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Aug 7, 2026, 12:57 AM

The Cost of Belonging: Conditional Inclusion for Jewish Psychologists

As the American Psychological Association's (APA) 2026 Annual Convention convenes in Washington, D.C. for what has been promoted as the "largest gathering of psychologists in the world," psychologists from across the globe will be coming together to share research,...

Jul 31, 2026, 12:06 AM

From Rebbe to Jung to Quantum Physics: The Truth that Less Means More.

Chassidic teaching offers a profound paradox: “The true Yesh is Ayin.” And “The Ayin is the true Yesh.” Translated: the only real “something” is the “nothing” of self-effacement before God, and that “Nothing” is the only true “something”. At the intersection...

Jul 29, 2026, 11:58 PM

Welcome to disgust

Amsterdam, Netherlands - March 03. 2025.

A graffiti reading “Israel →” on a public bin in Amsterdam highlights antisemitic vandalism and persistent hate-speech in urban spaces. (Shutterstock)

The first thing I learned while studying advertising was that nobody buys a solution before buying the problem. Before I can sell you a cream, I must persuade you that your skin is inadequate. Before I can sell you...

Jul 24, 2026, 6:03 AM

The Most Important Lesson I Learned in Israel Was How to Listen

Bushra and Me, July 2026

"Listen to understand, not to respond." Those words became the unwritten assignment of our six day delegation in Israel. As one of eleven faculty members from universities across the United States, Canada, Germany, and England participating in a policy delegation organized...

Jul 20, 2026, 10:36 AM

Welcoming the Stranger Among Us

Thirty years ago, our son was diagnosed at a child development center with pervasive developmental disorder (autism) and we were told that “he would have to be institutionalized.” Twenty years later, when he was a junior in college, majoring...

Jul 11, 2026, 1:04 PM

The Asynchronous Mind

The Asynchronous Mind: An Overlooked Dimension of Personality. Image © Ivan Bassov, 2026. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

An Overlooked Dimension of Personality We often categorize people by familiar personality dimensions: introverts and extroverts, analytical and emotional, structured and spontaneous. But there is another dimension that receives far less attention: How does a person process the world—in real time, or...

Jul 10, 2026, 7:20 PM

When Couples Are Arguing With History

Illustrative AI image created by the author. When fear takes over, repair may begin with one small reach across the distance.

Since October 7, Jewish and interfaith couples are fighting about schools, safety, and whether to stay — arguments that are really conversations with the past. Naming that is the first step. Knowing what to do next is the second. It...

Jul 6, 2026, 3:34 PM

The Architecture of Imagination: What Algorithmic Intelligence Cannot Inherit

The Architecture of Imagination. AI Illustration. (Credit: ChatGPT)

Einstein is often credited with saying, “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be very intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” Whether or not he actually said these words,...

Jul 6, 2026, 3:08 PM

What October 7 brought into my consulting room

'In interfaith relationships, I increasingly see Jewish partners feeling profoundly alone in their experience.' (iStock)

Couples are grappling with inherited Holocaust fears and questions of identity – and prospective clients are increasingly asking whether therapists are Jewish

Jul 1, 2026, 9:13 PM

The Reflecting Pool

I knew it would come down to this. It always does. When everything is said and done, they always find a way to blame the Jews. This time, it's the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. It's become a...

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