Jeremiah and the destruction of the First Temple
The first Bet haMiqdash, the Great Temple of Jerusalem, was destroyed on the 9th day of the month of Ab of the year 586...
The Roman Colosseum and the Jews
The Bet haMiqdash, the great Temple of Jerusalem, was destroyed and burnt down by the army of Titus, the son of Vespasian, on 9...
Meat, Wine and Haircuts during the Nine Days
“Once the month of Ab begins, we minimize our happiness.”
During the first nine days of the month of Ab, we prepare ourselves to mourn...
The Four Foundational Harms of a Phone-Based Childhood
In this text, I describe the four foundational harms of the phone-based childhood. These are profound changes to childhood caused by the rapid technological...
Play and Brain Development
The new phone-based childhood that took shape roughly 12 years ago is making young people mentally sick and blocking their progress to flourishing in...
FOUR NORMS TO DEAL WITH CELL PHONES ADDICTION
I offer these ideas for reforms, all of which aim to reverse the two big mistakes we've made: overprotecting children in the real world...
Social media copies gambling methods to create psychological cravings
by Daniel Kruger, UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
May 8, 2018
Social media platforms are using the same techniques as gambling firms to create psychological dependencies and ingrain...
MATTOT: Children or Sheep?
THE FIRST ARMY OF ISRAEL
Our most precious possession is our children: we work for them, save money for them, and make every necessary effort...
PINECHAS: Judaism and Nepotism
מעשיך יקרבוך ומעשיך ירחקוך
ALL FOR MY CHILDREN Moshe Rabenu knows that his life will soon end. He also knows that his people, Am...
PINECHAS: Our Children and the power of empathy
By Rabbanit Coty Bittón
In our Perasha, Pinechas, when Moshe Rabenu prays to Hashem for the right successor to lead Bene Israel, He refers to...
