Rosh Hashanah is for those who accept upon themselves the system of correcting our qualities from egoistic to altruistic. In other words, such people then become included in the chronology called “Hebrew” from the word for “crossing” (“Ivri”) the barrier…
We, the people of Israel, are now in the midst of a special moment that demands our unity. Our will to strengthen our bonds acts as a force against our enemies who are trying to eliminate us, and with the…
“May we be the head and not the tail” means that we will not follow our wicked thoughts and desires, which are all egoistic, i.e., self-aimed at the expense of others. Instead, we will first decide what we do on…
The elimination of Hassan Nasrallah is indeed a great and positive feat that we need to be happy and grateful for. A lot of harm came to the world and to the people of Israel through this leader, and much…
Being a Jew and being “chosen” is not a title of nobility, but rather are definitions of a role of service to others. The Jewish nation was not created for its own sake, but in order to serve as an…
If we are asked what is the greatest danger to the Jewish people, we may get several answers from antisemitism to assimilation. However, one that cannot be overlooked is the loss of Jewish identity. Many Jews do not understand the…
If we look into the texts of our sages throughout the ages, we will indeed find that the exodus from Egypt details a process that we, as Jews, went through and are going through again today. If we take time…
From Rabbi Akiva to Rambam: A History of Love, Conflict and Redemption Throughout the generations, rather than being an amalgamation, the Jewish nation has succumbed to harmful relations, which even our sages had to endure, as evidenced by the following…
The process of the people of Israel’s formation depicts the battle between our hatred for each other and the need to connect for our survival. By and large, nations develop based on families and clans that have expanded or by…
The highest degree of cohesion that the people of Israel achieved was at the time of the First Temple, which King Solomon built after his father, King David, united the kingdom of Israel. To understand the course of events that…
Disunity based on Jewish self-hatred is at the center of every adversity we Jews have experienced throughout the generations. The fragmentation within us, the Jewish people, has now reached a level that threatens our daily lives and our very existence,…
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…