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The Yid and the Id: Jewish Perspectives on Psychology & Personal Development
Judaism and Personal Growth I: Scaling the Internal Alps
Judaism and Personal Growth II: Making it Happen
The Jewish Vision of Happiness
Defining One’s Role in Life: Achieving Greatness
Too Big for Your Boots: Balancing Arrogance, Self-Esteem and Humility

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Bein Adam L’Chavero
- Taming the Inner Critic: Transforming Attitudes by Judging Favorably
- Visiting the Sick
- Hospitality to Guests
- Love Your Neighbor: Ahavat Yisrael
- Controlling Anger
- The Stunning Power of Speech I: The Cosmic and Spiritual Dynamics of Speech
- The Stunning Power of Speech II: Lashon Hara – Destructive Speech
- The Stunning Power of Speech III: Reclaiming the Air Waves
- Can You Ever Tell A Lie?
Contemporary Issues
- Climbing a Stairway to Heaven: A New Take on Music, Song, and Judaism
- Jewish Perspectives on Health, Nutrition, Fitness and Extreme Sports
Core Beliefs
- The Jewish Understanding of God
- Developing and Strengthening Belief in God I: First Cause and Design (Teleological) Arguments
- Developing and Strengthening Belief in God II: The Moral Argument and Deciding Whether or not to Believe
- Evidence for Torah M’Sinai I: Historical Approaches for Providing Evidence for National Revelation
- Evidence for Torah M’Sinai II: Witnesses, Prophecy, Jewish Survival, Mitzvot, Torah Scrolls
- Belief in God: Is There a Mitzvah to Believe?
- Torah Study: The Foundation of Jewish Life
- Honoring Parents
- Teshuvah I: Introspection and Growth or the Confession Box?
- Teshuvah II: The Journey Back
- Toward Understanding Suffering & Adversity
- Taking Responsibility (Sechar V’Onesh)
- The Chosen People
- The Miracle of Jewish Survival – The Eternal Jewish People
Dating, Relationships, Love & Marriage
- The Jewish View of Marriage – Marrying Your Ezer Knegdo – Soul Mate
- The Jewish Concept of Love
- The Philosophy of Taharat Hamishpachah & Mikvah – The Hidden Mitzvot of Love, Joy and Renewal
- Dating Jewish Style – The Search for a Soul Mate
Ecology and The Environment
- The Jewish View of Ecology and the Environment
Ethics
- Euthanasia and Patient Autonomy
- Jewish Business Ethics I
- Jewish Business Ethics II
- The Jewish Approach to Abortion
Finding Your Soul Mate
- Am I Ready To Find My Soul Mate? Part I – Discovering Your Infinite Self
- Am I Ready To Find My Soul Mate? Part II – Gratifying Your Deepest Desires
- Am I Ready To Find My Soul Mate? Part III – The Search for Eternal Love
- Am I Ready To Find My Soul Mate? Part IV – What’s the Jewish Connection?
- Issues in Intermarriage – A Discussion Primer
- Teacher’s Guide for the Series ‘Am I Ready to Find My Soul Mate?’
Holocaust
- The Holocaust & Jewish Faith I – Where Was God?
- The Holocaust & Jewish Faith II – Faith Amidst The Unfathomable
- Understanding the History of the Holocaust – Timeline
- Understanding the History of the Holocaust I
- Understanding the History of the Holocaust II
Israel
- The Centrality of the Land of Israel
Jewish Calendar
- Introduction to the Jewish Calendar: Holiness in Time
- Shabbat I: Plugging into the Goals of Life
- Shabbat II: The Shabbat Experience
- Rosh HaShanah I: Meeting Our “Author”
- Rosh HaShanah II: The Big Bang and Me
- Rosh HaShanah III: Simanim & Tashlich – Serious Excitement
- Yom Kippur: Actualizing Our Mission in Life
- Sukkot I: The Sukkot Festival, the Sukkah, and the Four Species
- Sukkot II: The Week of Joy that Keeps us Dancing the Entire Year
- Sukkot III: Hoshana Rabbah, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat Torah
- Chanukah I: Illuminating an Eternal Conflict
- Chanukah II: The Chanukah Miracles – How They Were Triggered and What They Teach
- Chanukah III: It’s All Up to Us – Spreading the Light
- Tu B’Shvat: When a Tree is No Longer Just a Tree
- Purim I: Purim Unmasked – Understanding the Eternal Festival
- Purim II: The Mitzvot of the Day
- Pesach I: Slavery and the Pesach Miracles
- Pesach II: Nationhood, Providence & Freedom
- The Passover Seder Experience Handbook
- Sefirat Ha’Omer I: Making it Count
- Sefirat Ha’Omer II: Lag B’Omer and Striving for Spiritual Perfection
- Shavuot I: What Does Shavuot Commemorate? & The Eternal Impact of Ma’amad Har Sinai
- Shavuot II: The Ten Commandments, Preparing for Shavuot, Megillat Ruth & Shavuot Customs
- The Three Weeks and Tishah B’Av I: Exile & Destruction
- The Three Weeks and Tishah B’Av II: Why the Temple was Destroyed & How to Rebuild It
Jewish Leadership
- Jewish Leadership I: What is Jewish Leadership and What Characterizes a Leader?
