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”…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
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…
The Emergence of the Spiritual Land of Israel in the Heart
In recent months, Israel has been a land filled with expressions of both brotherly love and selfish struggles, playing host to a constant conflict between goodwill and animosity. According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, “land” (Heb. “Eretz”) means “desire” (Heb. “Ratzon”),…
Returning to Our Roots
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…
What can I ask my Creator if He responded to me?
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…
Are there problems that cannot be solved at any level?
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…
What makes global issues difficult to solve?
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…
The Allegory of the Sage and the King
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…
Why did God destroy the Tower of Babel?
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…
What is the most important commandment, and why?
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…