
Childhood
There is a beautiful lesson in childhood itself — above all, that a child is purely innocent, and that such innocence is the foundation of life. If we were born as adults, already prepared for the struggles of life, we would never experience the magic of childhood, the license to explore life with our eyes wide open. Childhood gives us the chance to soar through the sublime before we trudge through the quotidian
Father: I Will Ask You
Rabbi Jacobson tells a story about his own Passover growing up, intertwined with a discussion about the four questions and the experience of life.
Read MoreShemot: I Am a Child and Believe
No matter how old you are, each of us has our inner child intact. Nothing can be healthier than getting – and staying – in touch with your child, with your own innocent essence, and allowing it to inform all your giluim, your defined experiences, expressiond and faculties.
Read MoreRebellious Youth
Today’s children are rising up against their elders, but in a positive way.
Read MoreThe Pure Ones
The innate purity within children and their effortless connection to the Divine is examined, despite popular scientific theories and thought to the contrary.
Read MoreChildren Are Not Born Arrogant
Arrogance is an acquired trait — one that impressionable children often pick up from their parents and adults around them, as well as from friends and other societal influences.
Read MoreDear Inner Child: Where Are You?
Where did our inner child go? How can we access her? That child – the holiest part of your heart and soul – represents your greatest potential and your chance to soar through the sublime.
Read MoreEducating Ourselves and Our Children about Healthy Sexuality and Intimacy
Rabbi Simon Jacobson in Conversation with Dr. Yocheved Debow: Ancient Wisdom for Modern times. Educating Ourselves and Our Children about Healthy Sexuality and Intimacy in this Challenging World.
Read MoreHow to Raise Happy Children: What is the Nature of a Child?
How do we raise healthy, wholesome children? What can we do to assure that our children will grow up in the best possible way? In this first of a three-part new course, How to Raise Happy Children, Rabbi Jacobson addresses the root of it all: what is the true nature of a child.
Read MoreHow to Raise Happy Children: The Sacred Mission of a Parent
Like gardeners, parents are charged with the vital role of creating a fertile environment, providing all the nurturing nutrients and protecting from toxic pollutants, to nourish and ensure that children will blossom and flourish.
Read MoreBack to School. Back to Normal?
Join Rabbi Jacobson as he addresses, in his disarming and inimitable way, our current disruptions. Instead of reacting to the symptoms with short term solutions, learn how to turn this challenge into an opportunity.
Read MoreThe Hard Truth About Adulthood
Theme: Smallness Is the Essence of Greatness
As adults we learn how to cover up our emotional immaturity, but it becomes obvious in relationships and during conflict. In this video, join best-selling author Rabbi Simon Jacobson for straight-talk about maturity.
Read MoreStrength in Vulnerability
Do you have to close yourself off to be strong? The Kabbalistic tradition teaches us that the opposite is true: Strength and vulnerability are not opposites — they work together in synergy.
Read MoreThe Key to a Healthy Parent Child Relationship
You must love, educate and guide your children based on who THEY are, not who YOU are.
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