THE END (AND THE BEGINNING) HOW TO SAVE A DESTRUCTIVE WORLD חד חרוב In 1513, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León landed on the shores of what is now Florida while chasing the Fountain of Youth. Throughout history, humanity has used alchemy, elixirs, cryogenics, or today’s billion-dollar tech to reverse aging through therapeutic methods or genetic engineering. But what is truly in store for humanity? Jewish tradition’s view on future life is so radical, it defies imagination.

GAIN WITHOUT PAIN? THE MEANING OF SUFFERING BEFORE REDEMPTION חבלי משיח During the Holocaust, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn addressed a letter to a disciple’s confusion regarding Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak’s recent declaration that Moshiach’s arrival was imminent. Why are we then suffering? his student asked. In response, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe compared the devastation of Eastern European Jewry to birthpangs. While often excruciating and prolonged, labor is a step in the pr

FROM REBELLION TO REDEMPTION COUNTERCULTURE AS TEH KEY TO MOSHAICH חוצפא יסגי War protesters, opposed to the intervention of the United States in political skirmishes overseas, earned the derogatory name “peaceniks” by New York’s Village Voice in the 1960s. These military pacifists, we can perhaps argue, were simply young people with ideals too modern for their times. סוטה מט ע"ב בְּעִקְבוֹת מְשִׁיחָא חוּצְפָּא יִסְגֵּא…נְעָרִים פְּנֵי זְקֵנִים יַלְבִּינוּ, זְקֵנִים יַעַמְדוּ

A WORLD TRANSFORMED A CHANGE IN FORM, NOT IN SUBSTANCE הרע יהפך לטוב In 1973, with the whole world on edge in the greatest global conflict of the 20th century, the Global Positioning System was born. It took only twenty years for America’s greatest strategic weapon of the Space War to be a force of public good. Where would we be today without GPS? זכרי' פרק יג, פסוק ב וְאֶת רוּחַ הַטֻּמְאָה אַעֲבִיר מִן הָאָרֶץ. אור החיים בראשית פרק א, פסוק א וְהִנֵּה יָדוּעַ כִּי הַקְּלִפָּ

REALIZING REDEMPTION HOW DEMANDING MOSHIACH BRINGS HIM CLOSER לבקש גאולה The Law of Attraction is not about relationships or magnetic fields. In modern lingo, it’s called “manifestation,” and it is a mind game based on the premise that when you want something badly enough, and believe strongly enough that it will work out for you, it will happen. What is the value of a positive attitude in Jewish philosophical thought and what are its ramifications on future events? חיד״א מדב

BRING IT ON CREATING A MOSHIACH ENVIRONMENT TODAY להביא לימות המשיח Artistic block is the bane of anyone who works in a creative field. The aspiring author. The brilliant artist. The talented musician. They all dream of taking the world by storm. Yet just as they are about to soar, self-doubt creeps in. They begin to wonder: Do I have what it takes? The author’s pen falters; the artist’s brush hesitates; and the singer’s powerful voice fades into an insecure whisper. What do

THE METAMORPHIS OF EVIL THE UNHOLY FORECASTER OF THE MOSHIACH PROPHECY נבואת בלעם: גדרו וכוונתו The League of Antisemites was created by a German journalist in 1897. The ideas espoused weren’t new, with the same old anti-Jewish lies and bigotry—but as atheists, the league looked for a definition to their hatred that could no longer be explained along religious lines. Thus the term “Semite,” a Middle-Eastern cultural grouping, was coined. This has created a new realm of conf

THE LAST STAND UNIQUE CAPABILITIES IN THE FINAL MOMENTS OF EXILE. דור האחרון של גלות In recent decades, long-distance running has become increasingly popular. There are over 800 annual marathons worldwide, with an estimated 1.1 million runners participating. Whether running for a cause or to set a personal record, each runner must train for the multi-mile trek by building stamina and endurance. However, as runners will say, the last mile is always the hardest. When the energy

REALITY CHECK LIVING A DREAM, EAGER TO AWAKE. גלות וגאולה - שינה ויקיצה Perhaps the most astonishing technological development of our time is Artificial Intelligence. Ask an AI generator to depict an old Lithuanian rabbi soaring over New York City while clutching an enormous pickle. Moments later it will generate this wacky sight. Surely, this is a sign of extraordinary technological capabilities, but perhaps, more deeply, this distortion has its roots in the very environment

I BELIEVE MOSHIACH IN OUR TIMES אֲנִי מַאֲמִין…בְּבִיאַת הַמָּשִֽׁיחַ A group of modern psychologists have coined the term "primal world beliefs" (also called "primals") to define how individuals live their lives based on what they perceive as "truths." To determine what these beliefs are, they fed sacred texts, movies, fiction books, and tweets into a data analysis tool. They then narrowed in on 26 primary words that people use to describe the world. The adjectives range fro

HOME FOR ONE UNDERSTANDING G-D'S PLAN דירה בתחתונים Technology has permeated every facet of our lives, transforming work, leisure, travel, and communication. With the swipe of a finger you can see people thousands of miles away. With the click of a button you instantaneously transfer funds to the other side of the globe. What once seemed impossible is now a reality, our vast planet smaller and more unified than ever, an interwoven environment where scattered people and resour