Dr. Michael Laitman To Change the World – Change Man

Quiet Quitting – a Step toward a Better Balance

The signs have been there for a long time, but the lockdowns have given them a major boost. Now, “quiet quitting” is a major problem for employers, especially since many people still work from home, blurring the boundary between work…

When should I tell the truth and when should I lie?

I recently received the following letter: “Hello, Dr. Laitman, my name is Avi, and I’d like to share a problem that I’ve been dealing with from a young age. Since I can remember myself, I hated to lie, even when…

What should be one’s dream?

Our dream should be to achieve a positive social connection where mutual care, support and encouragement abound in society. Based on the video “What Social Model Should We Aspire To? ” with Kabbalist Dr. Michael Laitman and Oren Levi. Written/edited…

After 125 Years, We Still Do Not Understand Zionism

  This week in Basel, Switzerland, Israel is commemorating the 125th anniversary of the 1st Zionist Congress. At the conclusion of that congress, Theodor Herzl, who organized the conference and was the driving force behind the Zionist movement in its…

Alone Is Not Always Lonely

It seems like social media, pandemics, and modern life have made us isolated people, more alienated from each other than ever, and enjoying mainly our own company. People’s conversation time has been declining for nearly thirty years, and even video…

Who We Are without Our History

  September 1st is the beginning of the school year in Israel. Beginning this year, Jewish Israeli students will not learn about the history of the Jewish people during the period of the Second Temple, its destruction, the Great Revolt…

Mikhail Gorbachev – a Personal Impression

The passing of Mikhail Gorbachev reminded me of a brief conversation I had had with him. Even before I met him, I had the impression that he was truly a different kind of politician. He was not inherently bad; he…

Is it true that stubbornness is a characteristic quality of Jewish people?

Max Nordau, one of the Zionist movement’s founders, was quoted as telling Ze’ev Jabotinsky that “logic is a Greek art and Jews can’t tolerate it. The Jew learns not by way of reason, but from catastrophes. He won’t buy an umbrella merely…

Why We Do Not Remember the Moment of Birth

Humans are emotional beings. Feelings guide us, determine our thoughts, our decisions in life, and our judgment. Whatever we do, we do it to feel good or to avoid feeling bad. Feelings are so central to our being that they…

What should I be grateful for?

In the morning, we should be grateful for waking up, that there is light, air and an entire day ahead of us. In the afternoon, we should be grateful for having been through half the day already, and that soon…

Can drug addicts be cured?

A global solution to drug addition depends on society at large. We first need to build society so that it is based on ties of mutual consideration, support, encouragement and positive connections, such that people would not want to disconnect…

Who Gave You the Right?

Once a week, filmmaker Semion Vinokur interviews me on a program called Novosti (News). In the program, Semion asks about current affairs and presents viewers’ comments. In the previous show, he presented a poignant question from a viewer who called…