The Genesis of Couples Therapy
The Torah uses very few words to say an awful lot. It’s view on marriage is famously condensed into one […]
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The Genesis of Couples Therapy – Part 2
Last post we were left with a question but first a little background. Genesis tells us that the goal of […]
Remember When…(Matot-Masei)
After 40 years, the Jewish nation is on the cusp of entering into the Holy Land and God reviews with […]
Cover Up and…Connect?
“And she lifted her eyes and saw Isaac….she descended from the camel….took the scarf and covered herself.” (Genesis 24:64-65) To […]
Getting Married? You Need to Know This.
A young couple on the precipice of getting married once asked me: “What is the most important thing that we […]
“Please Don’t Make Your Child Behave”
I was browsing the library when two children, a boy and a girl were running up and down the aisles […]
One Matzah, One Process
Matzah, fills you up and keeps you satisfied. Jews ate a lot of it as slaves in Egypt. Strangely enough, […]
Of Hooves, Paws and the Play of Forms
A ongoing question I ask myself: “Am I losing myself in everyday events and circumstances? Am I too immersed, too […]
24 Hours of Presence.
Jon Kabat-Zinn describing mindfulness… “…This is what stopping can do. There is nothing passive about it. And when you decide […]
The Joyful Parent (Adar – Pekudei)
In communication there are: The words we use. The underlying message we transmit with our facial gestures, body language and […]
