At first glance, the principle of Sodom, which is “what is mine is mine, and what is yours is yours,” seems completely logical. In fact, it is absolute logic, and many people agree with it instinctively. If everything comes from…
Dr. Michael Laitman
To Change the World – Change Man
Can You Do a Good Deed Without Feeling Selfish?
We might think that helping someone, for instance, a small act like assisting an elderly woman, is a good deed. However, if we look deeper, we need to ask ourselves, who are we really doing this action for? If we…
How Can We Love Others?
Imagine that you relate to others as a loving parent relates to their children, whether strict or kind does not matter, but always with love. This is the attitude we must acquire toward all people. However, when someone reads this…
Why Is It Forbidden to Smoke on Shabbat?
It is considered work, which means working with the desire to receive, and Shabbat is a state where the soul rises above the Parsa to Atzilut, where it is forbidden to work with the desire to receive. If you work with the desire…
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…
What Does Passover Mean to You?
We have no more important or greater inner state than Passover. It marks an inner revolution that takes place within a person, where we receive the force of bestowal and connection, which we do not possess from the outset. We…
When You Are Asked a Question, What Does It Evoke in You?
When someone asks me a question, it evokes a very strong inner reaction in me. Sometimes I suddenly feel as if I begin to boil inside. At other times it pushes me toward a scientific explanation, a psychological one, or…
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…
Are There People Who Will Never Find Purpose in Life?
When I was young, I often asked myself, “What comes next?” First you go to school, then to college, then work, family, and so on. But since I could not find a real answer to that question, I felt no…
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…