Gentleness
A Q&A letter applying the story of Moses striking the rock instead of speaking to the rock in Parshat Chukat to explain how to get through to blocked people
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Special Children
An email exchange between Rabbi Jacobson and the mother of a bi-polar son illuminates the concept of special children and their unique strengths.
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What Is Our Obligation to Homeless People?
You pass a homeless person on the street and you put a coin in his or her cup. Is that a demonstration of empathy, or should you do more?
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Alive With Pleasure
Much can be learned from advertising. What exactly does it mean to be alive? Chayei Sarah reveals for us a completely new definition and dimension of life. A true life is a spiritual life.
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How to Relieve Your Emotional Pain
The following three steps, which come from the 4000-year-old tradition of Kabbalah, are a sure way to not only relieve emotional pain, but to become a better person through it.
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How 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.
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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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The Danger of Boredom
Boredom’s power is because it is innocuous, but boredom is a void. It creates a breeding ground of emptiness.
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Quiz: Are You Emotionally Mature?
How much work do you need to do to become emotionally mature? Find out by taking this quiz.
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