Tanach (Bible)
Parsha stories, one for every night of the week - for each parsha in Sefer Bereishis. You and your children will find them stimulating and entertaining, and a springboard for meaningful and personal discussions.Yaffa Leba Gottlieb has once again displayed her talents with these captivating Torah stories and stunning pictures. Learn More
Zera Shimshon. Come for the segulah. Stay for the Torah.
People looking for shidduchim. People waiting for the blessing of children. People struggling financially. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, have discovered the power of the Zera Shimshon's promise:
"... [those who learn my Torah] will see children, and children's children... wise and discerning, and homes filled with everything good, and wealth and honor..."
From the Introduction to Zera Shimshon by R' Shimshon Chaim Nachmani
But though many begin their study of Zera Shimshon because of the increasingly clear power of the segulah, they stay because of the beauty and wisdom of the Zera Shimshon's insights!
Like the first bestselling volume, Zera Shimshon 2: The Sefer. The Stories. The Segulah combines three elements:
The Sefer:
Selections translated and adapted from Sefer Zera Shimshon. Written by the brilliant 18th-century Italian Talmudist, Rabbi Shimshon Chaim Nachmani, this volume features several segments on every parashah.The Stories:
The Zera Shimshon's commentary on each parashah is followed by a true story, told in Nachman Seltzer's inimitable style.The Segulah:
In his introduction, Rav Nachmani promises great blessings to those who learn his work - and in the past decades, we've seen that promise come true! Learn More
We ask Hashem each day "Veha'arev Na - Please make our Torah learning sweet!" And the bestselling Vehaarev NaM/b> series does just that, by presenting the fascinating halachic challenges and solutions of Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein shlita, son-in-law of HaGaon Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv zt"l.
Now, in this third English volume, readers can continue to enjoy these intriguing and stimulating shiurim, based on the weekly parshah. Written in a deceptively easy style by Rabbi Erez Chazani, a student of Rav Zilberstein and a member of the Rav's Kollel Beis David in Cholon, Veha'arev Na brings the excitement of Torah to everyone's Shabbos table.
Baruch, a convert to Judaism, is blessed with his first son. Can his gentile father be sandek at the bris?
A tourist from abroad places a wad of dollars into the Kosel HaMaaravi as a "gift." What should be done with the money?
Two people, one wearing tefillin while the second is carrying his, arrive together at shul at precisely the same moment. Who should enter first?
A doctor performing a transplant removes the wrong kidney from the donor but thereby saves her life. Is he liable for negligence?
A gabbai orders a taxi so that the Jewish driver can complete the minyan in his shul. Who must pay the cabdriver's bill?
Reuven discovers that a prankster wrote Hashem's Name in the dust on his dirty windshield. Can he erase it? Learn More
The Segulah of the Zera Shimshon:
"...and you [who learn the Torah of the Zera Shimshon] will see children, and children’s children, like olive shoots around your tables, wise and discerning, and homes filled with everything good, and wealth and honor...."
” From the Introduction to Sefer Zera Shimshon
Rabbi Nachman Seltzer brings us a unique book - and a rare opportunity. Zera Shimshon: The Sefer. The Stories. The Segulah combines three elements:
The Sefer:
Written by the brilliant 18th century Italian Talmudic sage, Rabbi Shimshon Chaim Nachmani, Sefer Zera Shimshon brings insightful and compelling explanations of the Chumash. This volume features selections from the sefer, several short and compelling pieces on every parashah, to give the reader a taste of the spiritual delights of Zera Shimshon.
The Stories:
The Zera Shimshon's commentary on each parashah is followed by a true story, told in Rabbi Nachman Seltzer's inimitable style, which enhance our understanding of the Zera Shimshon's teachings, plus stories about the segulah’s power – more than 80 stories altogether!
The Segulah:
In his introduction, Rav Nachmani promises great blessings to those who learn his work - and in the past decades, we've seen that promise come true! Hundreds have found their deepest requests answered after learning the Torah of Zera Shimshon perhaps yours will be too!
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Back2Basics is a program/curriculum that allows students to learn and appreciate the Rebbe’s sichos and simultaneously teaches the skills/tools necessary in order for the student to learn on their own from the original Yiddish text. It is a chavrusa based program that is maximized when the learning is done in pairs rather than in a typical classroom setting. This empowers the students to think for themselves and challenges them to come up with answers on their own. The targeted age is anywhere between 14-18, but the program has seen tremendous success both with younger children and adults. Our workbooks are the result of several years of fine tuning a system that engages the student and allows them to successfully learn independently.Back2Basics Goals:
1) For the student to build the necessary skills in order to learn a Yiddish sicha on their own and understand it well.
2) For the students to master the actual content of the sichos they will be learning in the curriculum.
3) For the students to identify with the horaos (lessons) the Rebbe teaches in the sicha and apply them to their lives.
