Standing in Two Worlds with Doctor Sam Juni -Episode 20 -Viewing Genesis through the lens of Adlerian Birth Order theory

Rabbi Kivelevitz begins the discussion by requesting an analysis of the rich biblical narratives of the Patriarchs’ relationships with their siblings, spouses, and children. This engenders a joint exploration of the biblical themes of favoritism among children, sibling rivalry, and the mutability of the first-born role – as well as the positive vs negative effects of these phenomena. Based on Adlerian personality theory as systemized in Walter Toman’s Family Constellation Its Effects on Personality and Social Behavior, Prof. Juni outlines the immutable character traits of oldest siblings, youngest siblings, the middle child, and the only child – including strengths and weaknesses. Juni highlights the success/failure of pairings of specific combinations, with pointed implications for relationship harmony and stability.Rabbi Kivelevitz shifts the emphasis in order to evaluate the suitability of these various personalities for leadership and governing abilities, cornering the doctor to apply the theory to the style of political figures. Innovative ,out-of-the-box leadership is seen by Juni to be characteristic of younger siblings who have a hard time competing head-on with established leaders. The professor stresses the profound effects of societal gender roles on family life, spelling out the importance of congruence of basic beliefs and attitudes on one hand, which he contrasts with the need for non-congruence (complementarity) when it comes to differential roles within any dyadic relationship. The episode concludes with Kivelevitz again seeking a confluence between the lessons of personality theory and the lessons to be learned from the patriarchs, with particular relevance to marital relations and child rearing strategies.Doctor Samuel Juniis one of the foremost research psychologists in the world today.He has published groundbreaking original research in seventy different peer reviewed journals, and is cited continuously with respect by colleagues and experts in the field who have built on his theories and observations.Samuel Juni studied inYeshivas Chaim Berlinunder Rav Yitzchack Hutner, and in Yeshiva University as aTalmidof Rav Joseph Dov Soloveitchick.ProfessorJuni is a prominent member of theAssociation of Orthodox Jewish Scientists, and has regularly presented addresses to captivated audiences.Associated with NYU since 1979,Juni has served as Director of MA and PhD programs, all the while heading teams engaged in important research.Professor Juni's scholarship on aberrant behavior across the cultural, ethnic, and religious spectrum is founded onpsychometric methodologyand based on a psycho-dynamicpsychopathologyperspective.He is arguably the preeminent expert inDifferential Diagnostics, with each of his myriad studiesentailing parallel efforts in theory construction and empirical data collection from normative and clinical populations.Professor Juni created and directed NYU's Graduate Program in Tel Aviv titledCross-Cultural Group Dynamics in Stressful Environments.Based inYerushalayim, he collaborates with Israeli academic and mental health specialists in the study of dissonant factors and tensions in the Arab-Israeli conflict and those within the Orthodox Jewish community, while exploring personality challenges of second-generation Holocaust survivors.Below is a partial list of the journalsto which Professor Juni has contributed over 120 articles.Many are available on lineJournal of Forensic PsychologyJournal of Aggression, Maltreatment, and Trauma.International Review of VictimologyThe Journal of Nervous and Mental DiseaseInternational Forum of PsychoanalysisJournal of Personality AssessmentJournal of Abnormal PsychologyJournal of Psychoanalytic AnthropologyPsychophysiologyPsychology and Human DevelopmentJournal of Sex ResearchJournal of Psychology and JudaismContemporary Family TherapyAmerican Journal on AddictionsJournal of Criminal PsychologyMental Health, Religion & CultureAs Rosh Beis Medrash, Rabbi Avraham Kivelevitz serves asRavandPosekfor the morningminyanat IDT.Hundreds of listeners around the globe look forward to his weeklyShiurinTshuvos and Poskim.Rav Kivelevitz is aMaggid ShiurforDirshu Internationalin Talmud and Halacha as well as a Dayan with theBeth Din of America.Please leave us a review or email us at [email protected] more information on this podcast visityeshivaofnewark.jewishpodcasts.org See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. This podcast has been graciously sponsored by JewishPodcasts.fm. There is much overhead to maintain this service so please help us continue our goal of helping Jewish lecturers become podcasters and support us with a donation: https://thechesedfund.com/jewishpodcasts/donate