The ninth commandment, “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor,” carries a profound meaning. False testimony implies that, both with regard to ourselves and to others, we stand as witnesses, participants, and partners in everything that takes place…
The eighth commandment is “You Shall Not Steal.” What does this mean? If we think about our own benefit instead of the benefit of the collective, this is considered theft. Moreover, in its fullest sense, theft is not only taking…
In order to build a society founded on connection and love, we must aspire to connect with the desires of others and fulfill what they lack. We should place ourselves in the service of others, seeking to feel what is…
The commandment “You shall not murder” teaches that we must never sever any possible connection with another person and always judge others favorably. We should see in every person a potential for connection, even if we feel that they hate…
Why do army friends hold such a special place in our hearts? What changes in our mindset when we are called up for reserve duty in the middle of our everyday routines? Also, what principle from military life should we…
The fourth commandment, “Remember the Sabbath Day, to Keep It Holy,” means that we need to undergo a process of correction in order to reach a state of perfect connection. A correction takes place when we use our ego for…
To “take the name of the Lord in vain” means engaging in various actions that are unrelated to building connection between us, while expecting them somehow to bring us into contact with the Creator, i.e., the upper force of love…
The second commandment states: “You shall have no other gods before Me.” This is the second law, teaching that we should not imagine the upper force in various forms or figures. Instead, only what we attain in practice, through connections…
The first commandment states: “I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.” The ten commandments, which are laws that govern the system of connection, begin with the…
The story of Mount Sinai raises an important question: what kind of interaction existed there between people, and what can we learn from it in relation to what is happening today in Israel and throughout the world? It points to…
Many people who hear the word “God” imagine a distant being somewhere beyond the world, watching over human affairs. However, the wisdom of Kabbalah describes God very differently. God is not a figure outside of reality. God is the general…
The Jewish people are a microcosm. We were gathered here from all corners of the world in order to serve as a universal model for connection among people who are very different from one another. This is, in a sense,…