Government

The role of government is to strike a balance between individual rights and the greater good of the community. Yet no political system has been able to perfect this balance.

A civilized nation needs to be built on a foundation of morality and ethics that is timeless and unconditional. At the same time, a nation’s survival is dependent on its constant progress and growth. Since people are bound to have vastly different beliefs, who should define the standards and morality and justice that must rule all people? At what point does a government intervene to keep an individual from harming himself or others? How do we avoid the abuse of power by government leaders? The challenge is to harness our freedom, to channel it for good and righteous purposes.

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Vayigash: 2000-2010

Weekly Op-Ed •December 24th, 2009• 6 Comments

The United States now stands at perhaps the most defining moment of its history. We need to fight a war that goes far beyond the military one.

Mikeitz: Coming In from the Cold

Weekly Op-Ed •December 17th, 2009• 2 Comments

We are blessed with the gift and responsibility to create a warm oasis, and bring people in from the heartless streets and nameless plains – and bring to life the innate warmth within each person’s soul, which is essentially a Divine pilot flame waiting to be fanned.