according to the Hebrew calendar, I think we should reflect on what Covid-19 has meant for us as a society. Where were we going?…
Blazes of Hate Are Hotter than Fire
Somehow, the blazes on the West Coast, which have by now spread across the western half of the US from Montana to Texas, seem to have toned down the heated election bickering, the hopeless battle against Covid-19, and even the…
Individual and Collective in Repentance
“‘How will the Jews atone for their sins?’ wondered King David. To which the Creator replied: ‘When suffering will befall the Jews because of their sins, they should gather before me in complete unity. Together they shall confess their sins…
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In Need of a New Navigation System
The world is changing so fast that we can’t keep track. We used to study about globalization at school or university, but never felt it as a real issue in our lives. Now it’s enough to look outside the window…
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Repenting Last Year’s Sins Does Not Permit Their Repetition in the Next – TIMES OF ISRAEL
In the weeks leading up to Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), and especially on that holiest day of the year, many Jews repent last year’s sins. We ask God to forgive our sins against Him, and mainly against each other, and plead…
This Rosh Hashanah, Let’s Be Honest
In a couple of days, we will mark the beginning of a new year according to the Hebrew calendar and we will wish each other “Happy new year.” This year, I hope that the emphasis will be on the “new”…
So Long Teddy Bear – Time to Grow Up If We Want Covid Out
As I said from the beginning of the outbreak, the coronavirus is not another virus and Covid-19 is not another pandemic. It’s a game-changer, a transformer that will turn our lives upside down and inside out. When it’s done, we…
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A ‘shana tovah’ depends on us – TIMES OF ISRAEL
We are on the threshold of a complete revolution—a substantial change in our attitude toward ourselves, society, humanity, and all of nature. Rosh Hashanah, in Hebrew meaning the “head” or “beginning” of “the year,” arrives at a special time, one like…
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