The fifth commandment, “Honor Your Father and Your Mother,” is one of the most well known. On the literal level, it instructs us to honor our parents. Before exploring its deeper meaning, let us consider what honoring one’s parents entails.…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Why Do Friendships Formed in the Military Often Feel Deeper and More Lasting Than Relationships Formed in Civilian Life?
Why do army friends hold such a special place in our hearts? What changes in our mindset when we are called up for reserve duty in the middle of our everyday routines? Also, what principle from military life should we…
What Does the Fourth Commandment Really Mean?
The fourth commandment, “Remember the Sabbath Day, to Keep It Holy,” means that we need to undergo a process of correction in order to reach a state of perfect connection. A correction takes place when we use our ego for…
What Does It Mean to Break the Third Commandment?
To “take the name of the Lord in vain” means engaging in various actions that are unrelated to building connection between us, while expecting them somehow to bring us into contact with the Creator, i.e., the upper force of love…
What Is the Second Commandment in the Ten Commandments?
The second commandment states: “You shall have no other gods before Me.” This is the second law, teaching that we should not imagine the upper force in various forms or figures. Instead, only what we attain in practice, through connections…
What Is the First Commandment, and What Does It Mean According to the Bible?
The first commandment states: “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” The ten commandments, which are laws that govern the system of connection, begin with the…
What Actually Happened at Mount Sinai?
The story of Mount Sinai raises an important question: what kind of interaction existed there between people, and what can we learn from it in relation to what is happening today in Israel and throughout the world? It points to…
Is Nature Only God?
Many people who hear the word “God” imagine a distant being somewhere beyond the world, watching over human affairs. However, the wisdom of Kabbalah describes God very differently. God is not a figure outside of reality. God is the general…
Why Does Kabbalah View Israel as a Beacon of Unity?
The Jewish people are a microcosm. We were gathered here from all corners of the world in order to serve as a universal model for connection among people who are very different from one another. This is, in a sense,…
What Is the Difference Between Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory?
While we are alive here in this world, i.e., this form of existence of protein-based matter, there is an immense number of tiny grains of egoism, which are corrupted desires to enjoy for self-benefit alone that were created by the…
What Is the Main Point of the Passover Seder?
What exactly do we celebrate on Seder night? Is it relevant to today’s reality, which seems so chaotic? Also, what can give modern slaves a different quality of life? Even if we are unaware of it, Seder night symbolizes a…
How Does Overcoming the Ego in the Passover Story Lead to Experiencing a Reality Beyond Time, Space, and Individual Existence?
To uncover the code hidden in the Passover story, we need to begin long before the Exodus from Egypt. Once upon a time, in ancient Babylon, there was a cunning and tyrannical king. He ruled over our ancestors—who, of course,…