Foundations of Judaism

A secular Arab Affairs Israeli reporter was in constant contact with a leader of Arab terrorists. The Arab's frank words about Jews to the reporter completely upended him, to the point of him doing teshuvah. A true story that helps us examine our level of emuna and quality of life.

Imagine hitting a green light at every street intersection so that you smoothly drive down the open road. If only real life could be like that! Read Rebbe Nachman’s Advice on how to make such a dream into reality... 

All beginnings of anything are difficult, but all the more so with hitbodedut (personal prayer). Read Rabbi Arush's great advice that really works!

Elul ... Rosh Hashanah ... teshuvah ... judgment... Who doesn't have inner resistance to taking stock of his life? After all, I have so many deficiencies and so many failures. Rabbi Arush gives a sure-fire solution to winning a positive judgment!

We made new beginnings in our service of Hashem. After a short time, the excitement dimmed, the fire went out, and we were back to where we started. Rabbi Arush gives advice about how to finally and completely succeed!

We all know how it goes... We made new beginnings in our service of Hashem. After a day or two or a week or two, the excitement dimmed, the fire went out, and we came back to where we started, only in greater despair. Rabbi Arush has encouraging news! 

In every area where Jews live, we see a sharp rise in the number  of violent antisemitic attacks. The Kalever Rebbe tells us what the most effective weapon of self-defense is.

When life is sweet, who needs sugar! How can we find and connect to a true source of spiritual vitality? Rabbi Arush explains how to successfully “sweeten” our lives ... 

We're told "Dress for success!", but whose fashion statement do we follow, and what is our definition of "success"? The Kalever Rebbe gives encouraging advice...

Do you need powerful blessings or to annul a harsh decree? The Kalever Rebbe gives advice about how to get both – and it’s simpler than you think! 

Wouldn’t it be great if a bolt of lightning slammed down right next to us every time we spoke slander? We would serve Hashem with even greater alacrity. We would receive His blessings and Divine protection to an even greater degree. 

Do you want your prayers to be answered favorably? The Kalever Rebbe gives tried-and-true advice. Guard it!

Why was I put through that traumatic experience? What's my purpose in life? What's going to be with me? Rabbi Arush shows how all of these deep questions are really one question with a single answer...

In the Torah portion “Yitro”, we read about receiving the 10 Commandments  at  Sinai. What is Yitro's special way of reacting to these events? Rabbi Arush explains how Yitro’s response should be our response.

When fear is met with the recognition that only  Hashem  determines outcomes, fear dissolves into trust and the trust itself becomes protection. You fight with trust, knowing that the outcome is in Hashem's hands alone.

Outside, catastrophic things were happening throughout Egypt, but the Jews ate  serenely. What sort of conversations were there at that first Seder? The Jews then  had not yet left Egypt, so what did they talk about? Rabbi Arush gives amazing insight into serving Hashem! 

Date of Passing: 24 Kislev. Rabbi Aharon Yehuda Leib Shteinman was a Haredi rabbi and posek (halakhic authority) in Bnei Brak, Israel. Following the death of Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv in 2012, he was widely regarded as the Gadol Hador and the leader of the non-Hasidic Lithuanian Jewish world.

Date of Passing: 12-Elul. Rabbi Simcha Bunam studied in the yeshivot of Mattersdorf and Nikolsburg where his mentor was the gaon Rabbi Mordechai Banet...

Date of Passing: 3-Elul. The first Chief Rabbi of what was then Palestine, Rabbi Kook was perhaps the most misunderstood figure of his time. 

Date of Passing: 28-Tammuz. Rabbi Yosef Shalom Elyashiv was a world renowned scholar and halachic authority who resided in Jerusalem. Even at the advanced age of 102, Rabbi Elyashiv remained active in the community and was the paramount leader of the Lithuanian community both in Israel and elsewhere.

Parents, take time during your Shabbat meals to tells stories of the tzaddikim - how they were able to overcome obstacles under demanding circumstances. These stories, the Kalever Rebbe tells us, will strengthen everyone's emuna and closeness to Hashem.

How did the Ridvaz merit a long life? Rabbi Arush explains how we can use that segulah to merit our own salvations...

During the time of the Chaffetz Chaim zt"l, there lived a man of immense wealth whose suffering was as vast as his fortune. What one piece of advice did the Chaffetz Chaim give to solve all his suffering?

Celebrating Shabbat with the right kind of joy brings This special day calls for special happiness! Let’s bring that joy into the rest of our week.