http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?kid=295 Newest articles written by Yisroel Susskind Copyright 2005, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved. http://www.chabad.org/media/images/50/CtRx507451.gif 130 52 http://www.chabad.org Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=800124 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=800124 Judah was essentially saying, "It makes no difference whether I think that my father was unfair. I have reached deep within myself and know that the most important truth is that I love my father and I cannot allow him such pain..." Mon, 29 Dec 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=758972 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=758972 I have been seeing a couple that is stuck in a non-nurturing relationship. Each spouse says to me, "My spouse doesn't make me feel like giving. My spouse is selfish. For me to give would feel like a burden; it would feel phony." Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=721775 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=721775 As a marriage therapist, I advise clients to take the time to actively engage in positive daydreams about their marriage. Create positive visual images has a tremendous affect. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=721026 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=721026 In the Torah, a single word often appears in an unusual fashion that draws the eye. One such word appears in the beginning of this week's reading. I will attempt to show how this word offers a solution to marital anger. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=697511 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=697511 The single greatest challenge faced by couples is how they handle their anger. How does one deal with the inevitable disagreements in marriage, without becoming angry? Sun, 6 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=657959 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=657959 Many young people raise fears about making the commitment to marry. "How will I know that this is the right person, the perfect person, the person who is truly the other half of my soul? And even if I meet such a person, how do I know that our mutual attraction will last over time?" Sun, 6 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=631154 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=631154 Negate anger, validate affection. A Rebbe and his attendant had journeyed all day through the countryside. The Rebbe instructed his attendant, Reb Chaim, to prepare for their night's rest: "Please set up the tent near that stream, draw some water, lay out my bed clothes and the bedding, and prepare a light meal." During the middle of the night, the Rebbe suddenly woke Reb Chaim and said, "Reb Chaim, look above you at the magnificent stars in the heaven, and tell me what do you conclude." Reb Chaim answered, "We mortals are so insignificant in the face of G‑d's creations." "No", responded the Rebbe, "You have missed my point. While we were sleeping, someone stole our tent." Marriage has been compared to a tent. The Talmud (Yevamos 62B) teaches us that a man must be married if he is to have four essential components in his life: a real home; an inspiring protective moral influence; ultimate joy; and wisdom. We often begin a marriage with an ecstatic appreciation (or at least an expectati Sun, 9 Mar 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=571352 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=571352 From my perspective as a family therapist, the greatest treasure in our Torah-inheritance is the instruction to free ourselves of anger and resentment... Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=2878 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=2878 In the 70's, people challenged the concepts of monogamy and fidelity, naively believing that they could be truly caring and faithful to multiple contemporaneous partners. That simplistic innocence has been replaced in the 90's by a hard cynicism... Wed, 18 Apr 2001 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=2847 http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=2847 "I know that you sent word that you could give only three matzahs, but nonetheless my father, the Seret-Vizhnitzer Rebbe, told me to tell you that he must have six matzahs." Thu, 22 Mar 2001 12:00:00 EST