Yehudi Sabbagh

Businessman. Activist. Former president Jewish Community of Guatemala

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Nov 29, 2024, 5:42 PM

What keeps Judaism?

What is Judaism? Is it a religion, a way of life, a country, a nation, or simply a group of people chosen by God? Judaism, I would argue, is a blend of all these elements. However, the "ingredients" vary for...

Nov 5, 2024, 1:14 AM

From Education to Execution

Abraham Lincoln said, "The philosophy of the classroom in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next." The more I ponder this quote, the more I see its truth. Who else but the young people preparing...

Nov 2, 2024, 3:11 AM

Was Adam the first man?

In Bereshit, the Torah describes God's creation of humankind on the sixth day: “And God created man in His image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.” (Genesis 1:27) “And God saw all that...

Oct 30, 2024, 11:23 AM

The indigenous natives of the land of Israel

"'Indigenous: A person who belongs to the people originally settled in a country or territory and who usually preserves their identity and traditional culture.' 'Native: Belonging to or relating to the native country or place.' – Royal Spanish Academy According...

Oct 24, 2024, 11:33 PM

The Battle of 2025!

Multiple narratives can be crafted to explain the same reality. Without a compelling narrative, our understanding of that reality is limited to mere sensory interpretations. It is essential for both Israel and the Diaspora to shape a narrative that...

Oct 21, 2024, 12:22 AM

Wherever you are, stand up and fight

On October 7, 2023, the world was shocked by the massacre of Israeli children, youth, and adults at the hands of radical Islamic terrorists from Hamas. As time has passed, we have come to recognize the extensive groundwork that Islamic...

Sep 14, 2024, 4:43 PM

Predicting Israel's situation at the end of 2024, let alone in 2048, is challenging. Nevertheless, I will make an effort. The first issue to address is the threat of nuclear conflict, which could affect the existence of Israel and many...

Aug 22, 2024, 10:49 PM

From my distant little trench!

I was born in Guatemala in 1956, 12 years after six million Jews were murdered in Europe, 11 years after World War II ended, and six years after the State of Israel declared its independence and fought its first...

Jul 21, 2024, 6:47 PM

Abortion: A Pragmatic Perspective

For the purposes of this article, we will adopt the definition of abortion from YaleMedicine.org: “Abortion is the termination of a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the uterus. It can occur spontaneously, known as a miscarriage, or...

Jul 5, 2024, 12:05 AM

Beware of a new dominant species

In 1996, scientists successfully cloned Dolly, a female sheep, marking the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell. Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), has since been used to clone a wide variety of mammals from different types of...

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Born in Guatemala in 1956. MBA. Businessman. Activist. Former president Jewish Community of Guatemala.

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