Michael Laitman
ARTICLES BY: Michael Laitman
Does Kabbalah Suggest a New Approach to Antisemitism?
The maelstrom of a global pandemic has not kept antisemites and Jew-haters quiet. On Twitter, the antisemitic hashtag #JewishPrivilege, which was originally used to accuse...
How Purim Can Help Us Navigate Today’s Political Reality
The social divide in America is violently escalating. The whirlwind of accusations between the political Left and Right continues to spiral downwards. We seem to be...
Jews Must Unite to Defend the State of Israel
Just when you think that the reductio ad absurdum has reached its lowest point, it slides a little lower. The recent declaration by the United Nations Educational, Scientific...
Being a Light Unto the Nations Is How to Fight Antisemitism at Oberlin and Elsewhere
When someone says, “Muslims are…” or “Blacks are…,” that person is immediately categorized as an Islamophobe or a racist. But when someone says, “Jews are…”...
Why Israel Can Never Truly Separate From the Palestinians
Two weeks ago, the Israeli Labor Party unanimously approved opposition leader Isaac Herzog’s plan for separating from the Palestinians. Herzog believes this is the best way to...
Jewish Unity Could Truly Help the World on Holocaust Remembrance Day
UNESCO’s page announcing this year’s International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, which occurs on January 27, states that it was established … to...
Why the World Blames Israel for ISIS and All Other Problems
ISIS chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi recently turned his threats towards Israel. In the war against ISIS, while other countries are perceived as victims of radical Islam,...
Clearing up the Myths of Antisemitism
The time has come to clear up some misconceptions about antisemitism. 1) What is antisemitism, and what isn't it? Antisemitism is not about religious disputes. The Holocaust had...
To Defeat ISIS, We Must Call Young People to a Greater Purpose
The Maccabee war of our time is happening right now. It is a war over the values that will dominate our world. Only the connection between us...
Despite the World’s Hatred, Jews Must Seek Internal Unity to Spread Light
As of this week, Israeli products will be marked with a special tag. The official claim against us is that Israel is an occupying country,...
Jewish Unity Is the Answer to Israel’s Troubles
I live in Israel, and most everyone I know there is busy trying to make sense of an insane situation. It’s not that anyone is...
As We Start a New Year, We Must Strive for Unity
The Times of Israel recently reported that Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared that “Israel will not survive the next 25 years.” Just hours later, that same paper posted...
Rosh Hashanah: The Beginning of Change
Rosh Hashanah could not be coming at a better time this year. With the American Jewish community being torn between support and rejection of the Iran deal, the growing...
Hate Crimes in Israel Must Be Held to a Higher Standard
The recent hate crimes perpetrated by Israeli Jews against Jews and Arabs have opened a bleeding wound in Israeli society. It is not the first time that Israelis have...