Shavuot is the celebration of the giving of the Torah. The Jewish holidays, according to the wisdom of Kabbalah, mark significant stages in our spiritual path, i.e., in our transformation from our inborn egoistic selves to our spiritual, altruistic selves,…
“And by the exodus from Egypt they received the level of faith…and after Passover, the purifying work begins in preparation for the receiving of the Torah. And when the Torah is dressed in a person’s soul, this is the time…
Heaven, which in Hebrew is called “Gan Eden” (lit. “the Garden of Eden”), is the light of Hochma. The “garden” is Malchut, which is the last Sefira in the process of creation, made to receive the entire bounty of fulfillment that was created. Malchut filled…
Indeed, many countries, including those where new cases of the coronavirus are being regularly reported, have started reopening their economies. Why must the economy be reopened, especially considering that a cure for the virus has yet to be found? The…
The coronavirus has revealed humanity’s interconnectedness and interdependence. Accordingly, we would be wise to adjust to this revelation of our connectedness. As experts alert us to future pandemics and problems at global scales, we should hear this message of our…
The spiritual lesson of the coronavirus is that in order to live optimal lives, we need to develop different kinds of relationships, ones based on acknowledging our tight interdependence. When we realize how much we depend on each other, we…
Our future actions and dealings need to follow two main basic conditions: That they are essential to our lives, i.e. where life’s essentials are everything that makes our lives comfortable and qualitative. That they cause no harm to other people…
There are fundamentally two kinds of people in our world: egoists and altruists. Egoists do everything out of a calculation for personal benefit, and need to see justifiable compensation, like more money or an improved social status, for any act…
The coronavirus came to teach us about how much we depend on each other, and thus, how we need to take more responsibility in our attitudes to each other. If we look at major events in world history, including the…
The coronavirus has reeled in a new time with many changes, and those changes will require a new form of culture as well. As the coronavirus period with its social distancing and stay-at-home orders made us reexamine what is essential…
Human development is the development of positive connections upon our innate differences and divisions. Prior to the existence of humans, connections formed on inanimate, vegetative and animate levels that paved the way for humans to develop and connect. For instance,…
The economy needs a major impact because it has been failing to provide for our needs. Instead, we have been providing for the economy’s “needs.” The coronavirus pandemic has illuminated the question about what is essential and nonessential in life.…