“The Lord did not find a receptacle that holds a blessing for Israel but peace.” In the aftermath of the US elections, prominent Jews have become increasingly vociferous in the protest against the president. Comedian Sarah Silverman called for a…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
The True Face of Liberalism
The aftermath of the US elections reveals the duplicitous nature of Liberalism, exposing it for the fascist ideology that it has become. Uber CEO’s bland response to the President’s three months immigration ban has put him in the crosshairs of…
The Memory of the Holocaust is No Excuse for Inaction
If there is anything that can infuse some meaning into the murder of our loved ones, it is that we will create such unity that will prevent such a fate from reoccurring. Today, on January 27, 2017, the world is…
Fake News and the Truth About Human Nature
Depression, violence, substance abuse, alienation and isolation are symptoms of the self-entitlement epidemic. Humanity’s final frontier is not to conquer space, but to conquer the space between us. Earlier this month, an unsubstantiated BuzzFeed dossier claiming to contain compromising information…
Our Self-Deception of Happiness
Understanding what stands at the basis of our most personal deceptions could unlock the answers to the lies we have been seeing so much of in 2016. In the past year, many of us began to see much more clearly…
Why the World Depends on Jewish Education in 2017
The new year begins with a unique uncertainty that holds the opportunity for the greatest transformation humanity has ever experienced. As we step into the new year, many uncertainties loom before us. For many, president-elect Trump holds a promise for…
Israel’s Best Response to the UN Resolution
Predictably, Obama is using his last weeks in office to accomplish his anti-Israel goals. But how should Israel respond? Even as Israel rightfully decries the UN resolution, it must also see that this unanimous vote of hate and anger against…
Is America Without Hope?
The disillusionment from Obama’s failed promises and policies should push America and the world to a great awakening. Trump’s win of the Electoral College vote is important, not only as a validation of the will of the American people who…
Why Universal Basic Income Can’t Work on Its Own
On its own, giving “free money” is a terrible idea. But universal basic income can work if it’s part of a greater plan. In my last column, “How Trump Can Save American Democracy,” I wrote of the importance of finding…
Comment: How Trump Can Save American Democracy
Trump and Brexit are testimony to the fact that we are living in a world of unexpected change; whether it takes us to the far right or to a whole new way of being, is up to us. Donald Trump’s…
The End of Liberalism as We Know It
I have no preference for either the Democratic or Republican Party, but I do know the laws of human nature. The refusal to accept the election results that was accompanied by violent protests, claims of election fraud and hateful labeling…
Trump’s America Can Be Good for Jews
But only if they choose to reexamine their attitudes towards their own Jewish identity. The election of Donald Trump for president has exacerbated the split in American society, but even more so, the inner contradictions of its Jewish citizens. Of…