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Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern Zionism, famously declared: “If you will it, it is no dream.” It’s a memorable line — almost too neat to be true. But what if Herzl got it backward? What if the dream comes first — and the will simply follows? In 1927, J.W. Dunne, a British engineer and airplane designer, published a book called An Experiment with Time. It sent shockwaves through polite scientific circles — and then, just as quickly, vanished beneath the waves of mainstream disdain.
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The Mishkan — and the Torah’s Directions for a Brighter Future for Judaism [contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"] One of the most mysterious structures in all of Jewish history is the Mishkan, known in English as the Tabernacle.
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In his 1878 work Human, All Too Human, the provocative existential philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche coined the aphorism: “Many are stubborn in pursuit of the path they have chosen, few in pursuit of the goal.”His words cut deep into one of the significant anomalies of the human condition — our tendency to confuse movement with progress and defiance with purpose.
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This Passover, Vote in the World Zionist Congress Election [contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"] It was said that the early Zionist activist Nachum Sokolow was fluent in 70 languages — all of them Yiddish. It was a joke, of course.
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The great Hasidic master, Rav Nachman of Breslov, famously said, “If you believe you can break something, believe you can fix it.” A Hasidic wag later added, “But whatever you do, don’t believe you’re the one who invented the glue.”There’s something deliciously Jewish about that second line. Yes, you matter and can improve things once you’ve messed up. But no, you didn’t invent the universe — or even the duct tape that holds it together.
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An IDF Soldier’s Wisdom, and the Jewish Meaning of Belonging [contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"] The modern thinker and social philosopher Brené Brown writes: “True belonging doesn’t require you to change who you are; it requires you to be who you are.” It’s a powerful idea — that real belonging isn’t about fitting in; it’s about being seen, accepted, and valued for exactly who you are. In a world where we’re constantly encouraged to edit ourselves, curate our lives, and conform to expectations,...
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In a letter to James Madison dated Sept. 20, 1785, written from Paris, Thomas Jefferson expressed his fascination with the urban aesthetics of the French capital — and his eagerness to return to the Monticello estate, in Charlottesville, Virginia, so he could incorporate the architectural ideas he had encountered in Europe into his own home. “Architecture is my delight, and putting up, and pulling down, one of my favorite amusements,” he wrote.
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The Golden Calf: A Reminder That Anarchy Is Closer Than We Realize [contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"] Writing for the Denver Post in 1896 about Mark Hanna — President William McKinley’s version of Elon Musk — the American writer Alfred Henry Lewis wryly noted that “the only barrier between us and anarchy is the last nine meals we’ve had.” It’s a sobering thought. Three days without food and all our carefully cultivated civility — laws, social norms, polite lines at the coffee shop — vanish in a...
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Judaism Teaches Us That AI Must Never Overtake Human Decision-making [contact-form-7 404 "Not Found"] Those of us residing in West Los Angeles have lived alongside Waymo “robotaxis” since early 2024.
