
Emotions & Psychology
When you awake in the morning, while you are still lying in bed, think for a moment: What does it mean to be awake and alive?
Though many of its clients may not be, the therapy industry itself is healthy and robust. You may even be lying on a couch as you read this. In an era of unprecedented material excess, we sometimes find ourselves feeling emotionally bankrupt. We know where to turn for excitement, but we are lost when it comes to finding meaning. We are experts at distraction, but when we are alone with the mirror, are we truly happy? Are these questions considered neuroses? I don’t know, this conversation is stressing me out…
How to Transcend Deception
Every day life is replete with dissonance and deception (intentional or not). Identify them and you are well on your way to freeing yourself and discovering truth.
Read MoreHow to Connect With Others: A Seven Step Method
Are you socially awkward, or feeling disconnected from your loved ones? The following seven steps are a proven, time-tested method, based on the Kabbalah’s seven-dimensional emotional spectrum, to improve how you bond with others.
Read MoreHow to Be an Emotionally Warm Person
Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for a short, inspiring talk on how to be an emotionally warm person. Learn the key to brightening and warming your corner of the world.
Read MoreBeyond the New Year
The book of Genesis ends as the year ends. But our book just begins. What will your story be? It’s up to you.
How Can I Change My Bad Habits?
Theme: You Cannot Turn Back the Clock
Rabbi Simon Jacobson dissects the anatomy of habits. Citing “The Power of Habit” by Charles Duhigg learn how habits are acquired over time, and what you must do to override these habits in order to overcome your past and move forward.
Why New Year Resolutions Don’t Stick
Theme: Build the Life You Want
Rabbi Jacobson discusses New Year’s resolutions, and why they probably won’t stick.
The Psychology of Tomorrow
Discover how you are not a product or victim of circumstances or genes, how you control your destiny — how you have the power, power beyond your belief, to navigate every challenge and curve ball life throws at you.
Read MoreYud Tes Kislev: The Psycho-Spiritual Revolution of Our Times
A bit more than two centuries years ago Rabbi Schneur Zalman presented us with an invaluable model of life that can be appreciated now more than ever. It would be wise to explore his teachings, which provide us with a most comprehensive blueprint for modern life, uniting faith and reason, spirit and matter in our struggle with physical life.
Read MoreFour Ways to Transcend Selfishness
Topic: Servant Leadership
Pursue knowledge, give to charity, practice faith, and love unconditionally.
What Happens When You Are Overwhelmed
Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for a short, clear talk about how to maintain focus on the big picture before you get overwhelmed, and even in the midst of crisis.
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