Imagine yourself as a child. Think about how good and pleasant it is to have a great and wise big brother or sister who is devoted to you, standing behind you, wanting to help. That is how we need to…
The most important goal of education is to raise people to positively connect and complement each other, finding genuine happiness through positive relations. Toward such a goal, we should eliminate scores and ranks because they have a destructive effect. They…
In the wisdom of Kabbalah, we take upon ourselves the revelation of the Creator, to reveal our connection with Him and to bestow to all humanity. This means entering into all of nature to explore, discover, feel, and fulfill ourselves with…
Teachers should be honest and straightforward with their students, so that the students feel that the teacher is their friend. The students should also feel that the teacher is a wise adult that protects them, and who teaches them from…
I would teach equality to everyone in the classroom. A practical exercise in doing so is for everyone to write down people’s differences, and according to those differences we have in our natural qualities, we should then discuss: How can…
The most useful subject, especially in our present era, is learning what nature demands from us, and how we can meet its demands so that we develop harmonious, peaceful and fulfilling lives. What does nature demand from us? It demands…
We should start with the knowledge that our world is integral, that humanity is an integral group, and whether we are in our families, friend circles, classrooms, workplaces or any other grouping of people we might find ourselves among in…
We humans differ from animals in that in addition to desires for food, sex, shelter and procreation, we also have so-called social desires for wealth, power and knowledge, which we can satisfy at the expense of the surrounding society. These…
An equal standard of living means no group or nation has more or less than they need, considering each nation’s habits, lifestyle and needs. Equality is not about numbers or statistics but about everyone feeling they are at a level…
You can study the Torah, but for the Torah to teach you, you need to feel a little like a sinner. That is why the Torah is given. We do not need the Torah for knowledge. We should feel like…
We are made of a desire to enjoy with an intention for self-benefit alone. Such a desire with an intention aimed at self-fulfillment defines our egoistic nature. Although we have combinations of certain qualities in each of our desires, they…
An ideal society is one where its members have developed an attitude to life that prioritizes benefiting others, society and nature over self-benefit, and where positive connections continually blossom among all of its members. Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam) describes such connections…