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  1. The Power of Ideas: Words of Faith and Wisdom H/C Learn More
  2. With its scrupulous attention to historical accuracy, its profound understanding of Torah hashkafah, and its magnificent collection of photographs, The World That Was series has been hailed worldwide for offering readers a fascinating, Torah-oriented perspective on history.

    In the first volume of The World That Was Eretz Yisrael, we traveled through two millennia, from the Churban through the beginning of the twentieth century. This second volume picks up where its predecessor left off. Intrepid settlers have come to develop the land and establish new settlements. Though many had unfortunately loosened their ties to Torah, others arrived and laid the foundation for the burgeoning of Torah learning that we experience to this very day.

    The story of the resurgence of Torah and of settlement in Eretz Yisrael is a remarkable — and sometimes even miraculous — one, peopled by unforgettable, idealistic Jews. We will see them establishing yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs, kollelim, Chassidic courts and Torah communities, amid the backdrop of constant challenge and sacrifice. We will marvel over their resilience, determination, and incomparable sense of achrayus for their people, and we will understand our own world better as we see them building Hashem’s beautiful, holy land. Learn More

  3. Which mother has not felt that twinge of panic when their toddler goes missing momentarily?

    You turn your head for a second, and a little one can make a quicker getaway than students exiting a classroom at the sound of a recess bell. Almost always, children are thankfully found unharmed – they climbed behind the sofa, they hid in the closet, or they ran to the next aisle at the supermarket... Shauli Mordehai was a typically active toddler who enjoyed the disappearing act. So it followed that his house was extra, extra “child-proofed” with all the safety mechanisms available at the time. And it goes with out saying that there was ALWAYS at least one adult watching Shauli, his twin, Daniella, and their three-year-old sister, Eveline. Usually, it was two or three adults on call.

    The Mordehai household continued its “active duty” watching the twins, until one day, the unthinkable happened. Who could have imagined that a little boy not even two years old could UNLOCK and OPEN a sliding glass door – in the space of a few seconds that the caregivers focused attention away. That sliding glass door, unfortunately, led to an unused, backyard built-in swimming pool. The pool was secured with a taught tarp, but one small area had become loose. Shauli followed a ball that fell under the tarp, and then he fell into the pool, where a few inches of rain water deprived him of life-giving oxygen.

    This book chronicles Shauli’s life following the accident, and shows how a “regular family” developed super-human strength. The Mordehais, along with an amazing cadre of volunteers, never gave up hope, and never wavered in their immutable faith in the Master Healer. Learn More

  4. Learning about the great personalities of Tanach, we find ourselves in awe. Inspiration, though, generally only lasts when you realize that the lives, struggles, and challenges of these greats, find parallels within our own lives and our own challenges. 

    As you will discover in these pages, the most crucial battles that were fought for Klal Yisrael were often fought by great Jewish women. This book reveals often little-known aspects of the lives of some of the most well-known righteous women of Tanach—like Sarah, Rivkah, Rachel, Leah, Tamar, Esther, and Rus—and uses them to tell their stories anew. Then, after every chapter about these great women, readers will be introduced to a contemporary Jewish woman who walked or walks in their footsteps, and hear her story—women like Rebbetzin Miriam Salomon, Lady Amélie Jakobovits, Mrs. Gigi Weiss, Mrs. Rachely Plancey, and Mrs. Sarah Rivkah Kohn, among others. 

    Yes, the wisdom, compassion, and courage of the mothers and heroines of the Jewish People are present in every generation. 
     
    Written by world-renowned lecturer and author Rabbi Y. Y. RubinsteinTruly Great Jewish Women—Then & Now is a book for every Jewish house-hold. It is a book that will educate and encourage you, as you rediscover the women who created Klal Yisrael, and become inspired by women of our times who carry on the mission of our holy foremothers. Learn More
  5. A real-life account of one family’s uplifting story of crisis, faith, and growth
    I kept playing, hardly noticing when Elisheva answered the phone. "Hello,” she said. Then, after a pause, "Oh my gosh! What happened?” Another pause.
    "Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh!”
    That must  be  her  friend  Sara,  I  thought.  To those  eighth-graders, everything deserves an "Oh my gosh” or two…
    But when she hung up she turned to me and cried, "Chana Rochel! That was Ahuva! She’s in the emergency room with baby Yaakov. He’s not breathing, and he has no pulse! I can’t believe it! I can’t believe it! What will we do?!”
    What?! Oh my gosh! My two-month-old nephew with no pulse? I felt my heart flutter to a stop. "What do you mean?” I spluttered. "How can that be?! What happened to him?”
    "I don’t know, I don’t know!”
    *** 

    In Hold On Tight, Chana Rochel Rubinstein shares with us the true account of her family’s journey through a heart-wrenching crisis. With her simple, straightforward style, we are immediately drawn into her family’s life, reliving their ups and downs, their challenges and pain, as well as their happy occasions and "ordinary” day-to-day lives.

    But what starts out as one crisis soon turns into something far more…

    When tiny Chaim Yaakov Goldbaum suffers sudden cardiac arrest, no one knows what the next few hours will bring. Will he live? Will he die? Will he be normal?

