The Torah’s Growth Mindset
In this presentation Rabbi Bloom shows how the Torah first authenticated the “Growth Mindset” recently developed by the prominent Stanford […]
Author Archive for: Rabbi Elazar Bloom, LMFT
Entries by Rabbi Elazar Bloom, LMFT
Your Bashert and Your Subconscious
In this fascinating discussion, Rabbi Bloom explores the relationship between the Talmudic notion of a bashert (“soulmate”) and the function of […]
The Next Moses?
I recently witnessed a well meaning rabbi communicate to a room full of elementary school age Torah students: “The next […]
Sharing the Power of Perspective (Vayigash)
“So, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh, […]
Love Your Critics!
Who’s keeping you small? Who’s convinced you to hide? Along the way we were shot down, criticized or even […]
Turning Into Our Parents (Vayeshev)
“Now Israel loved Joseph best of all his sons, for he was the child of his old age; and he […]
Parent? Be a Leader Not a Boss.
Are you a parent? How do you see yourself? How would you define your role? This is important. It will […]
You’re Good, What You Did Wasn’t (Vayishlach)
“Cursed is their anger..” He only rebuked their display of anger, not them. (Rashi on Genesis 49:6) Teenagers Levi and Shimon, […]
Destined for Each Other?
Were you and your spouse destined for each other? Does it even matter? Let’s try and answer these questions with […]
The Space that Love Creates (Chayei Sarah)
The Space That Love Creates “…You will go to the land of my birth and get a wife for my […]
