יום חמישי, ל׳ אב תשפ״וThursday, August 13, 2026
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Michael Milgraum is an attorney, psychologist and author, who has a private psychology practice in Kensington, MD. His most recent book “To Seek a Larger Spirit: Reflections of a Jewish Psychologist,” is a collection of his poems about psychology, Torah and spirituality.
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It is the vertical that reminds us about our creator and that gives us a sense of proportion between our powers and His.
The truth is no one likes a complainer. To hear constant complaints drains emotional energy and makes the listener feel bad.
It is an explanation of convenience when the adults in charge are more interested in blaming than in looking for a more accurate and helpful explanation for what is going on.
We must remember that an uncontrolled fire is destructive and terrifying, but a controlled one is a tremendous object of beauty.
Let us also remember that the biggest obstacle to achdut is ego. As people strive to defend their image and self-importance, this can become its own type of avodah zarah that undermines the spiritual values that they think they are fighting for.
When it comes right down to it, there are way too many loud voices and zealots who are not really interested in a higher goal, but only in their ego, their position, etc. We must remember what our true goals are (or should be), which is shalom, loving others and bringing them closer to Torah.
What should we do to cope with the tragedies we see, the dangers that family and friends face in Israel, and the increasing threats in America, all combined with the ghosts of the past?
August 14, 2026 
