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?
Is Suicide a Solution? Perspective from Kabbalah
Rabbi Jacobson will offer preemptive methods to help anyone who may be contemplating suicide and will provide empowering tools to those who have family or friends at risk.
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You Can Suffer Without Becoming a Sufferer
Your past trauma or negative experiences do not define your future experiences — unless you let them. Suffering is a verb — not a noun. It takes work, but you can go through negative experiences without internalizing them.
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Avoiding Passing Our Own Trauma to Our Children
Discover methods to separate the silver from the dross, to learn from our challenges — to get beyond the ghosts and skeletons in our closets and build powerful, dynamic and wholesome relationships.
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Why You Should Make Yourself Uncomfortable
Theme: Use Your Weaknesses for Growth
Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for this short discussion about the connection between adventure, spontaneity, and being uncomfortable. Learn why the discomfort of life’s journey can help lead you toward happiness.
How to Feel Even When You Hurt
The difficult truth is that the only way out of emotional pain is through it. We need to learn how to allow the hurt seep through our beings.
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How to Leave Your Past Behind
Discover ways to excise and expunge the toxins of the past and retain the healthy “cells.”
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Coping With Illness and Difficult Challenges: How to Maintain a Positive Attitude
Life happens – discover cognitive and emotional skills to successfully deal with any given challenge.
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Are Your Your Worst Enemy?
The downside of self interest is getting trapped in your comfort zone and your own box. What shakes us up?
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