God is relocating
"Synagogues — whether Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform — are no longer His primary residence. Surely, while some of the worshippers are pious people who try to communicate with their Creator, overall, the majority of these places have become religiously sterile and spiritually empty. So God is moving to unconventional minyanim (prayer groups) and places such as Israeli cafes, debating clubs, community centers, unaffiliated religious gatherings, and atypical batei midrash (houses of Jewish study). The reason is obvious. In some of those places people are actually looking for Him. And that is what He loves; not those who have already found Him and take Him for granted. He is moving in with the young people who have a sense that He is there but cannot yet find Him."
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Rabbi Nathan Lopes Cardozo
Rabbi Dr. Nathan Lopes Cardozo is the Founder and Dean of the David Cardozo Academy and the Bet Midrash of Avraham Avinu in Jerusalem.
A sought-after lecturer on the international stage for both Jewish and non-Jewish audiences, Rabbi Cardozo is the author of 18 books and numerous articles in both English and Hebrew.
He heads a Think Tank focused on finding new Halachic and philosophical approaches to dealing with the crisis of religion and identity amongst Jews and the Jewish State of Israel.
Hailing from the Netherlands, Rabbi Cardozo is known for his original and often fearlessly controversial insights into Judaism. His ideas are widely debated on an international level on social media, blogs, books and other forums.