Lecture Topics

Dr. Susskind's Most Popular Lecture Topics

I have listed below over 30 lecture topics for which I am available. 
My two favorite topics are numbers 1 and 2. If you are interested in having me speak, 
please call ( 845-425-9531 ) or email me ( This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. )

  1. The Mystical Messages for Marriage in King Solomon's Aishes Chayil.
  2. Becoming An Even More Loving Person: Practical Guidelines from Torah Tradition and Contemporary Psychology .
  3. Holy Fire: Emotional and Physical Intimacy in Marriage
  4. Jews are from Sinai, not Mars or Venus: A Kabbalistic View of Male-Female Differences and Communication
  5. "Ayzer" or "K'negdo" : Marriage Without Anger or Abuse
  6. Jewish Humor: A Window to Your Soul
  7. Can You "Marry" G-D Without Divorcing Your Family; Resolving Religious Differences in the Family
  8. Creating an Intimate Relationship with G-D
  9. What do your Dreams Mean? Insights from Torah and Psychology
  10. Psychotherapy and Torah: Complementary or Incompatible? (alternative title is "Moses vs. Freud: Are Traditional Jewish values and Psychotherapy Compatible?")
  11. Minding your mind; Taking control of your thoughts and feelings.
  12. Soul aerobics; How to tickle, cuddle and supercharge your Jewish soul.
  13. Our Parents: Confronting, Accepting, Reconciling, Loving.
  14. Healing the Loss of a Loved One; "Ha-makom yenachem eschem".
  15. Yisgadal v'Yiskaddash: What is the meaning and purpose of the Mourner's Kaddish?
  16. Can a Person change their Personality? Wisdom from Torah and Psychology.
  17. Addiction, Love, Purpose and Torah; What fills the hole in your soul?
  18. Keeping the Fire Lit on the Altar; Maintaining Passion Throughout the Years of Marriage.
  19. Can you forgive someone who has hurt you?
  20. Living with and without anger; neutralizing anger at home and at work.
  21. "Joy transcends all boundaries"; creating more happiness in your life.
  22. The "true" story of Purim; Megillah shtick.
  23. Living with a Difficult Person.

 

For Parents:

    1. Please Pass the Matzoh Balls : 
      Helping your Children, Adult Children, and Grandchildren to Enjoy Being Jewish. 
      (alternative title: Jewish Continuity: 
      Raising Your Children So That Your Grandchildren Will Be Jewish.)
    2. Raising Your Child To Be a Mentsch; Jewish Parenting.
    3. Educating a child: The Partnership between Parents and the School.
    4. Sensitivity to the Emotional Needs of Teenagers.
    5. Moses versus Madonna: Influencing your children's sexual values.
    6. Protecting your child from predators.
    7. Reaching and Managing an oppositional Child.
    8. How to become an even more loving parent.

 

Specifically For Singles: Finding your life partner: a series of related talks.

    1. Falling in Love and Staying in Love: Wisdom from Torah and Psychology
    2. Finding the Love of your Life: Are you Ready for Intimate relationships?
    3. The Heart is not a Voluntary Muscle: Finding the Right Person to Marry
    4. Don't be kissed by a fool or fooled by a kiss: Finding the Right Person to Marry
    5. Falling in Love versus Climbing in Love ; How to create infatuation.
    6. Becoming An even more loving person: Experiencing the depth of your capacity to love.
    7. Dating, Emotional Intimacy and Physical Intimacy  (alternative title: Sexual Wisdom: Where does physical passion fit in your life?)