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."
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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.
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Some people are funny. Some are insightful. Some are cynical. Some find a humorous touch in everything. Others find irony. Some write beautifully. Few people do them all as well as Rabbi Yaakov Salomon does. Entertaining, inspiring, astute, he has the uncommon ability to look something to give us pause and make us think. His new book, Something to Think About , gives us just that -- with a healthy dose of wit and charm. Click here to order.
(2) Anonymous, November 14, 2006 1:37 AM
my NYC marathon experience
Dear Rabbi:
I just wanted to let you know that I ran the marathon 6 years ago and I had a chip in my shoe. It is a requirement due to the women's "winner," I think, of the Boston Marathon several years prior. It turned out that she hopped on a subway (or whatever they are called in Beantown) and skipped ahead a little. So after she was caught, they came up with this system (at least I think that is the story.) Either way, while I was running in New York a friend of mine here in Yerushalayim who is a runner, called my wife to let her know how I was doing as he had logged on and got my times throughout!
I found, however, that while I did not focus on the point that you did, I was acutely aware of HaKodesh Baruch Hu throughout-cause, without Him, there is no way I would have made it to the finish line!!
(1) Moshe, November 12, 2006 9:24 AM
Noting the sad side
When the cables were being dropped in the ocean for the use of morse code the chofetz chaim commented on how poor the emunah of the generation is that they dont believe something can be heard far away from where the sound is originally emitted. How sad we must be today if we need all of these technologies in order to be able to believe that Gd can see and record everything in all places at the same time!