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Reincarnation and Afterlife
Jewish reincarnation beliefs discussed live with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, author of the bestseller Toward a Meaningful Life. An explanation of Toras hagilgul, the Torah or the science, the study of reincarnation.
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Achieving Emotional Intimacy
Discussion of the issue of developing emotional intimacy, building trust after there’s been loss and pain. Also discussion of a fundamental concept in Jewish mysticism and Chassidic thought: the perpetual battle between good and evil, between dark and light, and between these two forces in our lives, which is what life is about.
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Sibling Relationships
Sibling relationships can be complicated. Sibling rivalry, power struggles, and other unique issues play into the sibling relationship dynamic.An open discussion on healing your relationships with your siblings.
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Thanksgiving: When Home Doesn’t Feel Like Home
Millions of people experience dread, anguish, worry, and ambivalence about having to go home for Thanksgiving. Read open advice from Rabbi Jacobson and an assortment of people on how to deal with it.
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Abusive Relationships
Can we really get over abusive relationships? Is it a situation that creates a victim forever? Can we free ourselves from abusive situations?
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Can Children Survive Parents who Claim to Know the Absolute Truth?
A discussion with Stephen Dubner, author of Turbulent Souls, about growing up in a fundamentalist religious household.
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Honoring Parents Who Don’t Seem to Deserve Honor
The fifth commandment is to honor your parents. What if they don’t seem to deserve honor? How to deal with the obligation to honor abusive parents.
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How One Man Can Change the World
An excerpt from Steve Jobs’ commencement speech at Stanford. This is full of inspiring Steve Jobs quotes. Excerpted from Free Republic.
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The Battle of the Sexes: Round One
Can men and women live in harmony? Are men and women different? Are gender roles oppressive? A candid conversation with best-selling author Simon Jacobson.
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The Battle of the Sexes: Round Two
Learn about the differences between the spiritual energies of men and women. From a Kabbalistic, mystical, psychological perspective, the male psyche and the female psyche both overlap (everyone has both), is that one is more of an inward energy, the majestic element of humanity: majesty, inner dignity, an inner force, and one is more of an outer force, more expressive. One being inward and internal is the feminine and the other being a masculine energy, a more aggressive, expressive energy. Both are necessary for every human being to function in this world.
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