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Sep 26, 2023, 10:41 AM

Yom Kippur 5734

It happened fifty years ago. I was a Yeshiva student, spending the month of Tishrei in and around Lubavitch headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York. We heard that war had broken out in Israel. As the...

Sep 20, 2023, 12:16 PM

During the 10 days between Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we recite, "Our Father Our King, we have no other King, only You." A King requires obedience. A Father is merciful. There was once a prince who was ill. All...

Sep 18, 2023, 12:30 PM

Advice to Antisemites

These days you might want to think twice. Syria, which fought several wars against Israel, was hit with civil war, and is now a devastated country. Damascus is listed as the least livable city in the world. Libya and Lebanon waged...

Sep 13, 2023, 3:21 PM

Everything Has a Role

We all have what to contribute to making the world a better place. Each and every person has a role to play. Not only that. Each and every thing has a role to play. In other words, every living thing, and every...

Sep 11, 2023, 1:56 PM

Netanyahu encouraged Jewish pilgrims to stay away from Ukraine. He said that G-d didn't always protect Jews in Europe. Some Haredi Knesset members blasted him. Some argued that as long as Jews don't sin, G-d protects them. Regarding the holocaust, the...

Sep 10, 2023, 12:01 PM

Supreme Court Decision

If I could talk to an Israeli Supreme Court Justice, it might sound like this: So, I understand that you are about to make a huge decision Tuesday. It's not every day that you sit down to consider whether you...

Sep 8, 2023, 12:12 AM

After the miraculous Six Day War, inhabitants of conquered territories were about to flee. To appease the world, Israel's government convinced them to stay. To appease the world, in the Madrid Conference, Israel agreed to allow self-autonomy. To appease the world, in...

Sep 6, 2023, 7:42 PM

This past weekend, a desert celebration of debauchery turned into a mess of mud. It's not the first time that hedonistic revelry in a desert ended badly. I'm thinking of the worshipping of the golden calf right after G-d's revelation at...

Sep 4, 2023, 3:14 PM

It enables us to see where we are. But what about seeing who we are? And why we are? "I see," your friend might say when you explain a new concept. Your friend is "seeing" with the mind. Understanding is seeing. The...

Sep 3, 2023, 12:55 PM

Politics, religion, attitudes, intelligence, confidence, disillusion, joy, sadness, motivation, friendships, optimism. These are just some of the many causes that can influence choices in life. Ultimately we need to look at the big picture when we make our choices. Sometimes...

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The author lives in Toronto, Canada. He has written for ExodusMagazine.org.