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Miri Korbman
Feb 9, 20226 min read
Tetzaveh: Comfort vs. Growth
There is a difference of opinion in psychology regarding the degree to which hardship and adversity are healthy or perhaps even necessary...
Miri Korbman
Feb 2, 20226 min read
Terumah: The Other 167 Hours
Parshas Terumah outlines the instructions for building the Mishkan, including all the materials used for each of its holy vessels. When...
Miri Korbman
Jan 27, 20226 min read
Mishpatim: Obedience and Responsibility
Parshas Mishpatim opens with the laws pertaining to Jewish slaves. The Pasuk (Shemos 21:2) writes that if one acquires an Eved Ivri...
Miri Korbman
Jan 19, 20226 min read
Yisro: Coveting and Cognitive Theory
Parshas Yisro features the first of two listings of the Aseres HaDribros, the Ten Commandments (Shemos 20:1-14). Each Dibrah highlights a...
Miri Korbman
Jul 22, 20216 min read
Devarim and the Nine Days: Knowing What We Want
Question: How many therapists does it take to change a light bulb? Answer: One, but the light bulb has to want to change. This oft-quoted...
Miri Korbman
Jul 15, 20216 min read
Matos-Maasei: Revenge Reimagined
Vengeance is timeless and intrinsically human, threading its way through classical literature, theater, science, and history. The desire...
Miri Korbman
Jul 14, 20216 min read
Devarim: The Danger of Projection
Parshas Devarim features the beginning of Moshe’s account to the Jewish people of the past forty years in the desert, as they stand...
Miri Korbman
Jul 8, 20216 min read
Matos-Maasei: Mapping It Out
One of the numerous possible benefits and goals of therapy is the opportunity for people to reflect on their lives from multiple angles...
Miri Korbman
May 26, 20216 min read
Behaaloscha: Never Let Up
One of the greatest joys and focal points of my adolescence was my involvement in Yeshiva League sports. Though I was primarily a...
Miri Korbman
Mar 3, 20214 min read
Tetzaveh: Dressed to Impress
When I attended my first graduate school interview, I was not wearing a blazer. Now, this might not come as a shock to those who know me...
Miri Korbman
Feb 18, 20215 min read
Teruma: Building Mastery
I spent two and a half days this week immersed in a world I’ve remained blissfully ignorant of for almost three decades. Moving this week...
Miri Korbman
Feb 11, 20216 min read
Mishpatim: Empathy in Action
Following the fanfare of the lights and sounds show of Matan Torah in last week’s Parsha, Parshas Mishpatim reads almost like the fine...
elisabethgross568
Feb 7, 20217 min read
Vaeira
Freedom to Choose in the Absence of Alternatives Although I was born the week of Parshas Bo, not Beshalach, I always felt a particularly...
Miri Korbman
Feb 4, 20216 min read
Yisro: A Critical Difference
One of the most harmful myths that many of us buy into is that criticism is an effective form of motivation for change. All too often,...
Miri Korbman
Jan 28, 20217 min read
Beshalach: What Feelings Sound Like
Although I was born the week of Parshas Bo, not Beshalach, I always felt a particularly strong kinship with my biblical as well as...
Miri Korbman
Jan 14, 20216 min read
Vaeira: Freedom to Choose in the Absence of Alternatives
One of the greatest strengths and fallacies of the human condition is our tendency to desire predictability and repetition. While these...
Miri Korbman
Jan 6, 20216 min read
Shemos: Making Sense of Desensitization
As the pandemic and its far-reaching consequences continue to affect us in many areas of our lives, many people have been talking about...
Miri Korbman
Jan 1, 20216 min read
Vayechi: A Matter of Life and Death
Mortality is one of the greatest fears and woes of every living being. From the moment we are born, we instinctually know that our time...
Miri Korbman
Dec 23, 20205 min read
Vayigash: More than Saying Sorry
Forgiveness is both a powerful tool and complicated enterprise in promoting interpersonal connection and psychological wellbeing. Step...
Miri Korbman
Dec 16, 20206 min read
Mikeitz: Forget Me Not
Forgetting is a fascinating human phenomenon. There are multiple areas of the brain responsible for memory, and there are different kinds...
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