After the Chag, the year starts in earnest. It is time to remind you that you need to prepare. This year, in 5775, it will start. The best place to be is Israel. There is not much time.
Over the years, we have covered Judaism with too many clinging vines, to the point where we can no longer see or even recognize das Ding an sich, “the thing in itself.” A thick scab has grown on Judaism, and it needs to be scraped off. We have to expose the founding pillars and build a superstructure. We must recognize that the barer Judaism gets and the more uncertain we become, the closer we get to where we need to be, until we hit the core.
Albert Einstein
If one purges the Judaism of the Prophets (...) of all subsequent additions, especially those of the priests, one is left with a teaching which is capable of curing all the social ills of humanity. (...)