
Sexuality
Why is sexuality so powerful? Intimacy is a celebration of vulnerability; it touches the softest part in each person, the most private and fragile part of a human being.
Most of us desire true intimacy, but we are afraid to experience true vulnerability, to lose control. But this makes it difficult to ever experience true intimacy, for being comfortable with your vulnerability is the ultimate intimacy. The question is: How can we really let go? We can be distracted and misled by the physical aspects of intimacy, pursuing it only to satisfy our selfish needs. Or we can understand sexuality and intimacy as the truly meaningful forces that they are.
Comfort My People
Left with no one else to blame, the child erroneously sees himself as the culprit. And this self-loathing and sense of inadequacy further erodes the child’s confidence. It’s not your fault. Don’t allow yourself to be invalidated. You have all the strength necessary to pick up the pieces and rebuild your life.
Read MoreThe Politics of Sexuality
After all that has been said and written about the Senate’s confirmation proceedings, discover, in this refreshing and groundbreaking talk, a new perspective that will shed light on the core issues and its relevance to our lives.
Read MoreThe State of Sexuality in Our Times: What the Recent Harassment Scandals Teach Us About Ourselves
Please join Rabbi Jacobson as he addresses the bigger story behind this appalling behavior — what it tells us about life today, what it teaches us about our sexual perspectives.
Read MoreArise and Shine
Of all abuses’ devastating effects the most damaging of all is the violation of human dignity. Causing deep shame, abuse demoralizes the human spirit and strips a person of his G-d-given birthright – the sense of self-value and self-esteem.
Read MoreMistaken As Gay
A viewer asked: “I am a man who often gets called gay. I have never had a gay relationship. I actually do like women, and hope to meet the right woman one day. It gets hard to always be perceived as gay. Women don’t even consider me as a potential date. How can I meet the right woman under these circumstances?”
Read MoreGender Identity
“Why are some people created with a gender that they feel is wrong for them?” Rabbi Jacobson addresses gender issues, which are spiritually complex and mysterious. He looks at gender from the perspective of the Jewish mystics.
Read MoreLove is in the Air: Elul in Jerusalem
Learn how the Hebrew month of Elul teaches us how to start anew and open up a new chapter of love in our lives.
Read MoreSeparating the Sexes
Keeping teenage guys and girls apart is a wise approach to their future.
Read MoreThe Value of Beauty
A frank dialogue that offers a refreshing perspective on the deep value of human beauty.
Read MoreIn The Friend Zone
Rabbi Simon Jacobson advises a “nice guy” on how to get out of the friend zone.
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