A Simple Guide to Thinking for Yourself
Thinking for yourself (“thinking different”) is a skill that must be developed and nurtured. The following three steps are the foundations of learning that skill and enriching it.
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The Seder Plate: A Microcosm of Your Psyche
The Seder plate serves as a reflection of both your purpose in life and your greatest potential, and contains in its structure multiple layers of symbolism.
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Know That You Don’t Know
Find out if you are limiting yourself intellectually and spiritually, and how you can harness the power of that which you do not know.
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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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Think Different Part II: On the Nature of Intelligence
Part two of a discussion about cognitive processes, particularly the twofold approach for expanding one’s mind and tuning into the collective unconscious.
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How to Access Your Inner Genius
What you perceive your intellectual limits to be is subjective; nobody truly knows his or her own limits. You have the power to transcend your natural boundaries. It is possible to stretch your mind and intellectual horizons, not just quantitatively but qualitatively. You can do so through two ways.
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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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A Singular People: Jewish Uniqueness
Purim celebrates the salvation of a singular people: Torah, the festivals, circumcision and tefillin are symbols of Jewish uniqueness.
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Cosmic Sleep
Achashveirosh’s sleepless night set in motion a series of events that led to Mordechai’s rise, Haman’s downfall, and the salvation of the people of Israel.
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The Servant and the Minister
The minister serves his king with his mind; the servant with his body. Our service of the Creator includes both elements – embodied in Torah study & mitzvot.
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