This is a Passover meditation on freedom, power, and the viral cruelty infecting the world. The Israel–US–Iran War became the flashpoint that exposed worldwide moral toxins—cruelty, conflict, and instability.

Are you apprehensive, confused, and disappointed by what’s happening? Each day seems to bring another fracture in the ethical foundations most of us were raised to cherish. The maxims we grew up with — tell the truth, be kind, protect the vulnerable, and safeguard our children — feel increasingly fragile. How could Epstein and his co‑conspirators have preyed on victims for decades, only for survivors to continue being pushed aside, dismissed, or forgotten? Power met depravity, and too many people participated or looked away, while victims suffered.

Across the country, we are witnessing the chaos that erupts when principled norms in government begin to erode. Immigration raids in schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods have left families terrified and entire communities destabilized. Children have been detained, separated from parents, and even handcuffed — stark images of how quickly humanitarian boundaries can collapse. In the most extreme cases, people such as Alex Pretti and Nicole Renee Good — both US citizens — were killed during federal operations, reminders of the human cost when enforcement becomes untethered from ethics. As long‑standing guardrails fall away, the result is a landscape defined by fear and confusion, with the basic principles of dignity and fairness no longer guiding public policy.

We see several Epstein survivors on the nightly news who appear well‑spoken and composed. This is not their private reality. This horror has never left them. That’s why they are still fighting — for themselves and for those too afraid to expose their trauma to the public or to the perpetrators who harmed them. How many victims found they couldn’t function after their experiences—and how many chose suicide to stop the pain? When the DOJ released unredacted victims’ personal information, how many were forced into the disclosure they had spent years avoiding — coerced into telling family and friends what happened before they were ready to reveal their agony? I hope they all find the help they deserve — not in backrooms with NDAs, but as proud survivors who fought to be heard and succeeded.

According to a New York Times analysis, President Donald Trump appears more than 38,000 times in the released Epstein files. He denies wrongdoing with Epstein. Additionally, the Department of Justice has been found to be covering up and excluding documents that protect perpetrators of rape and sexual assault — redacting their names while disseminating the names, addresses, and phone numbers of the victims. Unconscionable.

One personally hurtful person listed was Deepak Chopra. I learned to meditate through his and Oprah’s 21‑day programs, which I’ve used for more than a decade. I loved the teachings he offered before each meditation — they grounded me.

According to an analysis reported by International Business Times UK, Deepak Chopra appears more than 4,100 times in the Epstein files — emails, texts, and documented interactions.

Some of the disturbing quotes reported by CNN from the DOJ‑released files include:

“Bring your girls,” Chopra wrote to Epstein while inviting him on a trip to Israel.

Multiple emails show Chopra referring to Epstein’s entourage as “your girls.”

“God is a construct. Cute girls are real.”

Epstein to Chopra: “I liked watching you zero in on your prey.”

Chopra replied: “I’m not a predator, just a lover.”

These messages make me want to take a shower. The emails were written between 2016 and 2019, after Epstein’s criminal history became public.

Chopra has since said the emails reflect “poor judgment in tone.”

No kidding — but they indicate far more than “poor judgment,”— he seems willing to let himself off the hook. I’ve been debating whether to continue using his meditations. Hearing his voice now leaves me with revulsion. I remind myself that what he teaches are not his own insights, but deep lessons drawn from Indian spiritual and cultural traditions. I feel played — wouldn’t you? His authenticity blew up for me — poof!

Just last week, after years of silence, he released a new 21‑day meditation program called “Awakenings.” Can you........

© The Times of Israel (Blogs)