Critique Is Care: The Biblical Secret to Better Feedback (talk)

Rabbi Alon C Ferency by Rabbi Alon C Ferency

Jul 17, 20269:31Religion & Spirituality

How do you tell someone they're wrong without becoming cruel? How do you receive criticism without becoming defensive? Drawing on Deuteronomy 1-3 (Parashat Devarim) and centuries of Jewish wisdom, Rabbi Alon Ferency expl...

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