If this is the case, Rabbi Yochanan ben Zakkai is only discouraging arrogance and narcissism, not accurate self-praise that leads to healthy self-esteem.

This is because many believe that self-esteem, character and morality are values one learns on their own. After all, the focus of education is academics: subjects, tests, marks and right answers.

When Rabbi Twerski wrote off his writing of 60 books as being only one book about self-esteem, his humility concealed and limited his greatness. Yes, self-esteem is essential and was integral to ...

Watch: British Rabbi Yitzchok Schochet shares his journey of defying expectations, embracing authenticity, and learning to ...

Rabbi Stein’s valuable book helps people build confidence in problem-solving by helping them realize the amazing fact that often they already have the solution at hand.” ...

Both said that they know Rabbi Silberstein well, and that there is no way that he would make such a statement. So I did what any good reporter would do. I went to try and verify the source.