First, it is important to understand that the Torah does not describe our world. The Torah is called “sanctity,” which in Hebrew means something different and separate to our world. It explains spiritual laws of the higher spiritual world, and…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
How does studying Torah change a person?
The purpose of the Torah is to invert a person from the state he is in on the animate degree, called “beast,” to what is called “Adam” in Hebrew, which means “human being.” “Adam” comes from the same linguistic root…
What does the Sabbath mean to you?
The Sabbath is the state of the end of correction of the ego, the peak of our development where everything functions in an ideal manner, solely in a direction of bestowal, giving, fulfilling and loving others. The prohibitions on the…
What are the things that are prohibited in the Torah?
Prohibitions in the Torah relate to our inability to use our ego—the desire for benefiting ourselves at the expense of others and nature—in the variety of ways it can be used, when we are in a spiritual connection. The most…
What advice do you have for a mother who feels like she is losing her son?
I received the following letter from a worried mother who felt like she was losing her son: “Hello, Dr. Laitman. I’m a worried mom. I feel like I’m losing my son. I raised two children. The young one I pampered and…
What does Jordan B. Peterson think about Israel?
Jordan Peterson stated on his visit to Jerusalem that Israeli people “have a tremendous moral responsibility,” and continued… “like you have, perhaps, for your entire history, for reasons that are very difficult to understand, and I think it is true, in some…
Does everything have an origin?
Everything comes from nature, which is a quality that functions solely in a direction of bestowal and love. Those who discovered nature as a force of bestowal and love also called it “the Creator.” We are created in an opposite…
What qualities make a good politician?
Before discussing the qualities that make a good politician, we need to understand that there is a higher force of nature determining and directing human development in order to guide us to aim for everything we think and do in…
What is the importance of holding a steady framework?
Holding a steady framework in life is very important and natural. If we lack order in our lives, we become miserable. Frameworks help us keep our daily schedule and order. It is thus very important to see that people find…
What social framework should we develop for a better future?
We are now entering a completely new framework in humanity, spanning families, towns, cities and nations. Today, nations have become replaced with a new kind of mixture, similar to how separate vegetables turn into a salad. This is especially visible…
Is it natural for a person to live in frameworks?
It is natural for us to live in frameworks because we emerged from the animate level of nature, where there is a very clear framework. The animate level has a clear framework of instincts: everything in the animate being’s existence,…
What is a crime?
Defining crime is very problematic. In Russian, there is a saying: “Show me a person and I’ll pin a crime on them,” i.e. it is easy to prove, in a serious manner, that anyone is a criminal. We are all…