About the Author


Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Rabbi Yaakov Salomon, LCSW is a noted psychotherapist, in private practice in Brooklyn, N.Y. and Lakewood, N.J. for over 35 years. He served as a Senior Lecturer and the Creative Director of Aish Hatorah's Discovery Productions. He is also an editor and author for the Artscroll Publishing Series' and the Artscroll Mishna Series and was a member of the Chavrei Kollel of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath for over 30 years.
Rabbi Salomon received his B.A. (cum laude) in psychology from the City University of New York. He graduated with Honors from the Hunter College School of Social Work, from where he got his Master’s Degree in Clinical Social Work. He worked as a clinical supervisor for the Jewish Board of Family & Children’s Services and was an Adjunct Professor in the Master’s program of Long Island University.
 
Rabbi Salomon is co-author, with Rabbi Noah Weinberg z’tl, of the best-selling book, “What the Angel Taught You; Seven Keys to Life Fulfillment,” and the author of, “Something to Think About; Extraordinary Reflections About Ordinary Events,” and “Salomon Says,” all published by Artscroll.
He is the co-producer of the highly acclaimed Kiruv films, “INSPIRED!” and “INSPIRED TOO; KIRUV ACROSS AMERICA.” He is also the Creator and Director of “iProd,” “HIDDEN YIDDEN,” “THE SHAKE,” and several other inspirational films.
He writes a weekly column, Out of the Box; Musings on Timely Issues for the Flatbush Jewish Journal.
Rabbi Salomon’s video blog, “Salomon Says,” on www.aish.com, was seen weekly for ten years by hundreds of thousands of people across the world.
His speaking, writing, and musical talents have delighted audiences, from Harvard to Broadway and everything in between.
He lives in Jackson, NJ, surrounded by his loving family.


 

Fishing for Dollars

Are you working to live or living to work?

 

Healthy Healing: The Patient

Six rules every patient should follow.

 

Healthy Healing: The Doctor

Six rules every doctor should follow.

 

No Child Left Behind

Implications of the three year old left at the airport

 

Good Mourning

The do's and don'ts of making a shiva visit

 

Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

Navigating the TEXTING phenomenon

 

Marriage and Mental Illness

Are they mutually exclusive?

Lost in Disney

The most frightening six minutes in a parent's life.

 

Tattoos for Jews?

Isn't there a better way?

 

Having Kids Makes You Happy

True or false?

 

Divided Loyalties

Can American Jews support wars that benefit Israel?

 

Going Ape

Should primates be treated as humans?

 

Waist Removal

One creative way to lose weight.

What a Difference a Day Makes

Life's simplest lessons are the easiest ones to forget.

 

Last Requests

The death of the Prince of Pringle's.

 

Doing God a Favor

I'm in Jerusalem, doing a special mitzvah.

 

Promoting Shavuot

How do we get the message out?

 

Charity Begins at Home

Doesn't it?

 

The Woman who Can't Forget

Perfect memory: is it a blessing or a curse?

 

The Wine Trials

Failing the taste test of life.

2068

Where we are headed -- if we don't get our act together.

 

What Kids Need to Know

Just one piece of advice.

 

Olympic Shame

Do boycotts really matter?

 

Getting Over the Hump

Priming our Passover potential.

The Connoisseur

This Passover, access that mysterious joy we all yearn for.

The Connoisseur

This Passover, access that mysterious joy we all yearn for.

 

Heavenly Healing

Should a Doctor pray for his patients?

 

Spying on our Kids

Invasion or responsibility?

 

Purim: To Booze or Not to Booze

How to get really high.

The Seinfeld Call

How long can you spend all alone, without your laptop, TV or cell phone, before going insane?

 

The Vanishing Jew

What can we do to keep the Jewish people connected to Judaism?

 

Mr. Good Enough

Should a woman ever "settle"?

 

Praising Paris

…Sarkozy's educational bombshell.

 

9/11 REDUX

Lessons from the botched NYC photo op.

The Smallest Sukkah in Berlin

What would you risk to build a Sukkah?

 

Poland Video Log Part 3: Warsaw Ghetto

The systematic destruction of Poland's largest Jewish community.

Plan B

Relax. Just because our plans don't work out, doesn't mean that failure and disappointment are inevitable.

A Face in the Window: A Father's Day Tribute

As Father's Day approaches, I am haunted by one most vivid and moving scene from my childhood.

The Restriction Prescription

Is less really more? Why does Judaism have so many restrictions?

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