Returning to our roots invokes a profound sentiment, which resonates deeply, stirring an inexplicable longing within. The wisdom of Kabbalah possesses a principle known as the “law of root and branch.” It asserts that each spiritual root holds a physical…
A woman once dreamed of approaching Creator behind a store counter. Approaching Him, she inquired, “What can I buy from you?” The Creator responded, “You can buy everything from me.” She promptly requested, “Then grant me health, happiness, love, success…
In the exact sciences, there is a concept of an unsolvable problem when scientists prove that something cannot be solved. For example, in astronomy, there is a three-body problem that cannot be solved in general, only in specific cases, or…
The purpose of human development is hidden from us. No matter how philosophers struggle with the question of our purpose, we cannot clearly define it, and everything that we define collides with our internal disagreement. It is thus too early…
There is an allegory about a man having a dream where he saw a king in heaven and a sage in hell. He asked God, “What is the reason for this? I thought it would be the opposite, that the…
The Babylonians wanted to be together, to build and live as one commune, with mutual respect and love for one another. As it is written in the story of the Tower of Babel: “And they said, “Come, let us build…
It is difficult to categorize commandments into more or less important, but Rabbi Akiva explained that “Love your neighbor as yourself” is the most important of all the commandments. It is because “love your neighbor as yourself” includes all the…
A verse by the Persian poet Saadi Shīrāzī is written in gold letters and adorns the pediment of the building of the UN headquarters in New York. “All human beings are members of one frame, Since all, at first, from…
Throughout human development, nature has always been giving while we have evolved egoistically, taking for ourselves. This is normal, since per nature’s plan, our evolution was meant to be self-centered for a certain period of time. It is similar to…
In the book of the prophet Isaiah, there is a well-known phrase, “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation shall not lift sword against nation, neither shall they learn war anymore” (Isaiah…
It might seem as if life would be better without disagreements because then we would have no wars and conflicts, but it is far from the case. Without disagreements, our lives would be unilateral, one-sided and humanity would be unable…
Cain murdering his brother, Abel, is about when we follow our egoism, i.e., our desire to enjoy at the expense of others, trying to fulfill its demands. Cain and Abel describe two inner directions and forces in our development. Abel…