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Counting

The Book of Numbers (Bamidbar) and the overall 10 censuses are devoted to the absolute value of counting: the indispensability & worth of each human being.

The Kabbalah of Psychology: The Study of the Soul

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Psychology – the study of the soul – is not a modern phenomenon. It is an inherent part of the human condition. As long as human beings have been in existence, we have been seeking and struggling to understand what makes us tick.

Soul to Soul

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An excerpt from a paper by Rabbi Simon Jacobson titled “The Basic Principles of Therapy, from a Torah Perspective”.

The Sound of Light: Tension & Resolution

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The secret of balance is about discovering the rhythm that lies within the different forces in our lives. Life is about cadence.

Our Secret Asset

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Every moment of time is an opportunity. We are now about to enter a most powerful time of the year: The Hebrew month of Elul. A month which signifies love.

The Power Of Human Touch

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The destruction of the second temple was caused by baseless hatred. Can we begin to repair this through the power of the human touch?

The Talking Donkey

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The talking donkey in Parshat Balak reveals a phenomenon new to modern psychology— listening to our body’s voice, which carries messages, memories & power.

Confidence

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Korach: Confidence – where does it come from? Inborn or acquired? Nature or nurture? It stems from the soul, one permanence in an immortal physical world.

How to Be an Emotionally Warm Person

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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.

19 Kislev: How the Alter Rebbe Changed the World

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Over two centuries ago Rabbi Schneur Zalman presented us with an invaluable model of life that can be appreciated now more than ever. Freud and his colleagues may be the fathers of psychology today. But the Alter Rebbe is the true father of the psychology of tomorrow.