Time and again, Jews are persecuted and terrorized. Being Jewish myself, I often ponder the purpose of this relentless agony. Some believe that the atrocities of WWII are unimaginable today. And yet, we see how easily and abruptly the state…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Don’t Just Oppose ISIS Recruits, Propose Meaningful Alternatives
The scare over the strengthening of ISIS, and its growing appeal to youths in Europe and the US, should be a wakeup call for all of humanity, every man woman and child who are concerned enough to look in the…
Between Two Flags
The horrific massacre at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston set off a battle of banners, making us all feel as if the Civil War had not ended 150 years ago. Five decades after the Segregation has officially ended…
The Bell Tolls for Us
“No man is an island, entire of it self; every man is a peace of the continent, a part of the main. …And therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.” In one phrase,…
Rise and Shine
A few days ago, the Jerusalem Post reported that Mark Dankof, a Lutheran pastor and political activist, stated that “Jewish influence and money were being used to destroy Christian culture and values globally. It should not be ignored,” he added, “that the…
We Cannot Destroy ISIS, So We Should Build Ourselves
On June 21, 2015, the former head of counter-terrorism at MI6 and the former coordinator of the UN’s al-Qaeda and Taliban Monitoring Team, Mr. Richard Barrett, published an insightful article in The Independent, “We cannot destroy Isis, so we will have to learn…
The Impact of the Jewish People on Humanity, as Traced by Scholars Throughout Time
When Abraham first discovered the method of connection, he told about it to whomever would listen, and those who joined him became the first truly connected people. Those people then went to Egypt, and finally emerged from it in much…
Wisdom From Abraham’s Tent That We Can Apply in the 21st Century
Thousands of years ago, between the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, in a vast and fertile stretch of land called “Mesopotamia,” there lived a flourishing society in a city-state called “Babel.” The city was bustling with life and action. It was…
Commemorating Professor Wistrich: A Jewish Scholar Concerned With the Bigger Picture
In October 2014, I had the privilege of meeting with Hebrew University Professor Robert S. Wistrich, head of the Sassoon International Center for the Study of Anti-Semitism, for a televised discussion on the roots of anti-Semitism. Prof. Wistrich, one of…
Highlights from the 2015 Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism
Impressions of representatives of the ARI institute from the 2015 Global Forum for Combating Antisemitism. The ARI Institute was happy to participate in this distinctly multinational forum with 1,200 participants from all over the world. Though dealing with an issue concerning the…
The World Will Not Get Better (By Itself)
Humans are a very supple species. Put them anywhere and they’ll adapt. Just a few decades ago, if someone told us that several years from now there would be police in every school, protecting elementary schoolchildren from hate-driven xenophobes, fanatics,…
Color Is Just Another Reason to Hate
Last week, a video of two Israeli police officers beating an Israeli soldier of Ethiopian descent surfaced on the web, and the genie of racism in Israel leaped out of the bottle. It has been lurking there for decades, but Israelis are…