One of my students was recently impressed by the answers of three young children who were asked “What is love to you?” and asked me about whether we could learn from these kids’ answers in our expressions of love as…
How Can I Deal With Family Hatred?
What is required here is patience and understanding, recognizing that the others in the family share similar feelings, impressions and aspirations. Within everyone lies both love and hatred, which can align and diverge at different times. Furthermore, it is unnecessary…
What Advice Would You Give to Couples Considering Marriage?
Consider embarking on the journey of starting a family, nurturing children and cultivating the deepest connection possible in this world—a bond that will undoubtedly enrich your lives. Marriage and parenthood are integral parts of spiritual growth for couples as they…
What Decisions Does Israel Face Regarding Its War Against Hamas?
Israel’s decision making should accord with what is best for the country, which is the complete military and political dismantlement of Hamas. This is because, as is already clearly visible, any weakness on Israel’s behalf will later turn into a…
What Should Israel Ideally Achieve in Its Relationship With the World?
The world needs to realize, based on our actions, that we can truly bring peace to the world and that we cannot be broken, persuaded or pressured into agreeing to anything. The world should know that we have a historical…
What Could Help Jews in Today’s Climate of Rampantly Rising Antisemitism?
What could help Jews is additional awareness of their mission and uniqueness in humanity’s history. Around 4,000 years ago, a group of Babylonians gathered around Abraham and followed his method of uniting (“love your neighbor as yourself”) above differences (“love…
The Allegory of the Sinner Who Was Saved by a Button
Once upon a time a sinner who lived very badly decided to come to his senses and he started doing good deeds. However, he noticed no significant changes for the better. One day he walked down a street and saw…
Kabbalah’s Influence on Greek Philosophy
There is a historical account that in 414 BCE, the prophet Jeremiah lived in northern Egypt during the time of the First Temple, and that during this period, a young Greek philosopher, who later became known as Plato, studied with…
Is Israel Safe?
Israel will eventually become the safest place on the planet. I base these words on the fact that the laws of nature—laws of love, bestowal and connection—will compel us to follow their instructions, and then nature will make this place…
What Is an Ideal State for Israel to Achieve in its Relations With its Neighbors?
Israel’s neighbors should recognize that coexistence is possible solely through friendship and love. While I acknowledge that these aspirations do not currently resonate with our neighbors, they remain essential goals for us to pursue. In addition to cultivating friendship and…
What Should Israel’s Role Be in Light of the Israel-Hamas War?
Israel should serve as an example for humanity in how to treat and care for one another, and how to bring the world to a harmonious and peaceful life. Many people currently think of this as an ugly idea, but…
Lessons in Unity from the Book of Esther for Today’s Divided World
Anyone following the news might be wondering whether the world has gone mad. Society seems to have become more divided than ever, antisemitism is soaring, and morbid headlines have become commonplace. Knowing there is a disease, however, is half of…
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