Miketz: revealing the secrets
On a continuum between memory and forgetfulness (I remember things that have happened to me in the distant past versus, I do not remember anything) — where would you put yourself? In this week’s Torah portion “Miketz” Yosef gives his two sons the names: Menashe (נ.ש.ה..) and Ephraim (פ.ר.ה.) By giving these names, which mean […]
Vayeshev: What kind of a mother sends her daughter to cross a wolf-infested forest ?
His father’s scolding shook him. It felt like a whip on bare flesh. “And his father rebuked him, and said unto him, what is this dream which thou hast dreamed?” He looked at him embarrassed, like a child breaking an expensive tool while playing. Why is he mad at me? A thought went through […]
Vayishlach: The Darkest Hour Before Dawn
Twenty years have passed and yet he still hears her voice. Her words are like the whisper of dying hot coals in his ears. He never ceased to blow on them with the breath of his longing, to restore the flame. Maybe she would send him to return? And now, my son, hearken to me […]
Vayeytse: Intergenerational transference between Yitzhak and Yaakov
When Esau returns from the hunt and realizes that his blessing was stolen by his brother, he is furious — to the point of wanting to kill him (a jealous brother killing his brother is not something new). Rebecca sends her son from his home to her brother Laban in Haran and promises to […]
Toldot: False-Self
He was not able stand up for himself and refuse her request. How could he refuse a mother who loves him so much? If only she knew how much he longed to receive the blessing from his blind father, who all these years did not notice him, did not actually see him, did not hug […]
Lech-Lecha: Shaking Your Comfort Zone
What happens to a person who embarks on a journey without a clear destination or defined purpose? Without taking hold of anything thatdefined him before, like his country, his parents’ house, his job, without his regular “business card”? It’s not an easy or happy situation, not to know where you’re going, without any […]
Noah: The Hidden Treasure
Noah: The Hidden Treasure Noah (נח) in reverse letters in Hebrew, reads: Chen חנ)), which is an acronym for “hidden wisdom.”(חכמה נסתרת) So, what is hidden here and what can be revealed? When God gives Noah the instructions for building the ark — the Torah uses the words “and you atoned for it … […]
Why and how does sharing takes place in a psychodrama session? What is the director’s task in the sharing?
Sharing is the third and last part of a psychodrama session, after the warm-up and the action phases. It takes place when the action part (the psychodrama) is over and after the protagonist said his “last sentence for now” in his/hers last scene. The director invites sharing from all the other group members to provide […]
The field of T.A. (Eric Bern) and how it influences my practice of psychodrama
According to Eric Berne our personality consists of 3 major ego states. A Parent state, an adult state and a Child state. The parent state consists of two parts: the nurturing parent (mother) and the controlling parent (father). The Child state consist of two aspects as well: the natural/spontaneous child, and the Rebellious child. Therefore, […]
The Self emerges from the roles we take
According to Moreno the founder of psychodrama, the Self emerges from the roles we take in our life, and not vice versa. When the baby is born, he does not have a distinguished sense of self. The Self is formless and not integrated. The different roles he will take during his life will help him […]