“Yehonatan, my beloved son, we were merited to be your parents. You were such a gentle, emotional and believing person, without an ounce of rough attitude or cynicism,” echoed the father, Hagai Lober, of Staff Sgt. (res.) Elisha Yehonatan Lober,…
Why do I need to feel ashamed?
We have been given a quality of shame so that through certain efforts, we will gradually rise from our inborn corporeal lives, where we are locked within our desires to enjoy for self-benefit, to spiritual life in the opposite desire—bestowal.…
Want to Express Your Divisive Attitude? Shut Your Mouth!
IDF soldiers launched a “Shut Your Mouth!” campaign in Hebrew through which they aimed to leverage social influence in order to communicate the message to their fellow Israelis that if unity is lacking in their speech, then it is better…
Why don’t we make everything free in this world and eliminate the concept of money?
Money is the equivalent of our investment into each other, our relations of give and take where we aim to receive something in return for our giving of something. However, is it possible to eliminate money? It would be possible…
Is Israel a Mature State?
We might just be going through a significant maturation phase right now. Without fully comprehending what is happening within us yet, we can see how our concerns have shifted significantly to what they were before October 7 last year. What…
What is the meaning of tefillin?
The physical act of putting on Tefillin is only a symbol of spiritual communication with the upper force of love and bestowal. The Tefillin symbolize the correction that we undergo in our desires and thoughts in order to enter into equivalence of form with…
What are your Happy New Year wishes for 2024?
I wish for humanity to come closer to realizing the root cause of the deep mess it is in, and to seek a way out. Indeed, the more we feel responsible and accountable for what happens this year, the closer…
What are the rules of love?
“Love your neighbor as yourself,” Rabbi Akiva said this is a great rule of the Torah. We must understand that a “great rule of the Torah” is the fundamental law of nature that encompasses the whole universe. If we prepare…
The Non-Televised War That Will Determine the Fate of the World
Parallel to the wars unfolding in the world today is a non-televised and inaudible conflict taking place inside the person. We can understand this inner war when we understand the internal definitions of “the nations of the world” and “Israel”…
Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai Exits the Cave, Dawning Our Era
We live in such times today where the more we develop without cultivating unifying relations among each other, then the more a repugnant stench of division and hatred darkens our lives. Today, more than ever before, we need to nurture…
Has the Exile of the People of Israel Ended or Was it Just a Dream?
Physically, we inhabit the land of Israel, having returned after two millennia, yet spiritually, there lingers a sense of absence. Exile, a state where the presence of the upper force of love and bestowal eludes us, leaves us without complete…
The Allegory of the Four Candles: Peace, Faith, Love and Hope
Four candles flicker softly in a room. The first whispers, “I bring peace, people don’t know how to protect me,” and it goes out. The second declares, “I am faith, people don’t need me,” and extinguishes. The third laments, “I…
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