Vision of human history through Kabbalistic chronology: we are at the end of the 6th millennium, approaching the 7th day of restoration. The creation of man on the 6th day parallels the emergence of the State of Israel after the Shoah. Discussion of merit and demerit as independent orders that don't cancel each other arithmetically. The history of Israel is understood as a 'Jewish kitchen on Friday afternoon' — preparation for the cosmic Shabbat.