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May 19, 2025, 2:06 PM

On errant souls

I've written about God punishing fanatics in the afterlife by making them ridiculous. There's another scenario. A sudden death of a Z-patriot, a Hamas member, anyone with the mindset of a zealot or a true believer who wants to...

Danielle Sobkin

May 15, 2025, 7:06 PM

I Stopped Believing in Stress

I used to think control would save me. That if I planned well enough, scheduled tightly enough, anticipated every possible outcome—then maybe, just maybe, I’d outrun chaos. That if I held on tightly enough to my calendar, I could outrun...

May 14, 2025, 9:10 PM

The art of bowing out

The art of bowing out. Make no mistake - it is an art. Starting the next chapter of your life is an emotional moment that can resonate with many people around you. The way you decide to bow out...

May 13, 2025, 7:32 PM

Peace Begins Within: Healing Ourselves and Each Other

Illustrative image created by ChatGPT.

In her landmark work, The New Peoplemaking, family therapist Virginia Satir offered a timeless truth: the foundation of peace in the world is peace within ourselves. When we are at peace inside—when we feel valued, safe, and connected—those qualities...

May 12, 2025, 1:12 PM

Cutting contact versus staying in touch

I've noticed there are, generally speaking of course, two types of people: type one never severs a relationship with others, merely suspends it, or forgets about it and moves on. I used to know a Polish Jew like that....

Yulia Medovoy Edelshtain

May 12, 2025, 11:16 AM

Choose your perspective and change your reality

My oldest son is in a boarding school up north for the week, and he comes home for Shabbat. I am so proud of him, not only is he learning a new language and rooming with kids from all...

May 8, 2025, 2:44 PM

Your mind is your best inspiration

We're looking for inspiration all over the place. Some look for it all over the world some pay a lot of money to be inspired by all sorts of life coaches conducting writing workshops, when, in fact, your mind...

May 8, 2025, 6:02 AM

Digital Tech: Transgenerations Trauma Transmission

The Jewish WWII Holocaust is a unique genocide due to its unique intentions, methods, and ideological motivation. The Nazis' explicit intention was to annihilate every Jew, everywhere, without exception, aiming for the global eradication of the Jewish people. This...

May 2, 2025, 11:35 PM

Why Chosen Family Will Define the Future — and Why It Already Matters in Israel

Illustrative: Chosen family tree.

For much of human history, family was destiny. Who you were born to determined not only your name and your home, but also your opportunities, values, and place in the world. That’s changing. At PAIRS Foundation, where we’ve spent more than...

May 1, 2025, 9:29 AM

Why Your Morning Needs a Rudder—and Where to Find It

This publication is dedicated to Mr Albert Dadon AM of Melbourne, Australia, in heartfelt appreciation of his enduring friendship and generous support. If you’ve got 30 seconds... Each year, millions are spent on research trying to explain human behaviour: why we...

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