Indeed, the phenomenon of Jewish self-hatred has soured our lives. Contrary to what would bring us tranquility as Jewish people, when our relations invert, with unfounded hatred replacing love, then we do not treat each other like other nations treat…
There is nothing that Jewish antisemites will not give to the nations of the world in return for some sympathy. They will give up their identity, tradition, history, sovereignty, and just about anything to get the world’s approval. But everything…
It is stressed in Sefat Emet: “Israel’s unity induces great salvations and removes all the slanderers.” But when the slanderers are our own Jewish people, it contradicts the call to unity stressed by our sages as our “life insurance” as a…
Throughout the ages, the outward expressions of that inner, natural hatred that has always haunted the Jews have changed. Regimes and ideologies rose and fell, but antisemitism persists. Each time the excuses for hating Jews become presented in different shapes…
In recent years, we have observed increasing hostility between Israelis and Jews who strongly criticize the Jewish people and the State of Israel. If accusations against the State of Israel could endanger the status of Jews, self-hating Jews would not…
I wish to thank everyone who participated in our World Kabbalah Convention very much. It brought us to a connection, direction and elevation that I did not expect. Truly, I did not expect it. I do not think anyone thought we…
When we analyze how the process of Jewish self-hatred takes place, it is the common understanding that the rejection of one’s identity can be triggered by external factors such as antisemitism and the resulting desire to distance oneself from negative…
Much has been written about antisemitism as the eternal hatred against Jews; far less attention has been devoted to the challenging self-examination of when the antisemites are Jews themselves and why this paradox occurs. Jewish self-hatred is the unique phenomenon…
There is no example in all of humanity of a people or a nation that so desperately pursues to undermine and inflict pain on themselves as the Jewish people. As if antisemitism had not given rise to enough enemies, history…
The matter of Jewish self-hatred deeply worries me. It is the reason why the nations of the world hate us: because we hate ourselves. As a Jew, I cannot stand by and passively witness how disunity has infected every corner…
World Kabbalah Conventions are unique in that people from many different backgrounds, ages, nationalities and cultures come together based on a common will to connect above the differences. It is very similar to how people will want to connect in…
One of my students asked me this question in reference to the following quote: “Everything is ruled by chance. If only we knew who rules chance.” – Jerzy Stanislav Lec Everything is not happening by chance though. It is incorrect…