It is written in the Mishnah (Sotah, 9:15) that at the end of days, hatred will soar. Judging by what is happening today, we’re nearing the end of days. Never has so much hatred been spewed on social media, newspapers,…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
The COVID-19 Symptom Reserved for Jews
As early as March 14, Eric Cortellessa wrote on The Times of Israel that as the coronavirus spreads across the globe, “a new conspiracy theory has been brewing on the fringes of society: The Jews are behind it.” By March 31, it was no…
Tagged with: Facebook, Jewish Boston, LinkedIn, The Times of Israel
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Coronavirus, News
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Coronavirus, News
Is Anti-Semitism Racism? Depends Who You Ask
Read this Jerusalem Post headline carefully: “Anti-racism protesters in Paris yell ‘dirty Jews’ at counter-protesters.” That’s correct: the demonstration was against racism, and the demonstrators cursed a counter demonstration by yelling them, “Dirty Jews.” Put simply, in the eyes of…
Tagged with: Facebook, Jewish Boston, LinkedIn, The Times of Israel
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Jewish
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Jewish
Anti-Semitism and Pandemics
Be it a plague or a war, a flood or an earthquake, a revolution or a financial meltdown, in the end, there is always one culprit: the Jews. In America, too, many already blame COVID-19 on the Jews, as is…
Tagged with: Facebook, Jewish Boston, LinkedIn, The Times of Israel
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Coronavirus
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Coronavirus
Tikkun Olam and the Falsehood of Social Justice
Always around the holiday of Shavuot (aka Feast of Weeks), we Jews discuss the concept of Tikkun Olam (lit. “correction of the world”). The prevailing understanding of Tikkun Olam is that the term speaks of the obligation of Jews to pursue social justice, lead an ethical life, and…
Anti-Semitism Was on Lockdown; Now It’s Back
A few days ago, The New York Times wrote in relation to Secretary of State Pompeo’s visit to Israel that there is a “thinly veiled allusion to a bone of contention between Israel and the United States” regarding China. The aftermath of…
Tagged with: Facebook, Jewish Boston, LinkedIn, The Times of Israel
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Coronavirus
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Coronavirus
COVID-19 Will Heal Our Hearts and Then Our Bodies
One of the most remarkable phenomena surrounding the coronavirus is characteristic of our time: conspiracy theories. There have been countless theories about the origin of the virus, the effectiveness of various medicines, the strategies of dealing with it, and just…
Tagged with: Facebook, Jewish Boston, KabNET, LinkedIn, Medium, The Times of Israel, Thrive Global
Posted in Articles, Coronavirus, Social Mutual Responsibility
Posted in Articles, Coronavirus, Social Mutual Responsibility
COVID-19 and Anti-Semitism: An Unseen Connection
The Coronavirus Disease 2019, or COVID-19, like any crisis in history since the inception of the Jewish people, will ignite a wave of anti-Semitism. We can already see it budding on social media, traditional media outlets, in graffiti, and…
Tagged with: Facebook, Jewish Boston, The Times of Israel
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Coronavirus
Posted in antisemitism, Articles, Coronavirus
Reopening the Economy? First, We Have To Change
There are debates all over the world about how and to what extent countries should reopen their economies in order to prevent a complete collapse. But opening it without first dealing with the cause of the coronavirus outbreak is likely…
Ma Nishtana? A Passover Unlike Any Other
The Passover holiday this year is expected to be the most unique in modern history. For the first time, the Jewish people, regardless of their location, will celebrate not only around the table but inside the Web. It is a special occurrence…
A Virus as a Crown in the Kingdom of Anti-Semites
Besides COVID-19, there is another kind of ruthless contagion around the planet: anti-Semitism. Conspiracy theories and blood libels against Jews are the new, and yet old, epidemic as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. The fact that Israel is working…
The Passover Seder in the Coronavirus Era: A Means for Spiritual Connection
How are we going to spend our first Passover under the social distancing conditions brought about by the coronavirus? What will the Passover Seder look like? As a first, many families will be using the Zoom video conference tool to connect virtually…