Parshas Va’eschanan & Shabbos Nachamu: Radical Acceptance
So here we are, folks. Another year, another Tisha B’Av come and gone. We’ve fasted, we’ve cried, we’ve davened our hearts out. We’ve...
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Miri Korbman
- Aug 4
- 9 min
Tisha B’Av & Counter Conditioning: A Message from the Tisha B’Av Lady
If you’ve taken an introductory psychology course, you’ll know all about Pavlov’s dogs and Watson’s studies with Little Albert. Russian...
Miri Korbman
- Jul 28
- 6 min
Parshas Matos-Maasei: Input and Output
As human beings, one of the things that differentiates us most from other living creatures is our ability to communicate with speech....
Miri Korbman
- Jul 20
- 7 min
Parshas Pinchas & The Three Weeks: Inherent or Inherited?
In recent years, more attention than ever has been directed toward understanding intergenerational trauma, or the degree to which the...
Miri Korbman
- Jul 14
- 6 min
Parshas Balak: Dwelling in Difference
One of the many reasons that people come to therapy is to get an outsider’s perspective on a critically important or emotionally charged...
Miri Korbman
- Jul 6
- 6 min
Parshas Chukas: Vulnerability Factors
Parshas Chukas features one of the saddest dramas of Moshe Rabbeinu’s life. Bnei Yisrael come to Kadesh and camp there, and Miriam dies....
Miri Korbman
- Jun 29
- 5 min
Parshas Korach: The Root of Rebellion
The annals of history highlight the significant role of rebellion and revolution in changing and influencing the fates of empires....
Miri Korbman
- Jun 23
- 7 min
Parshas Shelach: Show, Don’t Tell
Have you ever reread a book or re-watched a movie and known all along how it ends? When you do, have you ever watched the main character...
Miri Korbman
- Jun 14
- 5 min
Parshas Behaaloscha: Overcoming Negativity Bias
Perhaps the holiest generation of Jews, the Dor HaMidbar, infamously tested Hashem ten times over the course of their forty-year sojourn...
Miri Korbman
- Jun 9
- 7 min
Parshas Naso: The Nazir and the Harm Reduction Approach
People come to therapy for various reasons and through different avenues, but a common thread is that they wish to improve their overall...
Miri Korbman
- Jun 2
- 9 min
Shavuos and Parshas Bamidbar: A Reader
The holiday of Shavuos, known as Zman Matan Toraseinu, commemorates Maamad Har Sinai, when all of Klal Yisrael heard Hashem’s voice, saw...
Elisabeth Gross
- Mar 24
- 4 min
Sefer Ohel Rochel, Week 3
In this week’s shiur, we explored the concept of our shaaninut, tranquility and stability, as an anchor which we find through chaim, life...
Elisabeth Gross
- Mar 24
- 4 min
Sefer Ohel Rochel, Week 2
In this week’s shiur, we aimed to begin to answer the question, who are women? Who did Hashem create us to be? And what unique strengths...
Miri Korbman
- Mar 23
- 7 min
Shemini: The Right Thing at the Right Time
On the eighth day of the inauguration of the Mishkan, a day replete with celebration and immense joy, tragedy strikes. Nadav and Avihu,...
Miri Korbman
- Mar 18
- 6 min
Tzav: Leave the Light On - the Eish Tamid and Mood-Dependent Behavior
One of the ways in which my patients (and I) tend to get stuck most often is in the notion that productivity, achievement, and...
Miri Korbman
- Mar 9
- 7 min
Parshas Zachor: The Enemy of Joy
The forecast for shul this week is: crowded. This is because it is the week before Purim, also known as Shabbos Parshas Zachor, when we...
Miri Korbman
- Mar 7
- 5 min
Vayikra: The Power of the Pause
One of the things that my close friends often affectionately tease me about is my inability to stay in one place for long. In the past...
Miri Korbman
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Pekudei: Parts of a Whole
If you are interested in Torah trivia, you’re likely familiar with this Yedios Klaliyos question: Who was the primary architect for the...
Miri Korbman
- Feb 16
- 6 min
Ki Sisa: On Making Repairs
Imagine the following scenario: Little Johnny has had a rough day. He’s sitting in the playroom building a Lego tower when his little...
Miri Korbman
- Feb 9
- 6 min
Tetzaveh: Comfort vs. Growth
There is a difference of opinion in psychology regarding the degree to which hardship and adversity are healthy or perhaps even necessary...