Before the rupture, the first human did not know itself as an object. It knew the world the way flame knows the oxygen that feeds it: without distance, without reflection, without the ache of “I.” Awareness flowed outward. Thought was…
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The Birth of the Mirror: Self-Consciousness as the First Sin
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How Rabbi Hauer Taught Us to Disagree
I am not a student of Rabbi Hauer nor a congregant of his Shul. I have listened to several of his lectures, followed his career with interest and spoke to him a couple of times, something I have with many other Rabbis. However, his death…
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B’shaa tova -Timing
Every time I sat down to write this blog, it has not been the right time. Blogging is a luxury and a creative release for me. I am grateful to have a beautiful platform, and followers that enjoy my flow, but honestly it is all…
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The Jerusalem Business Conference and ImpactIL™ – Building a Stronger Israel
Sometimes, the most inspiring stories begin when people you’ve known for years turn vision into action. This Wednesday, November 19th, I’m looking forward to attending the Jerusalem Business Conference 2025 (now in its 4th year), founded and…
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From ‘Zombie Mode’ to ‘Sippy Cups’: Biodiversity in a Fulbright Friendship
Research and writing skills are essential to college and grad courses in nearly all fields of academic inquiry. But one Fulbright Israel scholar took those terms to a whole new level. He blends neurons and narratives in ways that give a fuller…
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A New Middle East Architecture: Trump, MBS, and the Road to Normalization
Right now, the Middle East is undergoing a transformation at a pace not witnessed in many years. President Donald Trump’s assertion that Saudi Arabia is on the verge of joining the Abraham Accords—potentially “very shortly”—cuts through…
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The Jewess Patriot – Midterm Election 2026 Warning – Don’t Support Benchwarmers
Jews Beware of Benchwarmers – Midterm Elections 2026 A word to the wise for American Jews – get over wasting millions of dollars on Eric Adams (primary) and Election Day loses for both Andrew Cuomo and Jack Ciattarelli. Social media content…
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‘You did good’
Compliment someone, and watch them shine. When someone does something good, and you say, “You did a good thing,” it inspires that person to do more good things. And it can change the world. I remember reading about a teacher in Mexico who was…
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The sin of omission in the court’s Sde Teiman investigation ruling
The justices opened the door to political intervention in criminal investigations, leaving out the larger context that warns how democracies die
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Holocaust for sale
Yesterday, after public outrage in Germany and abroad, the Felzmann auction house announced it would cancel its planned sale of hundreds of original Holocaust artifacts. The yellow badges, family letters from ghettos, medical reports of forced…
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