“Sometimes the simplest things are the most profound. My job is to bring out in people & what they wouldn’t dare do themselves“
The Four Foundational Harms of a Phone-Based Childhood
In this text, I describe the four foundational harms of the phone-based childhood. These are profound changes to childhood caused by the rapid technological...
FOUR NORMS TO DEAL WITH CELL PHONES ADDICTION
I offer these ideas for reforms, all of which aim to reverse the two big mistakes we've made: overprotecting children in the real world...
How And Why The New York Times Ignored The Holocaust
THE ONLY THING NECESSARY FOR THE TRIUMPH OF EVIL IS FOR POWERFUL MEN TO DO NOTHING
WHEN JEWS WERE OBSESSED TO BE GERMANS...
Many times I...
TEFILA COMPANION
Dear Friends , these are the recordings of some of the most important Tefilot.
The audios were made, mainly, for learning the Tefila, but they...
Clint Eastwood, Shlomi and the Jewish people
November 21st, 2014
Two days ago, as Coty and I were leaving 'Mamila', near the Old City we met Shlomi, a young 'cool' Israeli taxi...
SHABBAT: Having guests and parenting, by Coty Bitton
This Friday you can feel a sense of excitement at our home. My husband told me that this Shabbat we are hosting a group...
Six facts that make the Holocaust a singular event in human...
Based on Prof. Yosef Ben-Shlomo z"l
1. Judenrein — a goal without precedent
For the first time in history, a government made the annihilation of an...
The State Of Israel And The Privilege Of Unawareness (1880-1914)
אִם יִהְיֶה נִדַּחֲךָ בִּקְצֵה הַשָּׁמָיִם מִשָּׁם יְקַבֶּצְךָ ה‘ אֱלֹקיךָ וּמִשָּׁם יִקָּחֶךָ וֶהֱבִיאֲךָ ה‘ אֱלֹקיךָ אֶל-הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יָרְשׁוּ אֲבֹתֶיךָ וִירִשְׁתָּהּ וְהֵיטִבְךָ וְהִרְבְּךָ מֵאֲבֹתֶיךָ
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This Wednesday night May...
The Role Played By The New York Times During The Holocaust
In the past, and in a different context, I’ve written about the mistake of conceiving Judaism as a "religion", instead of understanding it as the...
YOM HASHOAH: What You Need To Remember About The Holocaust
Holocaust denial takes many forms. Sometimes it is claimed that the Holocaust never happened, and it is instead part of the "Zionist propaganda", as...
STORIES OF THE SHOAH: Nazis in Israel. April – November 1942
THE PLANS OF THE BRITISH ARMY
“Two Hundred Days of Terror” is the name given to a period in the history of the Jews who...
The Three Victims of Lashon HaRa
Most people, when they think about Lashon Hara, focus on one victim: the person being spoken about. And indeed, that person suffers real harm....
The Shapes and Forms of Lashon HaRa
"You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people." Vayikra 19:16
Great-minded people talk about ideas. Average-minded people talk about events. Small-minded...
Words and Arrows
"His tongue is like a poisoned arrow… with his mouth, he speaks cordially… but in his heart, he lays a deadly trap." Yirmiyahu 9:7
Lashon...
Counting the 49 days from the Omer offering
🔢 SEFIRAT HA'OMER — COUNTING THE OMER What it is, why we do it, and how to count
🌉 A BRIDGE BETWEEN TWO HOLIDAYS
After Pesach,...
Rabbi Hayim Habib and the Holocaust in Salonica, Greece.
Rabbi Hayim Habib was born in the city of Salonica (or Thesaloniki), Greece, in 1882. His father was the famous Dayan (rabbinic judge), Rabbi...
The Omer offering
🌾 THE STORY OF THE KORBAN HA'OMER
In the times of the Bet HaMikdash, after the long winter, the fields of Israel began to turn...
YOM HASHOAH: Even the one Jew in Albania
"Those who endured the horrors of the camps are not the only Holocaust survivors. That group includes a wide range of Jews from all...
What Do You Do When Others Are Speaking Lashon Hara?
You are at a wedding or a reception, sitting at a table with friends — or with people you barely know — when the...
SHEMINI: Should Jews Be Vegan?
In this week's Parasha, the Tora introduces us to the diet of the Jewish people, Kashrut. This diet does not necessarily have to do...
SUMMARY OF PARASHAT SHEMINI
: THE DIVINE REVELATION IN THE MISHKAN
Moshe gathers all the Jews in the Mishkan, the Tabernacle, to witness the Divine Presence revealed in the...
TEHILIM # 113 (Halel): In which way do we Jews, praise...
Tehilim 113
The Text
1. Halleluyah! Praise HaShem, you who are His servants; praise the name of HaShem. 2. Let the name of HaShem be blessed,...
MORE Q&A FOR THE SEDER
📅 In which Hebrew day and Hebrew month does Pesach begin?👉 15th of Nisan (at night)
🌊 What do we celebrate on the seventh day...
Are We Ready for the Eve of Pesach?
Before Pesach begins, we must make sure that no edible chametz remains in our homes.
Chametz refers to foods or drinks (for humans or for...
🫓 ALL ABOUT MATZAH
1️⃣ What is Matzah?
🫓 Matzah is a special bread that we eat during Pesach.
It is made from only two ingredients:
🌾 wheat flour
💧...
🌿 ALL ABOUT MAROR AND CHAROSET
🥬 What is Maror?
The Torah says that the Pesach offering was eaten together with: 🫓 Matzah 🌿 Maror. This is how it was...































