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…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
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…
What Is the History of Passover?
When we speak about Passover, we are not speaking about a historical event, but about an inner process that every person must go through. The entire story of Egypt, Pharaoh, Moses, and the exodus is happening within us. There are…
Why Is Abraham Important as a Biblical and Historical Figure?
Abraham changed the course of world history. He was the first person to call on the Babylonians to confront the growing egoism that had suddenly erupted in Ancient Babylon. Until that time, Babylonian society had developed peacefully. Located between the…
What Is the Significance of Gog and Magog in the Bible? Are They Meant to Represent Nations, or Are They Symbolic Figures?
Reality does not have to complete its development through some catastrophic explosion. The process described in the sources as the War of Gog and Magog does not necessarily have to unfold as a global disaster. It can take place within…
Has There Been a Rise in Antisemitism Recently? If So, Why?
There is no question that there has been a significant rise in antisemitism recently. Today the world is passing through a very special stage in its social and political development, and naturally many painful questions arise, about the relation we…
How Can the Principles of Kabbalah Be Applied to Build an Integral Human Society Today?
To understand how the principles of the wisdom of Kabbalah can be applied to build an integral human society today, we should first understand the concept of the soul as Kabbalah describes it. We need to defocus our current understandings…
Is Rising Antisemitism a Sign of Global Crisis? History Shows a Connection Between the Two Almost Every Time
Today we must understand a fundamental fact about the world we live in: humanity has become completely interconnected and interdependent. This did not happen yesterday. The process has been unfolding for at least the past hundred years, and it began…
Is It Important to Follow Physical Commandments for Spiritual Growth?
All the commandments or Mitzvot are nothing more than expressions of spiritual laws dressed in actions of our world. In and of themselves, the physical acts have no independent power. When a person performs them only externally, mechanically, without inner correction, they…
What Was the Religion of Abraham?
Abraham’s teaching can be called a religion from the moment it became a unifying force, i.e., when it turned into a practical method for building a society that absorbed the idea of unity, accepted it, and began to live by…