When we look at the rapid rise of social media and online networks, it may seem like a purely technological phenomenon. However, its roots lie much deeper, in human nature itself. Social networks are a natural outcome of the evolution…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Is the Soul Collective or Individual?
When we speak about the soul, we must first clear away a fundamental misconception: the soul is not something personal that exists inside an individual from birth. The soul is rather a collective phenomenon, a mutual desire that exists between…
What’s Wrong With the Principle of Sodom: “What Is Mine Is Mine, What Is Yours Is Yours”?
At first glance, the principle of Sodom, which is “what is mine is mine, and what is yours is yours,” seems completely logical. In fact, it is absolute logic, and many people agree with it instinctively. If everything comes from…
Can You Do a Good Deed Without Feeling Selfish?
We might think that helping someone, for instance, a small act like assisting an elderly woman, is a good deed. However, if we look deeper, we need to ask ourselves, who are we really doing this action for? If we…
Holocaust Remembrance Day: Rethinking Tragedy Through the Law of Human Connection
One of the pressing questions I am often asked in response to great tragedies is this: If the Creator—a loving, caring, and bestowing force—governs everything, how can so many harsh and cruel events take place? The answer lies in understanding…
An Invitation to the 2026 EU Annual KabU Retreat
Hello to all of you who find interest in the wisdom of Kabbalah and wish to know what this wisdom is really about, and what it guides a person to achieve. I highly recommend not to miss the upcoming opportunity…
What Makes Us Change and What Are the Things We Cannot Change about Ourselves?
We need to reach a very sharp and bitter realization that it is impossible to give up self-gratification, to love one’s neighbor, and to truly bestow to another. Human nature, which is an egoistic desire to enjoy for self-benefit at…
How Can We Love Others?
Imagine that you relate to others as a loving parent relates to their children, whether strict or kind does not matter, but always with love. This is the attitude we must acquire toward all people. However, when someone reads this…
Why Is It Forbidden to Smoke on Shabbat?
It is considered work, which means working with the desire to receive, and Shabbat is a state where the soul rises above the Parsa to Atzilut, where it is forbidden to work with the desire to receive. If you work with the desire…
What Is Going On With All the Recent Antisemitism in the World?
Today the world is again approaching a state very similar to ancient Babylon, and that is why antisemitism is now rising from all directions at once. It is no local phenomenon and no mere political or social trend. It is…
What Is the Most Important Thing about Passover?
Passover is not about what happened once in history. It is about what is happening inside you right now. Therefore, the most important thing about Passover is “What has changed in me this Passover?” Within each of us there is…
How Does the Passover Holiday Commemorate the Exodus from Egypt?
What we call “Egypt” in relation to the Passover story is not a place on the map. It is a state within us. It is the rule of our ego, our constant desire to benefit ourselves at the expense of…