Does nature have a plan for us and, if so, how can we discover where it is leading us? The answer is that nature is guiding each and every one of us to the realization that we have the ability…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
What Were the Leadership Skills of King David and King Soloman?
Spiritual leadership is not inherited. This is emphasized, for example, in the case of King David, who descended from Ruth the Moabite. It is a person’s qualities that make them fit to lead; royal bloodlines are not the determining factor.…
What Is Moses’ Style of Leadership?
From its very foundation, the Israeli nation emerged in a uniquely special way. A collection of people from various nations gathered around an idea, as Maimonides describes in The Book of Knowledge. They learned from Abraham how to connect with one…
Have You Ever Felt That You Are at a Dead End in Life?
As we advance through life, it often seems that we move from one dead end to another. Yet these apparent dead ends are not obstacles meant to stop us. They are stages of development. Each step creates within us new…
What Does the Story of the Tower of Babel in the Bible Teach Us?
In the story of the Tower of Babel, people wanted to reach the heavens. Indeed, this story still accompanies us today. Hidden in the story are key principles that can save humanity from tearing itself apart. Let us jump back…
How Is the Book of Zohar Used in Kabbalah?
The Book of Zohar with the Sulam (“Ladder”) commentary and also The Study of the Ten Sefirot (TES) are two truly monumental sources of spiritual power. These are not merely books in the ordinary sense. They are foundational works that present the structure of the…
What Is the Biblical Prophecy of Gog and Magog? Why Is It Important Today?
An international coalition against us, a terrible war, and ultimately the intervention of a higher force. Does the prophecy of Gog and Magog describe a nuclear war? Can catastrophe be prevented? And what about the prophecies of peace—will they ever…
How Do Prophets Become Prophets?
The wisdom of the prophets stems from their knowledge of the network of connections that links all parts of nature. Rabbi Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (the Ramchal), a great Kabbalist of the 18th century, describes in his book The Way of God how…
What Is the Meaning Behind “Shema Yisrael”?
There is one upper force called “Nature.” In Hebrew Gematria, “HaTeva” (Nature) and “Elohim” (God) both equal 86. From this force comes one all-encompassing law that embraces all of reality and advances it toward a single purpose, adhesion with the…
What Is the Proper Way to Pray to God According to Kabbalah?
What lifted humanity out of the animal world was the development of the ego. Kabbalah defines the ego as a desire to enjoy for self-benefit alone at the expense of others. With an egoistic desire that steadily grew stronger, we…
What Exactly Is the Book of Zohar All About?
Indeed, The Book of Zohar is very special. It is the book of books of the wisdom of Kabbalah. A book that speaks entirely about the correction of the human being, about a corrected society whose network of connections is called “the…
Israel’s Role and Mission in Light of Present Challenges
Originally, the people of Israel gave the world the foundations of education and culture, an approach toward people, society, and nature. Abraham taught us that nature is one force, an integral system the parts of which operate in mutuality and…