From generation to generation, we change, and there is no comparing relationships today with those of 50, 100, or 200 years ago. In the past, people were connected in a much simpler way. They married people from their own village,…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What Is a Genuine Bond?
What does it mean to have a sincere connection with another person? We might think that sincerity means being completely understood, being able to reveal everything about ourselves, or simply feeling comfortable in another person’s presence. But none of these…
What Is It Like Living Each Day as If It Is the Last Day?
What if I could wake up every morning and say, “I have only today. I want to live it as though it were my last day”? This is a correct approach to life because our true opportunity to act exists…
Why Is Jonah’s Story Significant?
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…
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…
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…
How Can I Live a Relaxing Life Without Fear of the Future?
We spend an enormous amount of our lives worrying about what will happen next. We worry about our health, our family, our livelihood, and countless situations that might never even occur. We constantly try to arrange the future according to…
What Is the Meaning of the Hebrew Month Elul?
Behind the Jewish calendar and each of the Jewish holidays lies a deep inner meaning that plays out at the level of the desires and thoughts within a person who makes spiritual progress. Each calendar date symbolizes a stage in…
What Is the Spiritual Meaning of Circumcision (Brit Milah) and Bar Mitzvah?
Circumcision (Brit Milah) and Bar Mitzvah, what is the spiritual root of these ceremonies? Do they have any connection to the state of our society today? The circumcision ceremony is considered the rite of entry into the Jewish people and…
What Is the Most Important Thing about Education?
One of the fundamental principles of education is that a person learns only where his heart desires. This does not mean that education should simply follow a child’s existing interests. Instead, it means that the role of education is to…