Dr. Michael Laitman To Change the World – Change Man

What Does Hamas Really Want From Us?

“When there is love, friendship and unity in Israel, no calamity can happen to them, and all curses and torments are pushed away.” Maor VaShemesh Before we have even acknowledged the recent threat, we already find ourselves heaving a sigh

Will The Middle East Be Trump’s Next Peace Deal?

“The Israeli nation had been constructed as a sort of gateway by which the sparks of purity would shine upon the whole of the human race the world over.”  The Arvut, Baal HaSulam The Trump-Kim summit generated a renewed sense

Between the Straits: Israel Complacent Amidst Earthquakes and Fire Kites

“The LORD said to Moses, ‘I have seen this people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people.” Exodus 32:9 (The Israel Bible™) Over a hundred days of fire in Southern Israeli areas surrounding the Gaza strip, and almost no one cares.

Gaza Flare-Up: How To Turn Darkness to Light

“As long as we do not raise our goal above the corporeal life, we will have no corporeal revival.” (Rav Yehuda Ashlag, “Exile and Redemption”) It was a dark Sabbath in southern Israel, with 200 rockets and mortar shells fired

Tisha B’Av 2018: A Day of Reckoning in Israeli Society

Let’s conduct a social exercise and see our reality through two worldviews. One shows us the alienated world we know, with social division, cruelty and discrimination that leaves no choice besides taking to the streets. On the other hand —

Beyond Israel’s Nation State Law

Israel’s nation-state law has clearly managed to touch a nerve for many around the world. My article about it drew a slew of both positive and negative comments. I will refer to one which was characteristic of most comments and also raised

Israel’s Existential Threats and the Nation-State Law

It looked like a scene playing out in Gaza, but its location was the heart of Tel Aviv: Palestinian flags hoisted at Rabin Square protesting the recently passed Nation-State law. Israel’s democracy is being abused not used. When the intrinsic

A Review of Anti-Semitism in America After the Unite the Right 2 Rally

Let’s be realistic. The magnitude of racism and anti-Semitism in America cannot be measured by the low attendance at the recent Unite the Right 2rally, the one-year commemoration of the violent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, which had resulted in death and violence.

Venezuela’s Crisis

What happens when a country collapses in a global world? And how does that, also, increase hatred towards Israel? 2.3 million people are fleeing Venezuela, half of whom are undernourished, as their economically depleted country faces a critical food shortage.

The Legacy of Rav Kook to Jewish Unity

In the shadow of the skyscrapers in the south of Tel Aviv, the fashionable neighborhood of Neve Tzedek, the first quarter of the city, is bustling with activities. On 21 Ahava Street, in the heart of this neighborhood with its

Seeking: A Spiritual Leader for the Jewish People

Among all the powerful, charismatic and innovative figures in the Jewish world, it is still missing a great, unselfish leader who is above materialistic interests, one capable of elevating Israel to be worthy of fulfilling its spiritual role in the

Today’s Challenges to Jews and the Lack of Leadership

The future of the Jewish nation is at stake. Has the time come for a “modern-day Moses” for the Jewish people—a leader, a group, or a movement that will pave the way to unity in the face of the current