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Why Giannis Is Wrong: Failing to Say Failure

Owning and learning from our failures is essential for propelling us forward.

10 Tips for Dealing with Your Difficult Sister-in-Law

Simple but effective tips to help you navigate your sensitive, sister-in-law dynamic (and any difficult family member).

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Shocking Failure

The NBA star’s controversial response conveys an important lesson about success.

The Wisdom of Jewish Trauma

Trauma is an invisible force that shapes the way we live, the way we love, and the way we make sense of the world.

How Do You Love Your Neighbor Like Yourself?

Cut through the differences and focus on your shared commonality. Believe it or not, deep down it’s there.

The Radical Hasidic Rabbi We Need More Than Ever

The Kotzker Rebbe was fiercely committed to truth and authenticity.

Why Did the Majority of Jews Perish in Egypt?

Gaining the determination, courage, and patience to leave behind your personal Egypt.

Four Transformative Questions to Ask Yourself This Passover

Transformative questions to think about this Passover.

Mel Robbins’ Three Life-Changing Ideas

How to overcome your negative emotions and live the life you want.

When My Mother Was Evacuated from Turkey in the Middle of the Night

Three questions to ask yourself this Passover to attain inner freedom.

Don’t Be A Fiddler on the Roof Jew

Jewish identity can’t be built on someone else’s emotions.

A Celebrity Therapist’s Top Five Lessons

Dr. Ann Wexler’s personal trauma has made her an empathetic, perceptive therapist.

From Good to Great: The Wisdom of Rebbetzin Denah Weinberg

The trailblazing wife of Rabbi Noah Weinberg passed away this week.

7 Steps to Increase Happiness

Time-tested Jewish ideas to attain happiness.

Why This Venomous Reptile Changed My Life

The Gila monster and a boxing match offered me a new definition of success.

The Many Towns of Grief

Grieving is a personal journey that passes through many destinations.

Love Notes and the Spiritual Courage of Combat Veterans

A reflection on the deep catharsis of gratitude.

Don’t Buy into Kevin O’Leary’s Definition of Success

The Shark Tank entrepreneur wants you to sacrifice love for the sake of money.

16 Jewish Principles to Live By

In the spirit of Crosby, Stills and Nash, “You who are on the road, must have a code that you can live by.”

David Goggins Isn’t Messing Around

5 life lessons from the retired Navy SEAL that motivate me and can change your life.

The Best Advice Against Antisemitism — From an Antisemite

Great Jews are ones who never bother about antisemitism, but go on making their Judaism and Jewishness better all the time.

Harvard’s Answer to Living the Most Fulfilling Life

Personal connections are vital to living a good life.

Roger Moore: The Bond with Heart

How the actor changed one child’s life.

The Best Shortcut to Happiness

If you want to increase your happiness and health, it’s more important to give than to receive.

5 Steps to a Better Self

How to make resolutions that lead to real change.

Taking First Steps Toward Accomplishing Your Creative Idea

A chair and a decisive will to act are your principal tools.

Oops, Sorry! You Don’t Have Cancer

Right before New Year’s, thousands of people mistakenly received a message that they had a life-threatening illness.

Damar Hamlin’s Shocking Injury

The 24-year-old athlete suffered an inexplicable cardiac arrest in the middle of an NFL game. Here are my 3 takeaways.

10 Tips for Kinder Speech

How to improve the world and ourselves through channeling our power of speech for the good.

The Blessings of Unanswered Questions

It’s not wise to think you know everything.

Thank You and Goodbye: Letting Go to Move Forward

A practical tool to help you make tough decisions.

Messi, The World Cup, and a Hanukkah Message

Don’t despair. The beginning doesn’t determine the ending.

Is Perfectionism a Jewish Virtue?

Give yourself – and others – permission to be human.

My Happiness Project: Five Minutes a Day to a Happier Year

I spent the year focusing on giving, appreciation, and perspective techniques. Here’s what happened.

Five Hidden Messages of the Hanukkah Lights

Meditate on these 5 short insights as you gaze at your menorah’s lights.

5 Reasons to Celebrate Shabbat

More and more people are discovering the power of this weekly Jewish holiday.

How to Recognize Your Fears and Make Good Decisions

Operating from a place of trust enables you to get out there and feel good about your choices.

The Three Most Important Questions to Live a Good Life

A Yiddish folk tale with a profound message

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When a Black, Non-Jewish Woman Visited a Jewish Website

Rabbi Benjamin Blech

How to Overcome Burnout

A record number of Americans voluntarily left their jobs. The rationale most often given: burnout.

Running From My Birthday

How a painful birthday forced me to confront mortality.

Not Your Typical Bubby

Ava Bise, a 70-year-old triathlon athlete and CrossFit advocate, checks her ego at the door of the gym.

Why Even God Blew It

The key to attaining greatness is how you perceive failure.

Five Ways to Hold onto Resilience

What do you do after crossing the finish line?

Why Bats Sleep Upside Down and The Secret of Yom Kippur

Why Yom Kippur is one of the happiest days of the year.

Three Ways to Make Yom Kippur Meaningful

How to embrace the opportunity of Yom Kippur and use it to truly change.

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10 Questions to Ask Yourself This Rosh Hashanah

Questions to help you reconnect to your life’s purpose, clarify your goals, and passionately embrace this upcoming new year.

Ask Yourself the First Question in Recorded History

Each moment of life asks you who you are being right now. If you don't like the answer – change it.

 

Jewish Mourning and Loss

On their way to pay a shiva call, Hanan wonders what can he say to comfort the mourner.

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