We should hold onto actions that benefit everyone, and let go of our past egoistic relationships, where we each seek to benefit ourselves at others’ expense. Doing so requires connection-enriching learning and mutual support. That is, we should try relating…
On one hand, we live in a period where we need to undergo a fateful transformation from our inborn egoistic attitudes to upgraded, altruistic ones. On the other hand, we lack the qualities to implement such a change. In order…
They are interdependent. How? It is because we are in a system of laws and forces that guide our relations. They are forces of closeness and separation on all levels of our existence: physical, biological, and beyond. We exist within…
If we had a perception of humanity as a single family, then we would experience a whole new and complete level of happiness, well-being, health, safety, confidence, harmony, and peace throughout human society, between people, countries, and nations, and also…
In nature’s view, humanity is one integral system. We, however, divide ourselves into different parts, such as countries and nations, due to our ego. We will have to rise above our ego and construct ourselves into one system. Whether or…
Undoubtedly. According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, from which I derive everything I say, we are entering a new era that Kabbalists refer to as “the age of the last generation.” This age is characterized by humanity’s very intensive development. It…
The whole point of Sukkot is to connect ourselves together, as it is written, “as one man with one heart,” under one thatch, with all four species together, which is what we need to see in our connection. We should…
“On the world map, Israel seems like a tiny, helpless dot compared to the superpowers. And yet, throughout the generations, our sages have insisted that ‘Everything depends on Israel.’” – Rabbi David Solomon Eibenschutz, Willows of the Brook, Portion Lech…
In the beginning of my book, Jewish Self-Hatred: The Enemy Within – An Overview of Jewish Antisemitism, I explained how the Jewish people harbor both of the two opposing forces in nature, the altruistic force and the selfish force, which, if…
Today, we commemorate the passing of Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag, known as “Baal HaSulam” for his monumental “Sulam” (“Ladder”) commentary to The Book of Zohar. He was a spiritual giant whose teachings continue to guide anyone who seeks life’s meaning and purpose.…
On Yom Kippur, it is worthwhile to ask for the strength to change ourselves. There is a single force in nature, an upper force that created us and governs everything. Our spiritual work is to connect with this force and use…
We are a nation that succeeded in overcoming the deepest rifts by uniting above them and not by suppressing all opposing views under one dominant opinion. Moreover, we have succeeded in harnessing our differences for the common good in a…