Life is hard. We all wish there’d been some kind of assurance at birth that our life would be one long, straight and smooth path, but the reality is far from it. Our lives take many different twists and turns, and it’s hard to get past, much less prevail over, all the challenges that seem
“Fear nothing but G-d, Love every Jew with all your heart and soul, no matter who he is” Upon hearing these words from his father, Yisrael became an orphan. Fear is a natural feeling; a response that results from situations of vulnerability and possible danger. One would expect a child at the tender age of
This essay will be comparing how Chassidus deals with something like Social Anxiety Disorder and how modern therapists deal with it. The primary source is Tanya chapter 26. There were only four more people before it was my turn to go and I still hadn’t thought of something to say. It was a work event
This essay will examine the different types of counsel offered to people grappling with the anxiety provoked by an uncertain future. It will first explore and evaluate the approach of modern psychotherapy, next the traditional Jewish viewpoint and finally the Chabad Chassidic angle, showing how they can be all incorporated into one unified picture. It
A Chassidus-Based Approach to Curing Social Anxiety Humans, by nature, are social animals. We cherish relationships with other people and the feelings of love and acceptance generated from them above all else. In fact, love is a primary need, and children who do not receive sufficient love and nurturance are at physical risk of death
מבוא לכולנו בני האנוש, יוצא לחוות סוגים שונים של חוויות ו’רגעים’ במהלך חיינו. מ’רגעים’ קטנים ושוליים שנדחקים אי-שם למעמקי התודעה, ועד ל’רגעים’ וחוויות רבי-משמעות שנצרבים ומותירים את רישומן בנפשנו לאורך שנים. ברוב האירועים אנו חווים ומרגישים, נהנים, מתבאסים ו.. ממשיכים הלאה, בשגרת חיינו. אך לא לעולם חוסן, ישנם מקרים החובטים בהכרתנו בעוצמה כה רבה, עד
Imagine for a moment that you need to go to sleep early because you have to be on time to work the next day. This is crucial because your boss values punctuality over all else. After a speedy preparation, you hop into bed, close your eyes, and try to fall asleep. However, you find that
As the 45th President of this great nation has completed his first year in office this month, tensions are high. Most citizens are either euphoric or fearful; few remain ambivalent. Fear, anxiety and the Jewish approach to it, is a central theme in Jewish thought and a foundational principle of my faith too. Though the
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