Shivers once again ripple throughout the world as New York City gets hit with its worst terror attack since 9/11. Beyond the immediate finger pointing at ISIS and lottery-based immigration programs, I will not be surprised if the blame gradually…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Shooting in Las Vegas
I extend my deepest condolences to the families of the 50 people who were killed in last night’s shooting in Las Vegas. Unfortunately, I don’t think such horrible events will vanish from the horizon anytime soon. We have to see…
Yehuda Ashlag (Baal HaSulam)
“I find a great need to break an iron wall that has been separating us from the wisdom of Kabbalah,” wrote Kabbalist Yehuda Ashlag a.k.a. Baal HaSulam (“Master of the Ladder”) for his Ladder commentary on the Book of Zohar.…
Baruch Ashlag (the “Rabash”)
On a cold, rainy night in 1979, I could not sleep, my thoughts troubled me. Suddenly I found myself at the wheel, driving without direction. A large sign cut through my thoughts: “Bnei Brak.” I went in. The streets were…
Price Gouging in the Aftermath of Hurricanes
Alongside stories of heroism demonstrated by American citizens during the devastating hurricanes, stories about the price gouging spread as well. The price of a flight ticket jumped from $550 to $3,300, and a pack of bottled mineral water jumped to…
Strained Relations between North Korea and the United States
There is a joke about a man who falls from the tenth floor and passes by the window of his neighbour on the fifth floor. “What’s new?” the neighbour asks. “For the time being– all’s well,” replies the man who…
Rise of Anti-Semitism Following Neo-Nazi Riots in Charlottesville
Heard of Beer Pong? It’s a drinking game played by young people in the U.S.. They aim a ping pong ball into a half-full beer glass on the other side of the table. When someone scores, the player on the…
The Secret of Forming a Great Society
The Urgent Need for Social Reform The deepening and unsolvable global crises—with its various manifestations of social rage and angst, raise an urgent need for changing prevalent social values—which are self-centered, egoistic, and ruthlessly competitive—to new ones that are positive;…
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