Michael Laitman
In 1976, Laitman began his Kabbalah studies, and in 1979 he found Rav Baruch Shalom Halevi Ashlag (the RABASH), the first-born son and successor of Rav Yehuda Leib Halevi Ashlag, known as “Baal HaSulam” for his Sulam (Ladder) commentary on The Book of Zohar. Prof. Laitman was RABASH’s prime disciple until his teacher’s passing in 1991. After his demise, Laitman continued to write books and teach what he had learned from RABASH, passing on the methodology of Baal HaSulam.
Dr. Laitman is the author of over 40 books, which have been translated into dozens of languages. He is a sought-after speaker and has written for or been interviewed by The New York Times, The Jerusalem Post, Huffington Post, Corriere della Sera, the Chicago Tribune, the Miami Herald, The Globe, RAI TV and Bloomberg TV, among others.
Email: mailto:info@michaellaitman.com Website: http://www.michaellaitman.com
How the Purim story is playing out right now
The Secret to a Happy Year
Rosh Hashana is an opportunity for change
Is it too late for American Jewry?
It may already be too late for American Jewry, but uniting the Jews above all the disagreements is still the only thing that can save them from a catastrophe that is now vividly in the horizon.
When a debate turns into hate, we are sealing our fate
No emperor on earth has ever defeated us, but when we forgot that all Jews are responsible for one another, we sometimes defeated ourselves. Now, another such defeat is within sight.
Who is the sovereign on Temple Mount?
This Tuesday, we will mark the 9th of Av, when the Temple was destroyed. The Temple represents our unity. When we restore our union, we will not need bricks to prove our place is here in Israel.
American Jewry — on the path to self-destruction
History repeatedly shows that we abuse and ostracize our own people, despite ocular proof that our divisiveness is the cause of our ruin.
UNESCO reflects not the nations’ antisemitism, but our own self-hatred
It is quite symbolic that UNESCO, the organization in charge of world heritage, is denying our historic right to Israel. Without a present that justifies our claim, our history is meaningless.
When Chicago Dyke March bans a Jewish Pride Flag, Jews should feel unsafe
When a march that dons inclusion as its motto excludes Jews, it is not a misunderstanding; it is the canary in the mine.
The Grenfell Tower fire: how a tragic accident became a blood libel
Our current disunity causes the world to once again want to be judenfrei (free of Jews), as the Nazis put it. Only we can change this, and only if we rise above our hatred for each other.
Comment: Between Dershowitz and Stone, Dershowitz is pointlessly correct
To change people’s feelings about Jews, we must approach with honesty the trope that if anything goes wrong, it’s the Jews’ fault.
The Trump impeachment campaign will hurt American Jewry
In broad daylight or behind the scenes, self-hating Jews have always been the worst detractors of the Jews, and their most injurious and treacherous enemies.