Endorsements
Read by people of standing.
Six voices — rabbanim, mechanchim, a clinical psychologist, and a New York Times bestselling author — read The Self-Esteem Trap and set down what they found. Their words appear here in full, attributed by name and role.
Featured endorsement
“The Self-Esteem Trap isn’t another book about feeling good about yourself. It offers an entirely new paradigm for understanding self-esteem.”David J. Lieberman, Ph.D. New York Times bestselling author
From rabbanim & mechanchim
Roshei yeshivah and a rav on the book’s message and its value for teachers and talmidim.
“I am confident that readers will find this work thought-provoking and most beneficial, helping them live healthier and more meaningful lives while growing in their avodas Hashem.”
“I couldn’t put this book down. Its powerful message is presented with remarkable clarity, simplicity, and originality. A must-read for mechanchim and anyone seeking a happier, more meaningful life.”
“Accept your inherent importance, stop judging who you are, and start mastering what you do.”
“One must be shrewd and strategize to achieve fear of Heaven. Rabbi Kestenbaum has achieved this dictum with his book.”
From the professions
A clinical psychologist on how the book reframes self-worth and the ego.
“Rabbi Kestenbaum offers a helpful perspective on the self-esteem trap, revealing how our preoccupation with self-worth reflects the workings of the ego.”
“Stop judging who you are, and start mastering what you do.”
Rabbi Aharon Kaufman Rosh Yeshivah, Yeshiva Ateres Shmuel of WaterburyNext step
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