Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D. Where Psychology and Judaism meet
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Just in Time!
Author: Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D.
November 15th, 2020
Author’s note: The privacy and confidentiality of individuals found in this narrative was safeguarded, by modifying identifying details. Mordy, a 40-something father of three, has been meeting with me, for about a year. We focus on issues of intimacy, productivity, and accountability. His wife, Leah, works downtown, in an executive position. Mordy’s graphic design job allows him to work part-time from home. He is pr …
Face to Face
Author: Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D.
October 18th, 2021
Soon after Sukkos, we are given the opportunity to study the lives of the Avos and Imahos. Some Torah readings are immediately accessible to us; others are more complex. In two consecutive weeks of Torah reading, Sarah Imenu is taken captive by a powerful king. This, after Avraham Avinu portrays the relationship between them as being simply brother and sister. There is, though, a subtle difference between the narratives. When Sarah is taken by Ph …
Crazy-making
Author: Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D.
October 23rd, 2016
This election season gives us pause for concern as to how candidates (more than one) sidestep questions about their personal and professional integrity. There comes a point, though, where political discourse strays into a disturbing zone, well known by mental health professionals and the clients they serve. I am referring to a dynamic that surrounds trauma – particularly complex trauma, associated with sexual abuse. …
TEAR DOWN THIS WALL!
Author: Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D.
October 9th, 2017
The ancient Jewish custom of Hoshanos focuses our attention on crops, rain and vulnerability. It includes the act of parading around the Bimah, (synagogue's centrally located table) once a day, for each of the first six days of Sukkos (The Festival of the Booths), and then circling the Bimah seven times on the seventh day. The seventh day is referred to as Hoshanah Rabbah. The above parallels the manner that Joshua led the Jewis …
A student's memories of Rabbi Aaron Brafman
Author: Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D.
September 15th, 2017
Our class was not all that receptive to him. He taught us during an era in which the entertainment world placed a premium on being “cool”. He was anything but cool. He wore his feelings – even the uncomfortable ones, like sadness and apprehension – on his sleeve. He wasn’t anti-establishment. He couldn’t afford to be. As Menahel, he was part of the establishment. Our c …
Forgiving G-d
Author: Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D.
September 17th, 2018
On Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement, while many Jews recite, in undertone, the formal script with which they ask for forgiveness, some might simultaneously be conducting an even quieter, personalized conversation with their selves. The personal conversation takes on a different tone and tenor than does the forgiveness formula: I’ve been reciting the litany of my sins for weeks, on end. It’s starting to grate on my nerves. I&rsqu …
Find YOUR way back
Author: Yehuda Krohn, Psy.D.
September 24th, 2017
As we stand in the midst of the Aseres Yemai Teshuvah, the ten days of repentance that stretch from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, many of us likely recall what we’ve been taught, over the years, about Teshuvah. For some of us, the lessons remain deeply moving. Others may be burdened by painful memories - the baggage of repeated failure. Yet others may feel unable to relate to Teshuvah, having been numbed to and by the proce …