Rabbi Raffi Bilek
I Follow My Own Marriage Advice
One of the points I often make when talking about marriage is the critical importance of not talking about something that made you...
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- Jun 19, 2014
- 1 min
FrumCounselor has moved to Baltimore!
I have left New Jersey for the Baltimore area. I am still seeing clients around the world on Skype, but in-person meetings are now in...
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- Jun 8, 2014
- 3 min
Parenting Help for the Common Parent
The following is a true story. What would you have done? Some people might have tried reasoning with the child, explaining why yelling is...
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- May 14, 2014
- 1 min
Ten Tips for Raising Sexually Healthy Orthodox Daughters
And here’s another article sent to me by a friend that address the women’s side of sex ed in the Orthodox community. Also well stated....
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- May 7, 2014
- 1 min
Masturbation
I thought this article was excellent. It discusses the issue of talking about masturbation with Orthodox boys, which I think is...
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- May 1, 2014
- 1 min
Happiness 101
I thought this video had a number of very helpful ideas. Tal Ben-Shachar is one of the leading figures in Positive Psychology today...
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- Apr 24, 2014
- 1 min
Back to the Grind
Okay, we are back from our extended break over Pesach and Chol HaMoed. I hope your holidays went reasonably well and that you are...
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- Apr 1, 2014
- 1 min
Pearls of Wisdom
I was talking with a client tonight about his relationship with his wife. In the past we had come up with the idea for him to begin each...
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- Mar 23, 2014
- 1 min
Jewish Standard article
The Jewish Standard did a nice piece last week on domestic violence and the work of Project S.A.R.A.H. (Yours truly is mentioned...
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- Mar 19, 2014
- 1 min
Think of the Good Things
Look, we all have our imperfections. Our spouses do too. And since it is unlikely that either of you will ever achieve perfection, how...
Rabbi Raffi Bilek
- Mar 9, 2014
- 1 min
Digital Decisions
More on the topic of teenagers and technology – here’s a nifty video created by thatsnotcool.com, which is a great resource for getting...