Jonah, the prophet who fled from his mission and ultimately returned to it against his will, presents all of us with a warning sign. It is a story about storms, destiny, and a process of repairing the world that remains…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What Is the Significance of the Days of Awe?
The period from Rosh Hashanah until Yom Kippur is called “the Days of Awe.” Yet everything depends on how we perceive these days. Kabbalah, which directs a person toward the future and correction, sees them not as frightening days but…
Commemorating the Day of the Passing of RABASH
We are not immersed in memories. We do not commemorate the day of his passing in the way that is customary among those who are far from the truth. We simply accept this day as a sign for us to…
How Can We Rise to Reveal the Light and Love of the Creator?
When humanity finds itself surrounded by confusion and darkness, we naturally ask: Why does the Creator not give us even a small ray of light? Why does He not show us clearly where to go? According to the wisdom of…
How Do I Become Closer to the Creator?
What does it mean to come closer to the Creator? We usually imagine closeness in terms of distance. But the Creator is not somewhere far away from us. Drawing closer to the Creator means acquiring His quality of bestowal and…
How Do We Differentiate Between Good and Evil?
What is humanity’s fundamental ailment? The problem is that we do not know how to distinguish between good and evil correctly. We naturally define “good” as whatever gives us pleasure and as “evil” whatever causes us pain. Yet this does…
What Does It Mean to Create the Creator?
What does nature want from us? Ultimately, it wants only one thing: for us to become good and kind. But what does it mean to be good? It cannot simply mean pleasing the egoistic desires of everyone around us. In…
Does Technological Progress Always Mean Civilizational Progress?
For generations, humanity has regarded technological development as progress. We build increasingly sophisticated machines, establish universities and research institutions, develop medicine and industry, and award our highest honors to scientific discoveries. However, we rarely stop to ask a more fundamental…
Is Technology Making Us Less Happy?
Humanity constantly invents new technologies in the hope of making life easier, freer, safer, and more comfortable. We free ourselves from wires, increase our mobility, accumulate knowledge, develop new sources of energy, and create devices that previous generations could not…
Why We Should Not Be Afraid to Admit Our Egoistic Nature?
People are often fascinated by those who openly say what everyone else is afraid to admit. When someone declares that vanity drives them, that they care primarily about their own opinion, or that they use others for their own benefit,…
What Gives You the Strength to Continue in Life?
A person can seemingly have everything necessary for life, such as food, a home, money, and security, and nevertheless wake up feeling like they have no strength and nothing to live for. Where does this feeling come from? We usually…
What Do You Feel When You Ask God for Something and He Doesn’t Answer Your Request?
Why do we sometimes ask the Creator for help and receive no answer? The answer depends on what we are truly asking for. Suppose I have a habit of stealing. I have been caught many times, punished, beaten, perhaps even…