About the Author


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.


Parsha: Defying Death with Life

Parsha: Searching for Silver Linings

Parsha: Healthy Happiness

Parsha: The Ben Franklin Effect

Parsha: Overcoming the Better-Than-Average Effect

Parsha: Don’t Always Believe What You See

Parsha: Grateful Thinking

Parsha: Grit or Quit?

Parsha: The Courage of Judges

Parsha: Pre-Commit

Parsha: Social and Emotional Leadership

Parsha: The Language of Animals

Parsha: Self-Monitoring

Parsha: Unhealthy Conflict

Parsha: The Color of Tzitzit

Parsha: Variety Effect

Parsha: The Struggle for Self-Control

Parsha: Unified Diversity

Parsha: Individualism Vs. Collectivism

Parsha: Happiness and Wholeness

Parsha: Expansion of the Self

Parsha: Searching for Meaning

Parsha: Mistaken Anger

Parsha: The Fresh Start Effect

Parsha: Mistakes Were Made

Parsha: The Dangers of Rigidity

Parsha: Moments Ripe for Anger

Parsha: Appreciating Beauty

Parsha: Knowing Nothing

Parsha: The Dangers of Groupthink

Parsha: Emotional Responsibility

Parsha: Feed Your Brain

Parsha: Fake It Until You Become It

Parsha: Deep Breaths

Parsha: Moses: Upstander Instead of Bystander

Parsha: Yosef and Dealing with Trauma

Parsha: Positive and Negative Glasses

Parsha: Immune to the Evil Eye

How much do you care about what other people think of you?

Parsha: Influence Techniques

Parsha: Who's In Control?

Parsha: Believing in Our Abilities

Parsha: The Space to Grow

Parsha: Smart Kindness

Parsha: Healed by Kindness

Parsha: Spiritual Gratitude

Parsha: Living Mercifully

Parsha: Healthy and Unhealthy Negative Emotions

How to ensure negative emotions lead to improvement, not despondency.

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