Journals
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How different people see things differently
Dear Rabbi Gruen, I had the zechus of listening to the lecture you gave at “keiravtuni” on Torahanytime.com. I found your theory very interesting. I had a few comments on your presentation, and would be curious to hear your response. First, allow me to say how insightful I found your lecture. I’m definitely a UV. I identified with many of the characteristics you described in your presentation, and felt you hit on some key points of my personality of which I was not aware. I look forward to reading your book. Read more... |
Fixing an Unbroken Marriage
Dear Rabbi, I am happily married for 12 years now, and life is good. I have always looked at married life as the natural way of things, and I thankfully don’t feel challenged. Lately with so much awareness and help about problems that arise in marriages, I began to have my doubts about the complacent attitude I’ve been feeling. Basically, my question goes like this: Is Shalom Bayis something requires constant work and continued improvement, or -- assuming that things are going well -- Read more... Sincerely, |
Articles
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The Fragile Child
Ten indispensable rules for raising a very sensitive, highly emotional child. Read more... |
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Achieving Greatness (MLC)
In this essay I would like to explore the Chassidic approach to fulfilling one’s mission in life and achieving true greatness. Throughout Chassidic works, we are given a certain understanding and appreciation of the significance and importance of creation and our role in it – a role which demands that we seek to achieve truly great things. Read more.... Understanding Children's Personality (Hapamoim)
In this essay, I look at how to understanding the four personality types in children, and how to learn to deal with the fragile child. This article was originally printed in Hapamoim Volume 5 in עברית Hebrew. It has been reprinted at Academia. Read more.... A Teenager Teacher's Struggle (Moment Magazine)
In this article, I interview a teacher who is struggling to with a difficult teenager student. I ask questions about the teacher's approach to this important challenge and document the teacher's response in question and answer format. This article was originally printed in אידיש Yiddish in Moment Magazine in Nissan of 5777. It has been reprinted at Academia. Read more.... 10 Commandments for dealing with the Fragile Child
In this article, Rabbi Gruen outlines how parents and educators can work with Fragile children. Click on the file to download and share. |
The World Suffers a Misunderstanding It should come as no surprise that most of us have all kinds of self-contradictory and inconsistent ideas about how things are and should be done. One of the first things that many young students notice when learning Gemara is...Read more |
The Steering Wheel Story
Papa Joe was dead and the people of Plattsville were mad. Papa Joe was the grandfather of the whole town. He was the man who magically produced lollipops from his sleeves every time a kid walked into his hardware store...And now he was no more. Read more... |
Causes and Outcomes The phone rang in Tina Morgan's office; she was in the middle of reviewing her clients files for the upcoming therapy sessions. She always wanted to be very prepared, and going over last week's session made her more comfortable. Her middle name should have been “dedication”. Her eyes still on the screen before her, she listed the receiver, “Good morning, Tina Morgan speaking”. Read more... |
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