Ki Tavo Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov One of the best antidotes for both anxiety and depression consists of a single word: Thanks. What is the...

Shofetim Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov Obsessive thoughts are one of the frequent causes of distress and depression. Those who suffer from it or...

Re’eh Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov What is the difference between a threat and a challenge? As far as their effect on you, it is pretty obvious:...

Eikev Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov There is a parable told by the Dubna Magid in which he tells of a poor boy who went from house to house...

Vaetchanan Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov One of the causes for frustration that leads to anxiety and distress is when one cannot find answers to...

Devarim/Chazon Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov One of the most famous phrases —more than a mere phrase, a concept— that has become deeply embedded...

Pinechas Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov “If I were G-d,” one of Rabbi Schneur Zalman’s colleagues remarked, “I would create the world differently...

Chukat-Balak Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov “Any wonder why I feel so horrible? Look at all the venom I’m surrounded by!” the young man on the...

Shemini | Rabbi Eliezer Shemtov | It is very difficult not to be stressed when things around you seem to be out of control. The more you...

**Vezot Haberachah** This past Sunday we celebrated Simchat Torah, concluding the annual Torah reading cycle. It contains a very powerful...

**Ki Teitzei** One of the results of anxiety and distress is paralysis. From the perspective that one has in either of those two states...

Haazinu So far, in this series of Biblical Life Hacks, we have shared possible solutions to help deal with thoughts and feelings of...

Nitzavim-VayeIlech One of the most formidable adversaries you will ever have to deal with is… you. The reason is simple: the ideas and...

**Korach** There is a song in Yiddish, Fort a idele in a shifele, which describes an extreme situation of despair, the different options...

**Shelach** One of the causes of anxiety are the doubts that arise regarding your success or failure when you are faced with a new...

**Behaalotecha** One of the causes of anxiety and depression is low self-esteem. When you feel that you are worthless or that you don’t...

**Naso** One of the causes of anxiety and distress is when we look at what we lack instead of what we have. Take, for example, a “simple”...

**Shavuot** There are two types of letters, written and engraved. What's the difference between them? The obvious one: a written letter...

**Bamidbar** What do you do when you don’t see the results of your efforts, do you persist or do you give up? Is it always a virtue to...

**Behar-Bechukotai** Everyday life is full of challenges and disappointments. That is not up to us. What does depend on us, however, is...