Books

A great marriage is about connection.

In this book, world-renowned speaker Rebbetzin Debbie Greenblatt shares her decades of wisdom and experience and reveals the secrets that can make an ordinary marriage extraordinary.

“This is a magnificent work guaranteed to strengthen your marriage. Read every line.”
-- Rabbi Yaakov Bender, Rosh HaYeshiva, Yeshiva Darchei Torah, Far Rockaway, New York

"This is an outstanding book from someone who has years of experience in helping people develop themselves and their marriages. It combines real depth with the most practical advice. The many fascinating stories lend a tangible reality to her critically important insights. This work manages to teach serious material while still being easy reading (and entertaining!). Highly recommended!”
-- Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz, Noted scholar, physician, and author

“What if the solution for a great marriage is as simple as learning the basics of connection? This book can help you embrace the Divine gift of your spouse, turn a difficult marriage into a deep connection, or make a good marriage great!”
-- Rabbi Jonathan Rietti, Renowned scholar, speaker, and educator Learn More

In Never Alone, geared for teens who have lost a parent, popular writer, educator, and speaker Rabbi Y. Y. Rubinstein - himself orphaned of his father as an adolescent - sensitively and thoughtfully shares a path toward healing and moving forward. There are so many feelings a young teen in this position might be feeling - sadness, anger, pain, and guilt, among others - in addition to having numerous loaded questions about it all. With warmth, wisdom, and understanding, Rabbi Y. Y. offers validation, reassurance, answers, advice, and even some smiles.

Also included are pieces written by world-renowned maggid Rabbi Paysach Krohn; highly sought-after psychologist Mrs. Mindy Blumenfeld; and others who experienced profound losses yet whose experiences built them into the strong and supportive people they became.

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The heartwarming real-life stories offer hope and encouragement and remind us that we are not alone in our pain. If you're looking for a book that will reassure, empower, and uplift you, here it is!
-Rabbi Aron Litwin, MA, director of Mekimi, UK

Rabbi Rubinstein has for many years been involved in Pillars and Links, the two largest organizations dedicated to helping children who have sadly lost a parent. His new book, Avi Yesomim, is a lovely, kindhearted book. I highly recommend it.
-Rabbi Shimon Russell, LCSW, world-renowned parenting, marriage, and educational expert

Avi Yesomim captures the real-life candor, clarity, and charisma that are synonymous with Rabbi Rubinstein's approach... This book is a heartfelt analysis of the realities relevant to orphaned children; a book that is valuable and necessary to bear them through loss and grief...

The Raavad explains that had woman been created from the earth as was man, they would have gone their separate and independent ways. Instead, Hashem created one from the other to demonstrate the need for them to live together as a single unit. This concept is reflected in the commentaries of the Ramban and Rav Shimshon Raphael Hirsch on the pasuk, “והיו לבשר אחד — And they shall become one flesh” (Bereishis 2:24), which explain that “one flesh” constitutes one mind, one heart, and one soul. Indeed, the Zohar teaches that before uniting in marriage, man and woman are only a plag gufa, half a person.

Standing under the chuppah transforms two separate individuals into that single cohesive unit that Hashem intended. Maintaining that indivisibility, central to achieving a successful marriage, requires vigilant focus on

shalom bayis

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As a pioneer in the field of Jewish publications in the English language, Rabbi Chaim Press began his luminous career with a holiday series entitled What Is the Reason? which became a popular teacher’s aid in the classroom.

His latest publications are:

The Future Festival: Laws, Traditions, and Customs of the Three Weeks and Tishah B'Av, Their Origin and Rationale, Concern for the Living: A Compendium of Laws, Traditions and Customs on Mourning; Their Origin and Rationale, The Eternal Bond: A Guide to the Laws, Customs, and Traditions of the Jewish Wedding Learn More

Our generation has witnessed an explosion of Torah literature. Yet a book of common round-the-year Halachos for someone setting up a new home is not readily available to the English-speaking public. What do most people do? How come I never heard about this? We didn't do this at home!

When building their new mishkan me'at, a couple encounters many halachic issues which need clarification. The Newlywed Guide presents a concise compilation of these lifecycle halachos, from the period of time before the wedding until childrearing, which until now - for the most part - were learned by newlyweds accross the globe through trial and error.

In truth, this Sefer is not only for newlyweds, anyone can benefit from this invaluable contribution to the Jewish library. Learn More

I’m hoping.

I’m davening.

I’ll let you know how things go.

At twenty-five, Ahuva Parnes is tired of the pitying glances, thecondescending comments, the well-meaning advice. She’s ready tomove on in life, to join the ranks of the sheitel-wearing young women all around her. But somehow the right one hasn’t shown up yet.

As she waits, Ahuva opens her own business, reaches out to her students, and tries to fill her days with meaningful activities. But it’s hard to feel fulfilled when your twin is expecting her second child, your younger sister is anxious to start dating, and people tell you that you’re sabotaging your own future.

In this intriguing true story, we ride the roller coaster of emotions that accompanies Ahuva on every date. We join her in hotel lob- bies and museums and wonder... Will she ever find the person she’s been waiting for? Learn More

Takes the essential laws of niddah and tevilah and makes them accessible and understandable to all readers. Clear, comprehensive, and user-friendly, this practical guide is an indispensable text for chassanim and kallahs, an outstanding source of chazarah for husbands and wives, and the perfect go-to guide whenever questions arise.

Helpful charts and a complete cross-referenced index enable readers to easily find the topic they want.

Belongs in every Jewish home! Learn More

This volume is an invaluable guide for every Jew in how to go about this mitzvah, give chizzuk and share perspective during times of loss. Thirty-six dynamic rabbis, professionals and laypeople who have experienced personal tragedy offer halachic and hashkafic guidance and encouragement.

With proper understanding of this mitzvah, we can bring meaning and hope to those who have been touched by loss. Learn More

A treasure trove of segulos and advice on fertility issues, from our Sages and rabbinical authorities throughout the ages. Includes sections in both Hebrew and English. Learn More