- Jewish Leadership II: More Leadership Qualities, Practical Skills, and Becoming a Leader
- Avraham Avinu: The Great Progenitor
Jewish Life Cycle
- Brit Milah
- Bar & Bat Mitzvah: The Transformational Birthday Party for the Soul
- Celebrating a Jewish Wedding II
- Celebrating a Jewish Wedding I
- Jewish Perspectives on Death, Burial, and Mourning
Mitzvot
- Unraveling the Mitzvah of Tzitzit and Tallit
- The Mitzvot: Why They are Detailed
- Tefillin
- Why Keep Kosher?
- The Concept and Practice of Berachot
- Mezuzah
Money and Possesions
- The Power of Tzedakah
Personal Growth and Development
- The Yid and the Id: Jewish Perspectives on Psychology & Personal Development
- Judaism and Personal Growth I: Scaling the Internal Alps
- Judaism and Personal Growth II: Making it Happen
- The Jewish Vision of Happiness
- Defining One’s Role in Life: Achieving Greatness
- Too Big for Your Boots: Balancing Arrogance, Self-Esteem and Humility
Prayer
- The Shema – Part I: The Jewish National Anthem
- The Shema – Part II: Say It Like You Really Mean It
- Overview of the Amidah I: History, Structure, and Purpose
- Overview of the Amidah II: The Way to Pray – In Thought and Action
- The Beit Knesset
- The Jewish View of Prayer
Purpose of Man in The World
- What is Judaism? An Introduction to a Journey of Self-Discovery
- Introduction to the Purpose of Man in the World
- Caring for the Jewish Soul
- The World Was Established for Chesed
- Hashgachah Pratit I – The Nature and Dynamics of Divine Providence
- Hashgachah Pratit II – Perceiving God in Our Lives
- Free Will I: The Nature, Importance & Dynamics of Free Will
- Free Will II: Is There Free Will in Light of God’s Omnipotence & Omniscience?
- Being Like God
- Making Impressions for Stardom or Infamy: Kiddush Hashem & Chillul Hashem
Spirituality and Kabbalah
- The Jewish Vision of Spirituality I: The Quest for an Authentic Spiritual Connection
- The Jewish Vision of Spirituality II: The Spiritual Expression of Mankind
- The Jewish Vision of Spirituality III: Connecting to Spirituality in Time
- The Jewish Vision of Spirituality IV: Spirituality in Space & Beyond
- Prophets and Prophecy I: What is Prophecy, its Importance, and Who Qualifies to be a Prophet?
- Prophets and Prophecy II: Limits of Authority, Examples of Prophecy, and Prophecy Today
- Reincarnation
- Introduction to Messiah and The World to Come
- The Messiah I: The Concept of the Messiah, His Necessity, and Qualifications
- The Messiah II: The Nature of the Messianic Era
- The World to Come I: What in the World is the World to Come?
- The World to Come II: How Can I Secure a Front Row Ticket?
- The World to Come III: The New You! Resurrection of the Dead
- Kabbalah – Jewish Mysticism I: What is Kabbalah and The Prerequisites for its Study
- Kabbalah – Jewish Mysticism II: Principles of Jewish Mysticism: Hishtalshelut
- Kabbalah – Jewish Mysticism III: Kabbalistic Explanations of the Torah, Mitzvot, and Reincarnation
Temple and Sacrifices
- Close Encounters of the Transcendent Kind: The Temple and the Sacrifices
The System of Halacha – Jewish Law
- Introduction to the System of Halachah – Jewish Law
- The System of Halachah I – The Revelation of the Torah
- The System of Halachah II – The Written Torah, the Oral Torah, and their Interrelationship
- The System of Halachah III – The Contents of the Oral Law
- The System of Halachah IV – Necessity, Advantages and Accuracy of the Oral Torah
- The System of Halachah V – The Chain of Torah Transmission
- The System of Halachah VI – Rabbinic Authority
- The System of Halachah VII – The Concept and Dynamics of Machloket – Dispute
- The System of Halachah VIII -The Halachic Process and Codification of Jewish Law
- System of Halachah Schematic
Understanding Anti-Semitism
- Anti-Semitism I: The Striking Constancy and Uniqueness of Anti-Semitism
- Anti-Semitism II: Proposed Theories for Anti-Semitism
- Anti-Semitism III: The Root Causes of Anti-Semitism & Can It Be Eradicated?