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Michael Laitman

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Holocaust Remembrance Day: Rethinking Tragedy Through the Law of Connection

One of the pressing questions I am often asked in response to great tragedies is this: If the Creator—a loving, caring, and bestowing...

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Michael Laitman

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....

11.04.2026 40

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Michael Laitman

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...

10.04.2026 60

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When Did the Exodus from Egypt Take Place?

Passover speaks about the most fundamental process in a person’s life, which is the transition from an egoistic nature to a new altruistic nature...

07.04.2026 50

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Michael Laitman

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...

05.04.2026 40

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Michael Laitman

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...

02.04.2026 40

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Michael Laitman

Passover and the True Exodus from Egypt: Escaping the Ego Within

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...

01.04.2026 50

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Michael Laitman

What Is the Significance of Gog and Magog in the Bible?

Reality does not have to complete its development through some catastrophic explosion. The process described in the sources as the War of Gog and...

31.03.2026 50

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Michael Laitman

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...

30.03.2026 60

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Michael Laitman

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...

26.03.2026 40

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Michael Laitman

Is Rising Antisemitism a Sign of Global Crisis?

Today we must understand a fundamental fact about the world we live in: humanity has become completely interconnected and interdependent. This did not...

12.03.2026 50

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Michael Laitman

Is It Important to Follow Physical Commandments for Spiritual Growth?

13.02.2026 30

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Michael Laitman

How Did Hanukkah Begin?

16.12.2025 70

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Is the Tower of Babel a Literal or Symbolic Story?

26.11.2025 50

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Why Do So Many Jews Excel in Business and Finance?

31.10.2025 60

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What Does the World Want Israel to Do?

25.09.2025 40

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Michael Laitman

How the Media Covers the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

05.09.2025 60

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What Are Some of the Ways to Protect Israel?

22.08.2025 60

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Michael Laitman

What Is the Purpose of Israel According to Kabbalah?

08.08.2025 50

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Michael Laitman

What Is Your Opinion on Whether Most Israelis Want Peace?

11.07.2025 70

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Michael Laitman

Is There a Connection Between Jewish Disunity and the Rise of Antisemitism?

04.07.2025 80

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Michael Laitman

What is the root of antisemitism? How did it evolve throughout history?

26.06.2025 50

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Michael Laitman

Lag B’Omer: Rekindling the Flame of Unity

16.05.2025 40

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Michael Laitman

Why Is There Antisemitism in Countries Where There Are Not Even That Many Jews?

12.05.2025 70

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Michael Laitman

Internal Division: The Modern-Day Pharaoh Endangering Israel

08.04.2025 40

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Michael Laitman

History Repeats Itself: The Urgent Need for Jewish Unity

07.03.2025 40

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Michael Laitman