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.
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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.
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(3) david, February 21, 2007 5:04 PM
Love thyself as thy neighbor
Maybe judging favorably includes judging ourselves favorably. If we do, we'll allow ourselves the space required to listen to a different opinion - a true accomplishment.
(2) Anna from New Zealand, January 29, 2007 12:06 AM
NOT SO MUCH RIGHT....
I can't get the video, but will comment anyway.
The broken clock isn't so much right twice a day as it is not wrong twice a day.
Can it be correct if it is only not incorrect because of circumstances ?
If I give a book to charity & the book changes someone's life, how much responsibilty do I have ? This could apply to many things-I suspect that you could think about it for a long, long time !
(1) Gary Katz, January 28, 2007 9:33 PM
My anecdote about not judging other people
I'm a retired plaintiff's personal injury lawyer. Over the years, I had thousands of clients, and many of them were real characters. One client, John, was in his 50s, but looked much older, due to years of alcohol abuse. I must admit that I had judged him a bit of a bum, and wasn't really enjoying being his lawyer. However, one day when he was in my office, he told me an enlightening story from his younger days when he served in the army. He was stationed in West Berlin, during the days of the Berlin Wall. You will probably recall that East Germans who tried to flee to West Germany were routinely shot by East German guards. John related how one time he and two of his fellow GIs spotted a young man trying to sneak across the wall. The East German made it over the wall, but was then shot at by the East German guards. He tried to run to safety on the West German side, but kept falling, perhaps because of the hail of bullets (which miraculously had not yet found their mark). My client and his buddies spontaneously ran into the no-man's land between the two borders, grabbed the fleeing East German, and, dodging bullets all the way, half-carried him to safety. John finished the story with a shrug, explaining, "I guess we were young and crazy back then - we didn't think about it - we just did it." I looked at him in a new light. He was no longer just some drunk. He was a man who was capable of (and actually accomplished) something heroic. He exhibited bravery that I may never know if I could match. I vowed to never judge a book by its cover again. Gary Katz