Dr. Michael Laitman To Change the World – Change Man

Who Led the Exodus from Egypt?

The exodus from Egypt is the exit from our egoistic approach to each other to new relations of love and positive connection. Being in Egypt and under Pharaoh’s rule means that we are under our ego’s control, which pits us

What Are the Modern-Day Equivalents of Egypt, Pharaoh and Moses Described in the Passover Story?

There is an increasing understanding that we can no longer live our lives the way that we do, i.e., that our consumerist culture of overproducing and over-consuming is destroying our planet, robbing it of its resources, and which ultimately leads

What Does the Prophet Elijah Do?

Elijah announces that the Messiah is coming. What is the Messiah? The Messiah is a force that pulls us our of our egoistic desires. In Hebrew, the word for “Messiah” (“Moshiach”) comes from the same linguistic root as the word

What Is Tisha B’Av?

𝘛𝘪𝘴𝘩𝘢 𝘉’𝘈𝘷 is a very important and prominent state in the development of creation. According to the wisdom of Kabbalah, Tisha B’Av commemorates the ruin of the Holy Temple, i.e. the shattering of the vessels, the state when we lost

What Does “Next Year in Jerusalem” Really Mean?

“Next year in Jerusalem” is an optimistic part at the end of the Passover Haggadah, and it means that we will reach a desire that includes all of humanity’s desires within itself. In other words, wherever we go, we will

How Would One Go About Studying the Works of Isaac Luria ( The Ari)?

Like Moses brought us the Torah, the Ari brought us the wisdom of Kabbalah. The Torah and Kabbalah both discuss the revelation of the Creator—the quality of love and bestowal—to the created beings. At Moses’ time, the revelation was through

What is ‘Modeh Ani‘ in Hebrew?

𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒ℎ 𝐴𝑛𝑖 is a short prayer, which is recited daily upon waking up in the morning. In this prayer, one thanks the Creator just as he opens his eyes by saying, “I offer thanks to You, living and eternal King,

What Is the Story and Lesson of Cain and Abel?

Cain and Abel are two inner forces. One of them is our egoistic nature, a quality of receiving pleasure for oneself alone. The other is the Creator’s nature, a quality of bestowing pleasure, which descends into us, and which we

What Is the Basis of Antisemitism?

The basis of antisemitism is the Jewish people having yet to realize their true identity and role in humanity: that by uniting above their differences, they become a conduit for unity to spread throughout the world. The Jewish people received

What is the meaning of the Tefilat HaDerech (Traveler’s Prayer)?

The meaning of the 𝑇𝑒𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑎𝑡 𝐻𝑎𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑐ℎ (Traveler’s Prayer or Wayfarer’s Prayer) is that we leave the place where we think we live, to another place and path. We do not know how long we will be on the road and

Is It Possible for a Jew to Be an Anti-semite?

A Jew can be an antisemite because being Jewish is not a nationality. To be a Jew means to be drawn to “love your neighbor as yourself,” i.e., to host an attraction to unity. It is a special kind of

What is Hidden in the Zohar?

The Zohar hides nature’s secrets from us in a way where we start understanding that such secrets are unattainable, that nature’s “control room” is hidden from us. Nature controls our every movement, thought and desire. We exist in an incredibly