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Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman

Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman is an assistant professor at Yeshiva University’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education, the assistant rabbi at Kingsway Jewish Center, and a licensed psychologist practicing in Brooklyn.

About the Author

Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman

Blocked Goals and Anger

Would You Rather Be Right or Happy?

Self Esteem and the Spies

Limits of Conscientiousness

Hierarchy of Needs

Intellectual Humility

Grit and Torah

Portion Control

Counting the Omer: Process and Outcome

Assertiveness Training

Beyond Control

Hedging for Humility

Biases of the Self

Aaron’s Silence

Spreading Positivity

Fearless Sacrifices

Benefits of Humor

Being Stiff-Necked: The Dangers of Rigidity

Multiple Intelligences

The Limits of Authenticity

Verbal Abuse

Effective Feedback

Active Hope

The Protégé Effect: Learn By Teaching

Confirmation Bias

Compassionate Empathy

The Birth Order Effect

The Fresh Start Effect

Mistakes Were Made

The Dangers of Rigidity

Moments Ripe for Anger

Appreciating Beauty

Knowing Nothing

The Dangers of Groupthink

Emotional Responsibility

Feed Your Brain

Fake It Until You Become It

Deep Breaths

Moses: Upstander Instead of Bystander

Yosef and Dealing with Trauma

Positive and Negative Glasses

Immune to the Evil Eye

Influence Techniques

Who's In Control?

Believing in Our Abilities

The Space to Grow

Smart Kindness

Healed by Kindness

Spiritual Gratitude

Living Mercifully

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