“On the world map, Israel seems like a tiny, helpless dot compared to the superpowers. And yet, throughout the generations, our sages have insisted that ‘Everything depends on Israel.’” – Rabbi David Solomon Eibenschutz, Willows of the Brook, Portion Lech…
In the beginning of my book, Jewish Self-Hatred: The Enemy Within – An Overview of Jewish Antisemitism, I explained how the Jewish people harbor both of the two opposing forces in nature, the altruistic force and the selfish force, which, if…
Today, we commemorate the passing of Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag, known as “Baal HaSulam” for his monumental “Sulam” (“Ladder”) commentary to The Book of Zohar. He was a spiritual giant whose teachings continue to guide anyone who seeks life’s meaning and purpose.…
On Yom Kippur, it is worthwhile to ask for the strength to change ourselves. There is a single force in nature, an upper force that created us and governs everything. Our spiritual work is to connect with this force and use…
We are a nation that succeeded in overcoming the deepest rifts by uniting above them and not by suppressing all opposing views under one dominant opinion. Moreover, we have succeeded in harnessing our differences for the common good in a…
When we look at the state of the world, on the one hand, and the state of the Jewish people, who may seem more divided than ever, on the other hand, the natural question that arises is where do we…
It has been a year since the tragic events of October 7, 2023, and I find myself reflecting deeply on what this moment in history means for the people of Israel, for the world, and for the path we need…
We are standing on the verge of a significant historical change, an ascent to the next level of our development as human beings. On the way, we will need a cure for the ego, which distances us from each other…
From a Kabbalistic perspective, the new year, which we call “Rosh Hashanah,” represents a renewal in our inner spiritual journey of correcting our egoistic desire so that it would become altruistic. We thus renew our desire out of its brokenness,…
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…