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Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. is a retired psychologist, best-selling author, international speaker, and a highly sought after cognitive behavioral coach whose actionable, valuable and practical work has been featured on Fox News, ABC-TV, NBC-TV, CBS-TV, The New York Times, and The Huffington Post. He has been teaching how Torah’s wisdom can lead to optimal living for many decades. You can follow him on Facebook and in other social media, where he has posted the #MantellDaily5 everyday for years.
His books, available on Amazon, include:
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*Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: P.S. It’s All Small Stuff
*The Link Is What You Think
*Ticking Bombs: Defusing Violence in the Workplace (with Steve Albrecht)
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We all pray for peace. Peace is one of Judaism’s highest values. Yet the Torah recognizes that there are rare moments when force becomes necessary to protect innocent life. Even then, however, the goal is never revenge, conquest, or hatred. It is always protection and, ultimately, peace. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Pinchas: The power of ruach Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors
It reminded me that we don’t “move past” grief but something we slowly learn to live alongside. (Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
‘I Never Got to Say Goodbye’ is a memoir of a father’s early death Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined ContributorsRabbi Yochanan teaches that those who become masters over themselves are people who regularly make a cheshbon. They evaluate their actions. They examine their choices. They honestly assess where their lives are headed. (Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.)
Parshiot Chukat–Balak: Torah stories provide interesting life lessons Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined ContributorsMuch of life’s emotional pain comes from trying to control what was never ours to control. We cannot dictate outcomes, rewrite the past, or manage every circumstance. We cannot choose every challenge that comes our way. What we can choose is our response. That is where our real power lies. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Korach: Jealousy was his undoing Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined ContributorsThe Torah records one of the most revealing statements in all Tanach: “We were like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and so we were in theirs.”
The first half of the verse is understandable. The spies felt intimidated. They felt small in comparison to the challenges before them. But the second half raises an obvious question. How could they possibly know how the inhabitants of the land viewed them? [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D]
Parsha Shelach: ‘The link is what you think’ Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined ContributorsThe Sifrei explains that the flame had to rise independently, teaching that genuine spiritual growth cannot be forced externally; it must awaken from within. The role of a leader, parent, teacher, or friend is not to control another person’s flame, but to help kindle it until it can sustain itself. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Beha’alotecha: Light one candle for the strength that we need Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and FoodThe Torah teaches that while actions may look identical outwardly, inwardly they are never the same. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Naso: Compare and despair Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors, Travel and FoodShavuot becomes a yearly opportunity to measure the gap between our values and the way we actually live. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Shavuot: When Jews ‘return’ to the Sinai wilderness Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined ContributorsFrom a psychological standpoint, recognition is one of the most powerful reinforcers of identity. When we believe that we are truly acknowledged, our internal sense of ourselves becomes more stable, more resilient. When we do not feel or think this way, something begins to erode. We can be physically present yet feel emotionally invisible. [Michael Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Bamidbar: People count as individuals and as part of a group Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined ContributorsWe live in a world that rarely stops. There’s always another email, another obligation, another goal. Even when we “rest,” we’re often scrolling, consuming, distracting ourselves. Stillness can feel uncomfortable. Slowing down can feel like falling behind. And over time, we begin to internalize a dangerous equation: I am what I produce. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parshiot Behar & Bechukotai: Do you have that shmittah feeling? Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Science, Medicine, & Education, Staff and Bylined ContributorsMy wife, Paula, has a birthday this week on May 4th, and it lines up with this idea in a way that feels kind of fitting. It’s not just another day on the calendar. It matters. It feels separate. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Emor: Happy birthday to Paula, my wife Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, San Diego County, Staff and Bylined ContributorsCan you imagine what life would be like if it were truly built on love? … Not sentimental love. Not selective love. But a steady, grounded way of living in which dignity, respect, and care shape how we move through the world. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parshiot Acharei-Mot & Kedoshim: Love, love, love… Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Opinion, Staff and Bylined ContributorsYou spoke in a way that disconnected you? Learn to speak differently.
You carried yourself with unexamined certainty? Practice humility.
You became disconnected? Relearn how to re-enter. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parshiot Tazria-Metzora: Path to spiritual renewal Read More »
Jewish Religion, Lifestyles, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined ContributorsWhen we rush to explain pain, we tend to distort it. We personalize what isn’t fully ours. We reduce something vast into something manageable, and in doing that, we often make it smaller than it really is. [Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D.]
Parsha Shemini: The weight of Aaron’s silence Read More »
Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, Staff and Bylined Contributors