Michael Mantell

Dr. Michael Mantell

Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. is a retired psychologist, best-selling author, international speaker, and a highly sought after cognitive behavioral coach whose actionable, valuable and practical work has been featured on Fox News, ABC-TV, NBC-TV, CBS-TV, The New York Times, and The Huffington Post. He has been teaching how Torah’s wisdom can lead to optimal living for many decades. You can follow him on Facebook and in other social media, where he has posted the #MantellDaily5 everyday for years.

His books, available on Amazon, include:

The Psychology of Tzimtzum

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — When Don Harrison recently gifted me a copy of Professor Mordechai Rotenberg’s The Psychology of Tzimtzum, it, like most gifts, came with a string. “Michael, I thought you’d enjoy this book and I’m wondering if you’d be kind enough to write a review of it for our […]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Michael Mantell, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Two remarkable women: Szekely and Blackstone

  By Mimi Pollack SAN DIEGO — When I was in my twenties, one of my favorite books was, Meetings with Remarkable Men by George Gurdjieff. Just recently, I had my meeting with two remarkable women, Deborah Szekely and Vivian Blackstone. Szkeley just celebrated her 94th birthday and Blackstone will be 88 this summer. When

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International, Michael Mantell, Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, Travel and Food

Humor, camaraderie mark Kolender’s memorial

  Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Michael Mantell SAN DIEGO – It was the kind of memorial service that the late Sheriff Bill Kolender would have enjoyed.  There was lots of humor and plenty of the camaraderie that he was credited with fostering among law enforcement agencies. Civilians and uniformed officers from both

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Michael Mantell, San Diego County

Challah making draws hundreds for Shabbat San Diego

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – No doubt about it, the Jewish community of San Diego made a lot of dough Thursday night, Oct. 22. And community members will bake it into challot (challahs) in time to serve them with Friday night Shabbat dinners throughout the county. It was all part of the Shabbat

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, San Diego County

Child assassins

By Michael R. Mantell, Ph.D. SAN DIEGO — What makes a child so angry or despondent that he or she would pick up a gun and shoot classmates and teachers?  And what warning signs can parents look for?  These are the questions we’ll answer in this column. The problem of anger is based on fragile

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, USA

Why huts are going up in La Jolla, Del Mar

By Michael R. Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO — Beginning on the evening of Sunday, September 27, 2015 until a week later, many people will leave the security, warmth, beauty and permanence of their large, expensive, well appointed, nicely manicured homes.  They will retreat into a simple, sometimes wobbly, unpretentious temporary shelter, covered by nothing more than

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Jewish Religion, Michael Mantell, San Diego County