Are You Your Own Worst Enemy?
The great gift of Torah is that it provides us with a Divine blueprint on how to live our lives. Your unique mission statement is embedded within you.
Read MoreInterview on the The Addicted Mind Podcast
The Addicted Mind Podcast hosts Rabbi Simon Jacobson to discuss making meaning out of suffering, and understanding your own purpose. Learn how surrendering to a higher power, and relinquishing control over your circumstances gives you an edge on dealing with pain.
Read MoreSoul to Soul
An excerpt from a paper by Rabbi Simon Jacobson titled “The Basic Principles of Therapy, from a Torah Perspective”.
Read MoreForgiveness Starts With Yourself
As long as you see it as someone else’s problem, you remain a victim. YOU need to take control of your life. It often requires much work, and it always requires a connection to G-d.
Read MoreHow 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.
Read MoreCan We Change Our Personalities?
By seeing ourselves as Divine we can begin looking at the universe in a new way and then recognize our ability to change existence as a whole.
Read MoreChanging The World
Take pride that you have chosen a path – the one less traveled – of believing and working on improving your character and bettering the world around you. Feel proud that you have chosen a life of vision where everything is possible.
Read MoreLeave Your Past Behind
How can you leave your past behind? You must have a vision for the future. Without a vision for the future, you will gravitate toward the things that controlled you in the past.
Read MoreThe Transcendent Sense of Humor
Can humor be used for spiritual growth? Absolutely! But, it has to be the right and dignified kind of humor. Some jokes have the ability to open hearts, reveal the truth, and help you grow.
Read MoreBeyond the New Year
The book of Genesis ends as the year ends. But our book just begins. What will your story be? It’s up to you.