<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Psyched for Torah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Integrating Torah & psychology to help us live more flourishing lives.]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/home</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:13:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.psychedfortorah.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Begin Again ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ben Bag Bag said: Turn it over and turn it over, for everything is in it. And look into it; And become gray and old therein; And do not...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/begin-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">682651783d8d9ecdaae7dd61</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 20:42:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_fef306b9497046f7821060bb09e81555~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stages of Development ]]></title><description><![CDATA[He used to say: At five years of age the study of Scripture; At ten the study of Mishnah; At thirteen subject to the commandments; At...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/stages-of-development</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681e26414d6b292c385b253c</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 15:59:41 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_6acdea65f809407580f47f52555727f2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Traits of an Animal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judah ben Tema said: Be bold (az) like a leopard, and swift as an eagle, and fleet as a gazelle, and brave (gibor) as a lion, to do the...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/the-traits-of-an-animal</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6813ac86123f5ac95e200002</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 17:17:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_3ad2a04ca2884391ad85704b1c48a825~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Role of Role Models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whoever possesses these three things, he is of the disciples of Abraham, our father; and [whoever possesses] three other things, he is of...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/the-role-of-role-models</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680bf1d002e22389d109e608</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 20:35:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_a2027a7814d74166b96fab01ff885e31~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Influencers ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One who brings merit to the many, will not be the cause of sin; One who causes the many to sin will be denied the means to repent. Moses...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/influencers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f929359a3949b1b4cbdba6</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:38:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_e0daa90de13645e6a63bc5f6551cdd74~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Constructive Conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every dispute that is for the sake of Heaven, will in the end endure; But one that is not for the sake of Heaven, will not endure. Which...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/constructive-conflict</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67effc62e63ae16fef53f839</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 15:36:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_b686ac46bc62410bb0788d2f4ca4e63c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Love Languages]]></title><description><![CDATA[All love that depends on something, [when the] thing ceases, [the] love ceases; and [all love] that does not depend on anything, will...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/love-languages</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67e5d2dbf96b48cc2d153135</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 22:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_d9dbd947cffa49f38e6ce94e80fce4e1~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Positive Peer Pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[אַרְבַּע מִדּוֹת בְּנוֹתְנֵי צְדָקָה. הָרוֹצֶה שֶׁיִּתֵּן וְלֹא יִתְּנוּ אֲחֵרִים, עֵינוֹ רָעָה בְּשֶׁל אֲחֵרִים. יִתְּנוּ אֲחֵרִים...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/positive-peer-pressure</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67dc767aa412eb0302e5d07b</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 20:12:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_021a59fdc58041059d0567c60e53aba9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Improving Intelligence ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avot 5:12 There are four types of disciples: Quick to comprehend, and quick to forget: his gain disappears in his loss; Slow to...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/improving-intelligence</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67ca0f09face46c705795aa6</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2025 21:14:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_0510bc2c19dd425194c0e889ae4dbe40~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Give and Take]]></title><description><![CDATA[Published Terumah 5784 Parshat Terumah  is the start of an intervention. The Israelites seemed to be addicted to complaining. 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Unlike the previous chapters which...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/a-brief-history-of-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679be5f1d99324e312f542c1</guid><category><![CDATA[Pirkei Avot]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jan 2025 20:50:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_5f1f61aead2643d3a4d1eb126c6bc912~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_560,h_315,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Adaptive Growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[How did Joseph, the disgraced, rejected, and dejected foreign prisoner, rise to the rank of second in command of Egypt?  If we were to...]]></description><link>https://www.psychedfortorah.com/post/adaptive-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676ed75de7cfced28ee984fc</guid><category><![CDATA[Torah of Character]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Dec 2024 16:36:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/779f6d_61d3c5d858d44020a76e2a1b270b7135~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_886,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>PSYCHEDFORTORAH</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>