Yom Kippur, the day of atonement and forgiveness. It has many names. In Israel, the streets are empty, the kids ride their bikes, and people start to examine the year, all the deeds from the past year and receive a stamp of approval. What does that mean? • Protests in Iran Continue: A 22-year-old girl was killed and people took to the streets. It seems that man is a slave to fear, and Iran fell under oppression, and now the Persians are waking up. How can we work with fear and oppression? • Bernard Shaw said that “Eventually our relationships deteriorated to such an extent that there is only one thing left to do, to agree that we extremely respect each other,” and he also said, “Life isn’t about finding yourself, life is about creating yourself.” What is a Kabbalist’s opinion on these statements?

Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year 5783, well back then there were no Jews when everything just started, right?! But its called the Jewish New Year celebrated by Jews. My question is more global, is it the Jewish New Year or is it a Global New Year? It’s unclear what kind of year we will have, we are facing such questions, really terrible ones, existential ones. • The Belgium Ministry of Justice decided to conduct an experiment, 55 prosecutors and judges sat in the new Brussels prison for a while to test the conditions of detention and feel like prisoners. It's expected that after that, they will issue more reasonable sentences. What do you think about this? • The Sufi Mansur, Al- Hallaj, was asked, how to become free from one’s attachments? • Darwin spent a long time explaining his theory of evolution to one lord. The lord listened deeply to the scientists logical explanation and at the end, Darwin said, “So now you agree that man descended from an ape?” The lord replied, “Maybe you did, but I didn’t.” What I want to say by that is that everyone agrees that everyone is selfish, but, not me, I’m not selfish. My neighbors, but I’m giving, etc. etc. Why can’t a person look at himself and say, this is how I am. • A letter from a follower: I really want to talk about the world, the Creator, the inner state of man but when I look outside the window there is war. It really touched me. How can a person in such a situation think about the world, the Creator, connection, when there is war all around? • Nina writes: “The cat that lives in my house gave birth to kittens and a few days later, she killed them herself. Tell me please, is this a natural phenomenon? If so, what is its root, is this a consequence of our terrible behavior?”

Israel’s 74th Independence Day: The week of Remembrance Day and Independence Day is the most Zionist in the year, in which the Israeli people commemorate the dedication and sacrifice of the fighters who fell in the Israeli wars and the victims of hostilities and the establishment of the State of Israel. What is the importance of the State of Israel's declaration of independence events, and why are a lot of Israelis considering leaving the country? How can Israelis restore their attitude to where they live?• Antisemitism in US Universities: Harvard University's official student newspaper has published an editorial in which it officially announces its support for the BDS movement and strongly condemns the Israeli government's abuse of Palestinians. The paper relies on Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch's reports, and the views are similar to those of Amnesty International. The article came out as an expression of support for the Harvard Student Committee in support of Palestine. The article claims that it is not antisemitic, that the Palestine Support Committee is not antisemitic, and that Jews, like any person, have a right to life, peace and security. Why is opposition to Israel growing? Why are Israeli elements unresponsive to the situation, and what will happen to American Jewry? • New Matriculation Exams Reform in Israel: In the next Israeli school year, a new reform of the matriculation exams will take effect. The exams in four subjects of history, literature, bible, and citizenship will be replaced by summarizing work in groups. Practice in other subjects, such as mathematics, English, language learning, and science, will not change. Is this a significant reform? How can we connect the younger generation to a real matriculation exam?• Zionism and Eradication of Zionist Symbols: Today, anti-Zionist forces are emerging in Israel and around the world seeking to erase the Zionist symbols. Just this week, a woman from a university published a post in which she photographs Israeli flags in the university library and writes, "This is what a disease looks like," while Palestinians actually use all symbolic means to declare ownership of Israel. Recently, a video was released in which a Palestinian guy hangs Palestinian flags inside residential areas designated for Israeli flags alongside the northern roads.