We need to find the natural point within ourselves, the inner direction we already live in, even if it is still developing. What matters is that we stand in it firmly, without floundering or wandering aimlessly, unsure of where to…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
How Did Hanukkah Begin?
Hanukkah, in its spiritual meaning, is the revelation of a timeless inner process. The external events of 170 BCE—Antiochus’s desecration of the Temple, the persecution of the people, the uprising of the Maccabees, and the miracle of the oil—are branches…
What Can We Do to Make a Better Society to Our Next Generation?
We need to make a decision on how we wish to view the next generation. Accordingly, we should list its principles and behaviors, and put together a plan to raise the next generation to such a state. However, it is…
What Is the Miracle of Hanukkah?
The countless conflicts tearing humanity apart today—from wars and terror attacks to verbal assaults, accusations, and the desire to harm one another—make it clear that unity cannot arise from our own powers alone. To rise above such division requires a…
Why Is Preventive Medicine Important?
If we look back 1,000 to 2,000 years ago, we will see preventive medicine in practice. It was important to keep people healthy so that they could defend themselves and their families, villages, cities, and nations. Accordingly, various practices developed…
What Role Does Food Play in Maintaining Our Overall Health and Well-Being?
As human beings, we consist of two levels: the animal level and the human or speaking level. At the animal level, we need food in order to survive. The fulfillment of this base survival need is the primary concern in…
What Is It about Society That Creates and Maintains Mental Illness?
According to the Academy of the Hebrew Language, the word for psychiatry is “medicine of the soul” (“Refuat HaNefesh“), and it refers to the attempts to treat mental disorders and rehabilitate people who suffer from mental illness. But what exactly…
Is It Possible for Kabbalists to Predict Future Events?
Kabbalists do not engage in prophecy. They cannot and will not say what will happen in the future. What they can do is explain the general tendencies of human development, i.e., how human egoistic nature drives us when we do…
What Help Is Available for Addicts?
Addictions are usually associated with drugs, alcohol, and gambling, and we also often hear about addictions to shopping, the Internet, and social media. Of course, there are several other kinds of addictions, but a deeper look shows us that certain…
How Can Society Better Support Individuals Struggling With Depression?
Depression is a negative illumination. It descends from our desires and thoughts, the highest level of our inner structure, to our mood. From our mood, it proceeds to seep into the bodies’ systems, including our bones, tissues, nerves, and skin.…
Why Do Humans Experience Depression Nowadays?
Depression is like a virus that suddenly lands on us, chills us, paralyzes us, and lays us down. It strips away the joy of life, the strength to move, function, listen, and open our eyes. If we are depressed, we…
What Is the General Role of the Jews in the Bible?
The role of the Jews in the human puzzle is to unite (“love your neighbor as yourself” [Leviticus 19:18]) above differences and divisions (“love will cover all crimes” [Proverbs 10:12]) in order to become a conduit for the positive unifying…