Today’s troubles may not seem as bad as the ones that humanity had suffered in the past. Rarely are scores of people killed, there is no pestilence that is threatening to decimate half the population of Europe, no tyrant has…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Why the World Laughs When Jews Cry
A student from Israel asked me why it feels like whenever someone says something bad about Israel, the whole world joins in chorus. My answer was simple and concise: We are misbehaving toward the world, and this is why the…
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Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Israel, Jewish, News
A Lesson from Ben and Jerri’s Old and Foul Flavor
A few days ago, on July 19, the multinational consumer goods company Unilever, which is also the parent company of Ben & Jerry’s, announced that “it is inconsistent with [their] values for Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to be sold in the…
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Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Israel, Jewish, News
Tu B’Av, More Than a Jewish Valentine’s Day
How is it possible that love is the motive of almost every activity people engage in, and yet, what we see around us is endless hatred, separation, and quarrels? Let’s rethink what true love is. The best explanation of this…
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Posted in Articles, Family, Interpersonal Relationships, Jewish, News
Posted in Articles, Family, Interpersonal Relationships, Jewish, News
Is Privacy Overrated?
A new law proposal in Israel wants to place face detecting cameras in public spaces. The goal of the initiative is to help police reduce crime and violence levels. On the other hand, human rights organizations say that such cameras…
Why Societies Change
In an essay titled “Critique of Marxism in Light of the New Reality, and a Solution to the Question Regarding the Unification of All the Factions of the Nation,” published in June 1940, while the world was engulfed in the…
England’s Freedom Day Reflects the Sorry State of the World
Despite nearly 50,000 new confirmed cases daily and a rising pace of infection, despite 1,200 physicians backing a letter to The Lancet medical journal warning that “this decision is dangerous and premature,” and “provides fertile ground for the emergence of…
Israel Won’t Buy Ben and Jerry’s New Flavor: Bitter Taste
What is the connection between ice cream and politics? None. Except Ben & Jerry’s, the Vermont based international ice cream producer, has entered the fray. In a new lick of hatred towards Israel, the company announced that it would no…
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Is This Awful Summer the Best Summer of the Rest of Our Lives?
I am not afraid of the pandemic; I am afraid that nature has started to relate to us the way we relate to it. It seems as though chaos has taken over the world. Natural disasters of unprecedented magnitude are…
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Posted in Articles, Coronavirus, Jewish, Nature, News, Social Mutual Responsibility
The Uniqueness of Human Development
Physically, humans are very similar to other species of apes. In fact, we’re far less capable than other species: We’re much weaker, move slower, more susceptible to diseases, and we can’t climb trees. So how come we’ve become the “lords…
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Posted in Articles, Integral Education, Nature, News
The New President’s Very Important Mission
The new president of the State of Israel, יצחק (בוז’י) הרצוג – Isaac Herzog, has taken upon himself a very important mission, not only for the State of Israel, but for the Jews all over the world, and indeed for the…
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Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Israel, News, Politics
We Must Win the Race (against ourselves)
We’re living through difficult times, no doubt. We seem to be in conflict with everyone and everything: family members, coworkers, within countries, between countries, against nature, and generally everywhere we look there is chaos. The only way to restore order…
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