    What will be?

    Chaim Yaakov’s story will become your story; you too will be moved by his unique neshamah and its life mission. Day after day, the Goldbaums put one foot in front of the other, with determination, courage, and strength, holding on tight to their emunah while caring for Chaim Yaakov’s unceasing needs. The grace and dignity with which they accept Hashem’s decree is a lesson every person can gain from, long after the last page of this poignant book has been read and internalized. Learn More
  6. With scrupulous attention to historical accuracy, profound understanding of Torah hashkafah, and its magnificent collection of photographs, charts and illustrations, The World That Was Eretz Yisrael is the latest addition to The World That Was series. These volumes have been hailed worldwide for offering readers a fascinating, Torah-oriented perspective on the history of the Jewish communities in various countries. Now, once again, the author meticulously presents the richly layered account of seminal events in the history of the holy, beloved land of Eretz Yisrael, the heart of the Jewish People.

    Promised to our ancestors, Eretz Yisrael was the Jewish homeland for over 1,000 years. In this exceedingly long exile of close to two millennia, it has remained our hope, our dream, the destination of our hearts’ desire, the place we turn to in our prayers.

    Volume One of The World That Was: Eretz Yisrael explores its history from the aftermath of the First Temple to the beginning of the Twentieth Century. And what an incredible history: The turbulent Second Temple era, the momentous redacting of the Mishnah, the saintly Tannaim and Amoraim, the Moslem, Crusader, and Ottoman conquests, the writing of the Zohar and, later, the Shulchan Aruch. And of course, the various aliyah movements, from the students of the Baal Shem Tov, Vilna Gaon and Chasam Sofer, to the survivors of the Holocaust. All of them were courageous Jews who followed their hearts’ passionate call and came to build what was then a desolate, dangerous land. With uncompromising commitment and love, they triumphed over unimaginable challenges to build Yerushalayim’s Old Yishuv and develop the rest of the Land.

    The World That Was: Eretz Yisrael is the riveting story of the unbreakable bond between Hashem, His People, and His beautiful, Holy Land. Learn More

  7. One Woman's Experiences with ALS

    I entered a taxi one day, on my way to an urgent meeting. 
    Please Hashem, I davened, let the meeting go well. Let me not fall or choke. Hashem, You are the Ultimate Goodness. I'm scared. Hold my hand please and let these incidents pass.

    The taxi drew to a halt, I paid the driver, and...

    I can't get out!!! What's this? Help me! What is wrong with me? 
    My feet don't move. It's as if a mammoth pump has sucked the energy out of my legs so chat they are left lying, completely lifeless, on the taxi seat. 

    Hashem, what is going on with me? What is going to happen to me next? 

    Geveret! The driver is losing his patience. 

    I flush, my redness stemming from embarrassment, 
    and even more so from fear and dread. 

    Geveret!!! 

    Driver, I cannot get out...

    Thus begins the spine-tingling story of the active and vibrant Mrs. Esther Klein, educational supervisor of the Bais Yaakov preschools in Jerusalem, and an esteemed lecturer and pedagogic center director. 
    When Mrs. Klein fell ill with an incurable, neurodegenerative disease, even the walls closing in on the best years of her life couldn't stop her from spreading her wings heavenwards with emunah and simchah

    With simple and couching words, Mrs. Klein writes her story. Along­side her moving and couching experiences, all the chapters of this book include spiritual and educational insights. For in the author's opinion, there is no point being couched and moved, if those emotions don't lead to action. Learn More
  8. Through a mix of nature, nurture, social conditioning and free will, we each possess a personalized lens that frames, forms, clouds and distorts the way we see ourselves and the world around us. In order to live in the most meaningful and effective way possible, each of us needs to continually assess and adjust the default frames we have developed.

    In Positivity Bias, we learn that life is essentially good; that positive perception is applicable and accessible to all; that it derives from objective, rational insight, not subjective, wishful imagination, and that positive living is a matter of choice, not circumstance.

    An inspiring and life-enriching tapestry woven from hundreds of stories, letter, anecdotes, and vignettes - Positivity Bias highlights how the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, considered the most influential rabbi in modern history, taught us to see ourselves, others, and the world around us. Learn More

  9. Tales for the Shabbos Table, #4 - Bamidbar
    Bamidbar & Shavuos

    Popular author Zalman Ruderman utilizes his renowned talent to tell stories that will engage both child and adult alike. These pages contain stirring tales of great individuals and ordinary people who displayed unparalleled heroism, extraordinary kindness and tremendous love for Hashem – Reb Pinchas Koritzer's visit to the blind violinist, heartbreaking sobs emanating from the office of Reb Moshe Feinstein, the woman who lost everything save her emunah, the impossible conditions set by the Chidushei Harim to expand his Yeshiva, a RoshHakohol who saved three communities, and more.

    Tales for the Shabbos Table has stories for each Parsha as well as stories for each Yom Tov.

    Children — and adults — will eagerly anticipate story time at the Shabbos table. Learn More

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