Every element of the b2b curriculum fits into one of these three categories and assists in attaining these goals. Learn More
Back2Basics is a program/curriculum that allows students to learn and appreciate the Rebbe’s sichos and simultaneously teaches the skills/tools necessary in order for the student to learn on their own from the original Yiddish text. It is a chavrusa based program that is maximized when the learning is done in pairs rather than in a typical classroom setting. This empowers the students to think for themselves and challenges them to come up with answers on their own. The targeted age is anywhere between 14-18, but the program has seen tremendous success both with younger children and adults. Our workbooks are the result of several years of fine tuning a system that engages the student and allows them to successfully learn independently.Back2Basics Goals:
1) For the student to build the necessary skills in order to learn a Yiddish sicha on their own and understand it well.
2) For the students to master the actual content of the sichos they will be learning in the curriculum.
3) For the students to identify with the horaos (lessons) the Rebbe teaches in the sicha and apply them to their lives.
Every element of the b2b curriculum fits into one of these three categories and assists in attaining these goals. Learn More
Back2Basics is a program/curriculum that allows students to learn and appreciate the Rebbe’s sichos and simultaneously teaches the skills/tools necessary in order for the student to learn on their own from the original Yiddish text. It is a chavrusa based program that is maximized when the learning is done in pairs rather than in a typical classroom setting. This empowers the students to think for themselves and challenges them to come up with answers on their own. The targeted age is anywhere between 14-18, but the program has seen tremendous success both with younger children and adults. Our workbooks are the result of several years of fine tuning a system that engages the student and allows them to successfully learn independently.Back2Basics Goals:
1) For the student to build the necessary skills in order to learn a Yiddish sicha on their own and understand it well.
2) For the students to master the actual content of the sichos they will be learning in the curriculum.
3) For the students to identify with the horaos (lessons) the Rebbe teaches in the sicha and apply them to their lives.
Every element of the b2b curriculum fits into one of these three categories and assists in attaining these goals.Learn More
The ultimate Parsha book for kids! By famous children's storyteller, Rabbi Juravel, author of A Journey with Rabbi Juravel series, A Story! with Rabbi Juravel series and The Parsha with Rabbi Juravel series. Superb layout and illustrations. A comprehensive education on the entire parsha; this is a tremendous learning tool that will keep children absorbed for hours on end! Learn More
Halachic Challenges and Solutions Based on the Weekly Parsha From the Shiurim of Rabbi Yitzchak ZilbersteinWhen Modern-day Dilemmas Meet Age-old Solutions...
YOU get to taste the sweetness of Torah!
We ask Hashem each day “Veha’arev Na – Please make our Torah learning sweet!” What better way than through the fascinating halachic challenges discussed in the bestselling Hebrew series, “Veha’arev Na”, now translated for the first time into English.
What happens when the questions & challenges of daily life are viewed through the eternal prism of Torah? Well, you'll be surprised, shocked, and delighted to find out - as you travel through the captivating pages of Veha'arev Na.
Based upon the shuirim of Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein and linked to the weekly parashah, this sefer tackles the unique and complex issues that characterize Jewish life today. Intriguing, fascinating, always thought-provoking, and written in a style all readers will find engaging, this is one Sefer Halachah you will truly devour from first page to last. Written in a deceptively easy style, “Veha’arev Na” brings excitement of Torah to everyone’s Shabbos table.
Rabbi Zilberstein is a son-in-law of Hagoan Harav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, zt”l. Rabbi Erez Chazani, is a student of Rav Zilberstein and a member of the Rav’s Kollel Beis David in Cholon. Learn More
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He was known as the Ish Ha’emes (Man of Truth), the one who cringed from the slightest deviance from the straight and narrow. His daily tefillos, recited with genuine tears and a powerful depth of emotion, were legendary. The intimate relationship he had with his Creator defies description.He was Rav Shimon Schwab zt”l, one of the greatest gedolim of recent times. Though he passed away nearly twenty years ago, leaving a void of unimaginable proportions in the Torah world, Rav Schwab left behind a precious legacy—his writings, his sefarim, and his divrei Torah, all of which are as beautiful and as relevant today as the day Rav Schwab penned them.
In Rav Schwab on Chumash, readers are given a window into the brilliance and depth of Rav Shimon Schwab. This sefer includes both Rav Schwab’s dazzling insights on the parshah, as well as many stories, vignettes, and lessons from the life and writings of the Rav that help illustrate various points brought out in the book.
Many of the chiddushei Torah in this volume were originally written in Rav’s Schwab’s magnum opus, Ma’ayan Beis Hosho’eivah, and have now been carefully selected, translated, and written over. Others are original chiddushim that have never been published before, which were heard from the Rav by his family and students. The anecdotes from the Rav’s life and excerpts from his speeches and essays, which accompany most of the divrei Torah in this book, are all thought-provoking, stimulating, and profoundly inspiring.
A beautiful mini-biography of Rav Schwab’s life as an opener to the book, as well as “The Rav and His Mission” at the close of the book, further complete the richness of this sefer, providing readers with an additional dimension of this holy tzaddik who lived in our midst just two decades ago.
For those looking to enhance their understanding of Chumash—and of life—by way of the insights offered by a venerable gadol hador, Rav Schwab on Chumash is the sefer to learn, to internalize, and to cherish. Learn More
