Rabbi Akiva the Psychologist: Using Traditional Jewish Teachings to Conquer Anxiety - The Jewish Press - JewishPress.com (blog)

Rabbi Akiva the Psychologist: Using Traditional Jewish Teachings to Conquer AnxietyThe Jewish Press - JewishPress.com (blog)It's no surprise that my colleague Dr. Ronald Pies wrote an entire book on The Judaic Foundations of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Perhaps the single greatest teacher of Rabbinical CBT was Rabbi Akiva. The Talmud (Berachot 60B) teaches that Rabbi ...