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About the Author

Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Rabbi Yaakov Salomon, C.S.W. is a noted psychotherapist, in private practice in Brooklyn, N.Y. for over 25 years. He is a Senior Lecturer and the Creative Director of Aish Hatorah's Discovery Productions. He is also an editor and author for the Artscroll Publishing Series and a member of the Kollel of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath.

Rabbi Salomon is co-author, with Rabbi Noah Weinberg, of the best selling book "What the Angel Taught You; Seven Keys to Life Fulfillment," (Mesorah), and is also the co-producer of the highly-acclaimed film, "Inspired."

Click here to order Yaakov Salomon's new book, Salomon Says: 50 Stirring and Stimulating Stories.

In these marvelous stories -- brimming with wit, understanding, a touch of irony and a large helping of authentic Torah perspective -- we will walk with a renowned and experienced psychotherapist and popular author through the pathways of contemporary life: its crowded sidewalks, its pedestrian malls, and the occasional dead end street. This is a walk through our lives that will be fun, entertaining -- and eye-opening. In our full -- sometimes overfull -- and complex lives, Yaakov Salomon is a welcome and much-needed voice of sanity and reason.

His speaking, writing and musical talents have delighted audiences from Harvard to Broadway and everything in between. Rabbi Salomon shares his life with his wife, Temmy, and their unpredictable family.

Recession Tips for Chanukah

Recession Tips for Chanukah

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Who needs money?


Swindled!

Swindled!

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Whom do you trust?


Childhood Dreams

Childhood Dreams

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Can they ever be revived? Should they?


Special Delivery

Special Delivery

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Woman joins motherhood at 70


Not for Seniors Only

Not for Seniors Only

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

What will you do when you retire?


All or Nothing

All or Nothing

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

A philosophy that just doesn't work.


Go for the Gold

Go for the Gold

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Achieving your personal victory this Rosh Hashana.


The Bailout

The Bailout

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Does anyone know what to do?


My Life List

My Life List

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Things to do while you're alive.


Taking God for a Ride

Taking God for a Ride

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

The new anti-God ad campaign.


Anti-Semitism in Greece

Anti-Semitism in Greece

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

A vile reaction to Obama's win.


The Pope: Pius or Not?

The Pope: Pius or Not?

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Where was he during the Holocaust?


The Trevor Wikre Story

The Trevor Wikre Story

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Give this man a hand.


Blasting the Worm

Blasting the Worm

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Being hit with a major computer virus is no way to start the NewYear...or is it?


A Special Sukkot Invitation

A Special Sukkot Invitation

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Just walk right in.


Your Yom Kippur Package

Your Yom Kippur Package

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

I'm driving you anyway... put the package down.


One Volatile Week

One Volatile Week

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Amidst insecurity and trepidation, how to prepare for Rosh Hashana this year.


The Formula

The Formula

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

The three ingredients to finding your life's purpose.


Fishing for Dollars

Fishing for Dollars

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Are you working to live or living to work?


What a Difference a Day Makes

What a Difference a Day Makes

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Life's simplest lessons are the easiest ones to forget.


Healthy Healing: The Patient

Healthy Healing: The Patient

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Six rules every patient should follow.


Pardon

Pardon

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Nobody's perfect. God understands that. Let's try to understand that too.


Healthy Healing: The Doctor

Healthy Healing: The Doctor

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Six rules every doctor should follow.


2068

2068

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Where we are headed -- if we don't get our act together.


No Child Left Behind

No Child Left Behind

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Implications of the three year old left at the airport


Good Mourning

Good Mourning

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

The do's and don'ts of making a shiva visit


Quirks

Quirks

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Love means never having to say you're crazy.


Passover: Homeland Security for the Jewish People

Passover: Homeland Security for the Jewish People

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Our kids have had a mighty tough year. Passover can help.


Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

Thumbs Up Thumbs Down

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Navigating the TEXTING phenomenon


The Seinfeld Call

The Seinfeld Call

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

How long can you spend all alone, without your laptop, TV or cell phone, before going insane?


Marriage and Mental Illness

Marriage and Mental Illness

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Are they mutually exclusive?


Tattoos for Jews?

Tattoos for Jews?

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Isn't there a better way?


Having Kids Makes You Happy

Having Kids Makes You Happy

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

True or false?


Divided Loyalties

Divided Loyalties

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Can American Jews support wars that benefit Israel?


Going Ape

Going Ape

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Should primates be treated as humans?


Waist Removal

Waist Removal

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

One creative way to lose weight.


Last Requests

Last Requests

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

The death of the Prince of Pringle's.


Doing God a Favor

Doing God a Favor

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

I'm in Jerusalem, doing a special mitzvah.


Promoting Shavuot

Promoting Shavuot

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

How do we get the message out?


Charity Begins at Home

Charity Begins at Home

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Doesn't it?


The Woman who Can't Forget

The Woman who Can't Forget

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Perfect memory: is it a blessing or a curse?


The Restriction Prescription

The Restriction Prescription

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Is less really more? Why does Judaism have so many restrictions?


The Wine Trials

The Wine Trials

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Failing the taste test of life.


What Kids Need to Know

What Kids Need to Know

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Just one piece of advice.


Touched By An Angel

Touched By An Angel

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

God has many ways to communicate with us. It's the unexpected ones we remember forever.


Olympic Shame

Olympic Shame

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Do boycotts really matter?


The Blow-Out

The Blow-Out

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Don't let life's little aches become a thorn in your side.


Getting Over the Hump

Getting Over the Hump

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Priming our Passover potential.


Heavenly Healing

Heavenly Healing

by Rabbi Yaakov Salomon

Should a Doctor pray for his patients?


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