Pain & Suffering
The real question we must ask is not just why we sometimes feel such acute pain, but what we are meant to learn from it.
What have I done to deserve this? And how can I make it stop? Sometimes the pain seems to be insurmountable, the suffering cruel in its intensity. But why – I am a good person! I try so hard and yet I am hit again and again with such hurt – the loss of a loved one, a broken relationship, a suffering child. Why would a good G-d allow something like this to happen? Does G-d not cry, as I do? Does G-d not feel pain, as I do? What can I do to make it go away?
Your Choice: Light or Darkness
Theme: The Dark Side
Psychologically speaking, we need to achieve two things in dispelling the darkness in our own psyches and lives.
How to Come Back from the Dark Side
Theme: The Dark Side
Discover the enormous power contained in the “dark side” — like that of a “black hole” — and how to harness it for the good.
Psychological Damage from Trauma and Why You Can Get Over It
Theme: The Dark Side
No matter what type of trauma you have endured your soul has extraordinary resilience and powerful resources to help you rebuild yourself.
When You Can’t Turn Back the Clock
Theme: You Cannot Turn Back the Clock
What can you do when you have regrets but cannot turn back the clock?
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Responding To The Pittsburgh Massacre
Theme: Responding to Tragedy
Join Rabbi Simon Jacobson in this somber but candid talk discussing the healthy response to violent acts of hatred.
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Explaining Corruption to Children
When the day comes that our children are old enough to be confused by the dissonance around us, and they approach us with their questions, here are some words that we can offer.
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Why You Should Never Say, “Why Me?”
“Why me?” lands people in a downward spiral of negativity. Learn productive alternatives that allow you to turn your bad experiences and pain into powerful, life-transforming changes.
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The Power Of Human Touch
The destruction of the second temple was caused by baseless hatred. Can we begin to repair this through the power of the human touch?
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Lonely Man
Moses left us a legacy of facing our deepest questions and coming back stronger from it. He had faith even when there seemed to be no basis for it.
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Leave Your Past Behind
How can you leave your past behind? You must have a vision for the future. Without a vision for the future, you will gravitate toward the things that controlled you in the past.
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