Vayechi: A Matter of Life and Death
Mortality is one of the greatest fears and woes of every living being. From the moment we are born, we instinctually know that our time...
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Miri Korbman
- Dec 23, 2020
- 5 min
Vayigash: More than Saying Sorry
Forgiveness is both a powerful tool and complicated enterprise in promoting interpersonal connection and psychological wellbeing. Step...
Miri Korbman
- Dec 16, 2020
- 6 min
Mikeitz: Forget Me Not
Forgetting is a fascinating human phenomenon. There are multiple areas of the brain responsible for memory, and there are different kinds...
Miri Korbman
- Dec 10, 2020
- 5 min
Vayeishev: Don't Settle
There is a troubling Rashi at the beginning of this week’s Parsha that, when explored in depth, reveals an important spiritual lesson and...
Miri Korbman
- Dec 3, 2020
- 5 min
Vayishlach: On Being Alone
In July 2014, a series of experiments conducted by Dr. Timothy Wilson and his colleagues at University of Virginia and Harvard were...
Miri Korbman
- Nov 26, 2020
- 6 min
Vayeitzei: Pausing in the Pandemonium
There are many ways to learn and gain inspiration from the Torah text, and assessing the structure and textual architecture of the...
Miri Korbman
- Nov 19, 2020
- 6 min
Toldos: Personality Wise
Personality psychology has garnered much attention in the last few decades. As part of understanding humanity and the characteristics...
Miri Korbman
- Nov 13, 2020
- 6 min
Chayei Sara: Loss and Legacy
In the last week, the Jewish community suffered two gargantuan losses with the passing of HaRav Dovid Feinstein z”l and Rabbi Lord...
Miri Korbman
- Nov 4, 2020
- 5 min
Vayera: Response Ability
In March 1964, the assault and murder of a young woman named Kitty Genovese sparked horror and outrage when the New York Times reported...
Miri Korbman
- Oct 29, 2020
- 5 min
Lech Lecha: Boundaries and Benevolence
A quick search for the term “boundaries” in Psychology Today will yield 7,943 blog posts and 229 articles all discussing this important...
Miri Korbman
- Oct 22, 2020
- 7 min
Noach: A Righteous Man of the Earth
Like many characters in Tanach, Noach is singularly righteous and enigmatic. Often, in the descriptions of Biblical personalities, it is...
Miri Korbman
- Oct 15, 2020
- 5 min
Bereishis: Where We Are and How We Got Here
Understanding and analyzing the pathways of human behavior is a focal point of both research and practice and allows patients,...
Miri Korbman
- Jan 2, 2020
- 5 min
The Siyum HaShas and Parshas Vayigash: Preparing the Way, One Step at a Time
This week, Klal Yisrael celebrated a tremendous milestone in Torah learning and spiritual growth with the 13th global Siyum HaSas, which...
Miri Korbman
- Dec 25, 2019
- 5 min
Chanukah and Parshas Mikeitz: Hanging off the Cliff
In a famous experiment known as the marshmallow challenge, psychologists gathered child participants and placed marshmallows in front of...
Miri Korbman
- Dec 18, 2019
- 6 min
Vayeishev: A Tale of Two Talismans
The power of one’s environment in influencing one’s values, thoughts, and actions has been demonstrated time and again through countless...
Miri Korbman
- Dec 11, 2019
- 4 min
Vayishlach: Going Back to Move Forward
One of the unique and beautiful characteristics of Jewish life is in how our traditions honor and commemorate the past. Each year, we...
Miri Korbman
- Dec 5, 2019
- 5 min
Vayeitzei: Master the Art of Silence
In what has to be the original biblical archetype for tragic love stories, Parshas Va’Yeitzei poignantly recounts how Yaakov escaped to...
Miri Korbman
- Nov 17, 2019
- 7 min
Toldos: Sublimation and Seeing Red
In this week’s Parsha, we are introduced to one of the most famous sets of twins in world history, Eisav and Yaakov. The Pasuk (25:25)...
Miri Korbman
- Nov 15, 2019
- 4 min
Chayei Sara: Living on a Prayer
In the field of psychology, prayer is one of the most commonly cited connections between religion/spirituality and mental health. When...
Miri Korbman
- Nov 12, 2019
- 4 min
Vayera: Not a Laughing Matter
In this week’s Parsha, we learn about what might as well be known as the “laugh heard around the world.” Three angels disguised as desert...
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