Your Seven Emotions
In the Kabbalah, Jewish mysticism, there is a map of the emotions. It’s a map that divides the emotions into seven categories, seven particular attributes and faculties.
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Are You Too Nice?
“Nice” can mean being inoffensive — to anyone. “Nice” can mean people-pleasing and acquiescing. “Nice” can also mean being non-confrontational (even when you should be).
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Seven Ways to Overcome Fear of Commitment
Commitment is majestic. Commitment is dignified. Commitment brings Heaven down to Earth.
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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 Dislocated Hip
By remembering Jacob’s wound we sensitize ourselves to the fact that mindless immersion in material existence touches a nerve which leaves us wounded.
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Redeeming Negativity
For most of us, negative feelings and experiences are something we are taught to repress or to react to. A revolutionary idea is to, instead, use negativity for positive ends.
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Humiliation: The Spirituality of Embarrassment
Discover why nothing is wrong with you, and in fact why it is quite positive, to feel humiliated. In Judaism, enlightenment does not come from being indifferent. Rather, experiencing embarrassment is a sign of being emotionally healthy.
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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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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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