Personal and Social Responsibility
There is a fascinating philosophical debate regarding free will: do we choose our thoughts and actions, or is everything about us...
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PSYCHEDFORTORAH
- Jan 27
- 3 min
MASTERY OR ACHIEVEMENT?
When you work towards a learning goal, are you motivated for better grades, looking smarter, outperforming others? Or do you learn for...
PSYCHEDFORTORAH
- Jan 19
- 3 min
LOVE PEACE
Peace psychologists study the best ways to resolve conflicts and foster harmony among nations, groups, and individuals. Besides the life...
PSYCHEDFORTORAH
- Jan 12
- 3 min
TRAITS OF A TEACHER
Avtalion used to say: Sages be careful with your words, lest you incur the penalty of exile, and be carried off to a place of evil...
PSYCHEDFORTORAH
- Jan 5
- 3 min
LOVE WORK
While some believe that business success leads to happiness, it is more accurate to say that happiness leads to business success....
PSYCHEDFORTORAH
- Dec 29, 2022
- 3 min
BEWARE OF BIAS
Judah ben Tabbai and Shimon ben Shetach received from them. Judah ben Tabbai said: do not [as a judge] play the part of an advocate; and...
PSYCHEDFORTORAH
- Dec 22, 2022
- 3 min
THE INFLUENCE OF OTHERS
Many of the messages in Pirkei Avot concern our social relationships. In previous essays, we have elaborated on the importance of good...
PSYCHEDFORTORAH
- Dec 15, 2022
- 4 min
DEVELOPING FRIENDSHIPS
Yehoshua ben Perachia and Nittai the Arbelite received from them. Yehoshua ben Perachia used to say: appoint for yourself a teacher and...
PSYCHEDFORTORAH
- Dec 6, 2022
- 4 min
A FAMILY CULTURE OF KINDNESS
Yose ben Yochanan of Jerusalem used to say: Let your house be wide open, and let the poor be members of your household. Engage not in too...
PSYCHEDFORTORAH
- Dec 1, 2022
- 3 min
THE IMPORTANCE OF ROLE-MODELS
Does watching violence on television make children more aggressive? How about playing violent video games? In 1961, Albert Bandura...
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