Should He Speak to Congress or Not?
Three major events from last week’s Torah portion of Beshalach connect to the Jewish scene today in the halls of congress and answer the question: Should Netanyahu speak there or not? 1) The Jewish...
View ArticleResponse to “Building Better Secularists”
Upon reading an Op-ed piece “Building Better Secularists“ by David Brooks (N.Y.Times 02/03/15) I sought to examine what, if anything, was new about this subject. From delving into this week’s Torah...
View ArticleConquering The War Over Consciousness
I thought to begin with something lighthearted as the title chosen for this article is kind of heavy… The first and only time I visited a comedy club was 17 years or so ago in lower Manhattan. At the...
View ArticleAchieving Nuclear Capacity Within: Our Superhero Moment
Cover of Action Comics 1 (Jun 1938 DC Comics). Art by Joe Shuster, art, and Jack Adler, color When you learn Chassidut you realize something most profound. That all those menacing shadows in the dark...
View ArticleThe Time Has Come to Teach Obama Kabbalah
The statement was about as enigmatic as you can get. It was November 2008 and Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh was in Crown Heights for Tishrei. This was also around Presidential Election Day, which took place...
View ArticleWhy Obama Wants to Map the Brain [Obama Kabbalah #2]
Since Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh’s class on the Fourth Torah Revolution, both Jews and non-Jews have asked about the implications. What has changed and what should now change? Over these past few weeks...
View ArticleCoping with Redemption
Over these past few weeks I’ve been met with a unique challenge. Previously I would motivate myself to write in an effort to inspire, to encourage others, and in turn, inspire and encourage myself. But...
View ArticleThe Sky Has Fallen
Somewhere between last night’s post and this morning I thought of something. Here my rabbi, Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh, has recorded short one-minute videos for each day of Sefirat Haomer. I’ll call this...
View ArticleRedemption’s Zero-Hour
I began writing this series to begin again. To reconcile with myself why I stopped writing, and to board the writing train once again. In each of the previous installments (one, two) I brought one...
View ArticleShaking an Extremist
Photo: From The Chef! on Flicker Hysteria is one thing. But to violently shake and interrogate “extremists”? I’ve learned over the years to pick up on signals… signposts laden within the greater story...
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