Mordechai Schiffman

5 ways to really deal w/ depression -See a licensed therapist (& psychiatrist if needed) -Reframe cognitive distortions/irrational beliefs -Take care of your body (sleep hygiene, healthy diet, & exercise) -Positive social interactions -Pursue achievable/meaningful goals

Grateful to @YUNews and @JLinkExpanded for featuring a profile of The Torah of Character and my work at YU. Looking forward to expanding the essential work of building character and increasing flourishing! jewishlink.news/cultivating-ch…

We’re delighted to welcome the 20 members of the third cohort of Sacks Scholars! These outstanding educators, academics and community leaders will explore the wisdom of Rabbi Sacks and bring his vision to life in communities around the world. 🔗 rabbisacks.org/sacks-scholars…

From Rashi to Rabbi Sacks to Rachel Goldberg-Polin, Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Schiffman (@PsychedForTorah), explores how brokenness, gratitude, and action can come together in authentic Jewish faith. Read here: 18forty.org/articles/shoft…

Check out an article from my forthcoming book “The Torah of Character: Psychological Growth Through the Weekly Parsha” on @18_forty 18forty.org/articles/shoft… Thank you @DBashIdeas for the opportunity! @KodeshPress

The Mishkan was both a place and a spiritual anchor run by the community's most significant leaders. Rabbi Schiffman describes in his essay below aspects of the High Priest's clothing and their significance. Link to this week's Dvar Torah: yu.edu/sites/default/…

The Blessing of Self-Awareness This week's Torah of Character Essay from the Sacks-Herenstein Center yu.edu/sites/default/…

Adaptive Growth How did Joseph, the disgraced, rejected, and dejected foreign prisoner, rise to the rank of second in command of Egypt? Read this week's Torah of Character for insights into Joseph's success yu.edu/sites/default/…

This week's Psyched for Avot connects Rabbi Nechunia ben HaKaneh's message from Avot 3:5 to Stephen Covey's Time Management Matrix from 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, to encourage us to spend more time with engaging in values-based activities. psychedfortorah.com/post/time-mana…

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My two loves, Talmud and psychology! Join me for JLF at @HarvardHillel

Read this week's Psyched for Avot for inspiring insights from Rambam, Rabbeinu Yonah, Meiri, Rabbi Wein, and Rabbi Lamm, all encouraging us to take advantage of our time and opportunities.

How does staying up at night, traveling alone, and being idle, deserve, what sounds like, death? Even if we don’t take “he bears guilt for his soul” literally to mean mortality, why the harsh prediction and consequence for these behaviors?

Rabbi Chananiah startles the reader with a grim prediction for those who don’t follow his cautionary messages. Yet, when we read the 3 “problematic” behaviors he lists, the punishment doesn’t seem to fit the crime. psychedfortorah.com/post/wasted-op…

In this week's Psyched for Avot we explore how Torah learning impacts our relationships and how our relationships impact our Torah learning, with attention also given to the benefits and dangers of social eating. psychedfortorah.com/post/social-le…

Are human beings naturally good or naturally bad? To help us answer this question through the prism of Rabbi Chanina's dictum in Pirkei Avot, we explore psychology & political philosophy from Rousseau Hobbes R' Berel Wein @rabbisacks & Steven Pinker. psychedfortorah.com/post/born-to-b…

How do you harness your negative emotions to foster success in your work, home, or spiritual endeavors? Read this week's Psyched for Avot for insights based on Akavya's sobering spiritual exercise. psychedfortorah.com/post/the-power…

80-95% of college students procrastinate 50% do so consistently 20% of adults are chronic procrastinators 2,000 years ago, in a pithy apothegm, Rabbi Tarfon provided advice to combat procrastination and increase productivity His advice still rings true psychedfortorah.com/post/procrasti…

7 anger management strategies gleaned from analyzing Rabbi Eliezer's Mishna in Avot Strategy 1: Validate Strategy 2: Pause Strategy 3: Think Strategy 4: Positive Perceptions Strategy 5: Honor Friends Strategy 6: Think of Death Strategy 7: Broader Goals psychedfortorah.com/post/anger-man…

How do we acquire moral knowledge? How do we know the correct traits to inculcate & which to avoid? How do we know the best path towards ethical refinement? These question gets to the core of Avot. Read this week's Psyched for Avot for an analysis. psychedfortorah.com/post/moral-kno…

Mazal tov to all of the @AzrieliG of @YUNews graduates! May you continue to develop personally and professionally, educating and inspiring yourself and others for intellectual, emotional, moral, and spiritual growth!

Please watch (or listen) to Dean @DrRonaNovick as she discusses bullying on the "Jews Next Dor" youtube.com/watch?v=LUqBkv… podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/12-…