http://www.shmuley.com World renowned author and talkshow host Rabbi Shmuley Boteach en-us Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST Sat, 5 Jul 2008 02:28:52 EST http://www.shmuley.com MIT Consulting RSS Feed Generator 1.0 webmaster@shmuley.com webmaster@shmuley.com http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=729 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Addressing Relationship Issues" Original Air Date: July 4, 2008 Today's Shmuleyism "America, above all else, is about the infinite value of the individual—that's what the Fourth of July is all about. That's what our brave ancestors fought f Fri, 4 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=730 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "How to Relax on Vacation" Original Air Date: July 3, 2008 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=728 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "How to Find Satisfaction in Life" Original Air Date: July 2, 2008 So many of us today are dissatisfied with life – there’s a vague sense that life is passing us by. We wake up with a general feeling of malaise. I was counseli Wed, 2 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=727 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Differences Between Men and Women" Original Air Date: July 1, 2008 The Differences For men, attraction is physiological, for women it is psychological Men are physical creatures. A man will always feel initial attraction to a women’s ap Tue, 1 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=725 There are four things in America for which there is little forgiveness. The first is killing your wife, as O.J. Simpson discovered. The second is allegations of child molestation, as Michael Jackson found. The third is being old, as John McCain is rapidly discovering. And the fourth is having too ma Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=726 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Fate vs. Destiny" Original Air Date: June 30, 2008 Someone who had an addictive personality came to see me for counseling. Everything about this man pointed to a lifetime of having to battle addictions. He was already a gambling addic Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=724 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio"Ageism" Original Air Date: June 27, 2008 Traditionally in America, the worst discrimination has been against minorities. Then, the second most was sexism. Today we ask the question - could ageism be bypassing both? For so many of Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=723 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Better to Be Feared or Loved" Original Air Date: June 26, 2008 Niccolò Machiavelli was a couturier to the Medici's in Florence. He wrote the book "The Prince," which people have pointed to throughout the centuries and the original han Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=721 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Mean Children" Original Air Date: June 25, 2008 I think there are three theories on whether kids are innately mean, or innately nice. Theory #1 Some like Darwin or Freud would say kids are innately mean. This theory would hold Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=718 Review of the Debateby John OakesJudaism, Christianity, Islam: Which is the True Legacy of Abraham?Rabbi Shmuley Boteach: author, scholar, TV personality, world-renowned public speaker and debater (including Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchins)Dr. Douglas Jacoby: author, scholar, minister, pr Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=719 A Lesson About Pride Jews Can Learn From Obama By Rabbi Shmuley Boteach One of the mysteries of Jewish history is why Jews find so little pride in their identities and tradition. Put a sword to the Jewish neck and threaten them with death unless they become Christian and they will willingly die fo Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=722 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Forgiving an Affair" Original Air Date: June 24, 2008 I know a woman who thought she was happily married. She went to a business meeting in the evening, but came back to the house when she forgot something. She found “the other woman Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=717 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Children and Competition" Original Air Date: June 23, 2008 Capitalism is the source of America's great bounty and success. It is also the source of so many of our personal insecurities. Capitalism explains the great dichotomy of Americ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=716 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah and Friends Radio "Be a Parent, Not a Best Friend" Original Air Date: June 20, 2008 There is a natural desire to want your kids to be your friend. We want our kids to like us. We want our kids to come to us, to trust us, and be able to tell us everything. Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=713 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Privacy Zones in Marriage" Original Air Date: June 19, 2008Many married people believe that marriage is about sharing everything. You should be best friends, and every moment should be shared... together. Creating a bit of separation and pr Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=711 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Responsible Parenting" Original Air Date: June 18, 2008 When one of my daughters was 12, she told a child psychologist that she saw my wife and I arguing. We rarely argued and, of course, loved each other very much. This was not a marriag Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=715 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Dealing with Guilt" Original Air Date: June 17, 2008 There are different emotions - positive and negative. Surprisingly, a lot of people think that guilt is a positive and productive emotion -- because if you feel bad about something, that Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=714 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "An Untimely Death" Original Air Date: June 16, 2008 Rabbi Shmuley talks about the untimely death of Tim Russert, who passed away June 13 from a heart attack at age 58. Today's Shmuleyism "Suffering is a flaw in creation. It h Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=708 I am a great believer in single-sex education. I would not consider sending my children to a co-ed school. When boys and girls are overexposed to one another from the earliest age, they become desensitized to the attraction of the opposite sex. Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=705 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Appreciating Fathers" Original Air Date: June 13, 2008 I was largely raised without my father after my parents divorced. I used to watch when a father would walk with his son down the street holding hands. It was something wondrous to me. Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=706 Profiling Racism Most debate panelists — including Newark Mayor Corey Booker and Rabbi Shmuley Boteach — see decline in American prejudice and discrimination, while acknowledging major challenges. Newark Mayor Corey Booker: America Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=703 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Successful Parenting" Original Air Date: June 12, 2008 I was terrified when Debbie was going to have Mushki. I thought, "We’re screwed. Who’s going to take care of the baby? How are we going to pop off to Paris for weekends?" No one prepar Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=704 Boteach and Booker: a lasting friendship Tuesday, June 10, 2008 BY SCOTT FALLON STAFF WRITER Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=700 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Are Weddings a Waste of Time?" Original Air Date: June, 11, 2008 I have a problem: I have five daughters to marry off, but only two kidneys to sell. I’m screwed. Not that I completely understand why it’s only the daughters I’m responsible Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=702 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Blocking Child Predators" Original Air Date: June 10, 2008 When I was at Oxford a visiting academic from south Africa became close to our family. He used to always tell my daughter, "Remember, you and I have a secret." It was extremely tro Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=701 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Grandparents" Original Air Date: June 9, 2008 My grandparents always had a special place in my life. After my parents' divorce, we moved in with them for a short time and then moved in the same neighborhood. They nursed my mother through Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=697 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Insecurities" Original Air Date: June 6, 2006 When I started doing ‘Shalom in the Home,’ I was very insecure about being the first rabbi ever to host a TV show like that. I thought the families would look at me as a fundamentalist coming Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=698 Premier Radio covers the Rabbi Shmuley Boteach vs. Michael Brown debate that took place in England in May 2008. You can listen to it on the web at: http://www.premierradio.org.uk/shows/saturday/unbelievable Just scroll down to Listen on Demand and click: Unbelievable? 24 May 2008 Jesus & Jewis Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=696 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Graduation" Original Air Date: June 5, 2008 They say life begins when the kids move out of home. After graduation, they move back in. The life you thought was beginning abruptly ends. OK, that’s cynical. And the hope is that your kids will Thu, 5 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=695 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Kids and Guns" Original Air Date: June 4, 2008 This subject is very real for me. When I was a boy, on 1 April, mid-1970’s, I saw a cop killed right in front of my eyes. We were playing hide and seek during his stakeout of car thieves. I was Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.shmuley.com/articles.php?id=693 The Rabbi Shmuley Show on Oprah & Friends Radio "Caring for Elderly Parents" Original Air Date: June 3, 2008 The first of the Ten Commandments to honor our parents. There are many reasons, but principally this: to teach us gratitude. Your parents did everything for you, so you must show yo Tue, 3 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST