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The following is a post by Rabbi Tsafi Lev from Feb. 16, 2016. Rabbi Lev is the West Coast CLAL Rabbis Without Borders Student Director. He is also the Rabbinic Director of New Community Jewish High School in West Hills, CA. This post originally appeared on MyjewishLearning.com “Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; Genius will not; Education will not;…
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(From Rabbi Raphael Pelcovitz and Dr. David A. Pelcovitz, Life in the Balance: Torah Perspectives on Positive Psychology, Shaar Press, 2014) In an often-quoted story related by the Talmud, the importance of persistence as well as its rewards are described: Rabbi Preida had a student to whom he would have to repeat each lesson four hundred times before he understood it.…
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This Q&A post with University of Pennsylvania profession, Dr. Angela Duckworth, is by freelance writier, Emily Matchar, and originally appeared on SMITHSONIAN.COM , May 17, 2016. According to psychologist Angela Duckworth, the personal quality she calls “grit” is more important than talent or intelligence in predicting success. Gritty people are more likely to stick out boot camp, win the National Spelling…
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The following article was written by David DeSteno, professor of psychology at Northeastern University and the author of Emotional Success: The Power of Gratitude, Compassion, and Pride. It appeared in the August 22, 2016 issue of Harvard Business Review. Most managers know that praising employees when they perform well is important, but many still withhold praise. They seem wedded to the outdated belief that pride…
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The following was written by Christopher Bergland, a world-class endurance athlete, coach, author, and public health advocate. He has a Guinness World Record for running (153.76-miles in 24 hours on a treadmill) and is the three-time champion of the Triple Ironman, which is a 7.2-mile swim, 336-mile bike, followed by a 78.6-mile run done consecutively. He completed the Triple Ironman–which…
I'll never forget my first day in Asheville. 1997, standing in the parking lot of the French Broad Food Co-op thinking, "I will live here one day." Throughout my years at Ziegler School of Rabbinic Studies in L.A., I often thought of Asheville and CBI. Danielle and I were married in Montford. Our aufruf (when the groom is called to the Torah) was in the small CBI chapel. To be honest, I never envisioned being a pulpit rabbi - I love community organizing and non-profit management - but if there was one place I would want to be a pulpit rabbi, I knew it would be here. (read more)