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It’s the wondrous song of Shabbos. And it’s coming, with its blessings and its peace and its delights and its beauty.Erev Shabbos. Yes, it’s a time of rushing to get everything done. But when Yisroel Besser describes the frenetic activity, Erev Shabbos becomes, not a tension-filled, stressful race against time -- but an enthusiastic and joyous preparation for the incomparable delights of Shabbos.
And then we welcome our Queen, with flickering candles and uplifting song. Here, again, as we enter a new and holy dimension, Exalted Moments enriches our experience, bringing our tefillos and bakashos to life.
In Exalted Moments, Yisroel Besser – author of many bestselling books including Nishmas: Song of the Soul – shows us how to experience those special first moments of Shabbos. Exalted Moments includes stories, ideas and insights on erev Shabbos preparations, the enormous power of prayer during candle lighting, Shalom Aleichem, Eishes Chayil and Kiddush.
Open this book and learn to savor those first wondrous moments, as the sun gently drifts downward and we begin to experience the energy, hope and sheer holiness of Shabbos. Learn More
Does your Shabbos glow with sparkling light?
Does it sizzle with positive energy? Do you look forward to Shabbos?
Revel in it?
How about your weekdays? Do you ever feel stressed out? Anxious? Overwhelmed? Do you want to change that?CPR will guide and show you:
- How Shabbos can recharge you and help you overcome your personal challenges - all week long!
- How you can replace stress and anxiety with a stronger connection to Hashem
- How the restrictions of Shabbos actually liberate us!
In the bestselling book GPS: Navigation for your Soul, thousands of readers discovered – and loved – a fascinating new way of putting timeless Torah teachings into an ultra-contemporary format. Now, CPR: Resuscitation for your Soul, takes that same format to help us truly understand Hashem's incredible weekly gift to us: Shabbos.
CPR is largely based on Nesivos Shalom, the classic contemporary work by the Slonimer Rebbe, Rav Shalom Noach Berezovsky zt"l, a work beloved by all branches of Torah Jewry and widely accepted as a masterpiece of Torah thought. CPR takes the fascinating concepts of Nesivos Shalom and “translates” them into contemporary language and terms.
Let CPR unlock the secrets of truly appreciating the gifts of Shabbos– and see how those gifts can transform your life to one of greater serenity, peace of mind, and inner happiness throughout the week!
With its contemporary examples, true stories, photos, summaries, jokes, questions and answers, and, of course, the words of Nesivos Shalom and other Torah classics, CPR is a Shabbos treat that the whole family can enjoy, together or individually. So sit back and enjoy Shabbos as never before, while you learn how to carry over Shabbos’s amazing powers into the entire week - and become totally reJEWvanated!
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“CPR enlightens the reader about the precious gift of Shabbos according to the spirit of the writings of the NESIVOS SHALOM zy”a!” - HaRav Shloime Weinberg
“CPR contains meaningful messages to teach the importance of the gift of Shabbos Kodesh!” - HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky
“The authors each merited to strengthen Klal Yisrael and I am happy with them for their success!” - HaRav Aaron Schechter
“CPR will certainly be of tremendous help to strengthen the mitzvah of Shabbos to our youth!” - HaRav Yeruchim Olshin
“CPR shares the authors understanding and feelings about the importance of Shabbos!” - HaRav Nota Schiller
“CPR can truly change your life , whether you are a newcomer to Judaism or a Shomer Shabbos all your life!” - HaRav Yitzchak A. Breitowitz
“CPR will be of tremendous help to all rabbeim and moros, manhigim and mechanchos, especially those working in the trenches!” - HaRav Yaakov Bender
“CPR unwraps the gift of Shabbos for our generation by revealing its power and relevance!” - HaRav Moshe Weinberger
“CPR furnishes the reader with the insight and capacity to sense the authentic taste of Shabbos and be able to relate to the significance and gishmak of Shabbos Koidesh.” - HaRav Shulem Noach Landau
"CPR! is a powerful sefer that will certainly upgrade and enhance our Kedushas HaShabbos, and help ensure that it will be "L'dorrossom" for our future generations!" - HaRav Binyomin Eisenberger Learn More
A stunning book that captures the pure beauty of your Shabbos candles!
The Eishes Chayil Hadlakas Neiros Candle Lighting Treasury
Make that wonderful moment when you usher in Shabbos even more special with this elegantly-designed, full color book.
The Eishes Chayil Hadlakas Neiros Candle Lighting Treasury features:
- Short, inspirational insights and true stories to enhance your Shabbos
- Selected laws and customs of candle lighting on Shabbos and holidays
- Unique 5" x 9" size lets you keep the book open next to your candlesticks
- Full text of the blessings of candle lighting, as well as additional prayers, in Hebrew, and in English translation and transliteration
- Full text of "Tefilas Chanah" in Hebrew, and in English translation
- Deluxe embossed cover
- Foreword by Rabbi Warren Goldstein, Chief Rabbi of South Africa and founder of The Shabbos Project
May an ebay seller set his auction to conclude on Shabbos? May one rent advertising space on his website to others for an entire week, including Shabbos?Should a person worry about ayin hara? What are the most effective defenses against ayin hara?
May one who will be on an airplane for an entire night of Chanukah use a flashlight for ner Chanukah?
If it is difficult for someone to make it to shul, may he hear krias haTorah or Megillas Esther read over the telephone?
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Rav Zev Smith is a popular maggid shiur and much sought-after speaker on halachic issues who has thousands of recorded shiurim in circulation on a wide range of interesting and relevant, day-to-day topics. His unique blend of halachah and hashkafah, and his knack for explaining difficult concepts in a down-to-earth, practical way, draw both scholars and laymen who seek a thorough grasp of halachah topics. In this fascinating book, he and Rabbi Dovid Kaiser, a previously published author of Torah works as well as a maggid shiur in halachah, have adapted some of the best of Rav Smith's halachah shiurim into written form. Arranged according to the months of the year, What's the Halachah? follows a specific, reader-friendly format. Each chapter begins with a set of intriguing questions on a topic in halachah, which is followed by a broad discussion of the halachic issues the topic involves. The chapter concludes with an application of the information discussed to the initial queries.
What's the Halachah? is a book that will do more than just teach you halachah; it will open before you the vastness and the beauty of the world of halachah. Learn More
Let MASHAL TOV take you around the Jewish year…All the ingredients that made Mashal Tov on the Parshah such a popular favorite are present in full measure in Mashal Tov – Throughout the Jewish Year: eye-opening, uplifting, precious and powerful life-changing parables, but this time, as they pertain to the Yamim Tovim and special days of the year.
Perfect for parents, teachers, old and young alike, here’s a perfect way to make year-round learning exciting, meaningful and always enjoyable. Learn More
Oh no, I forgot to put on the blech! How's the soup - has it boiled yet? Hey, I still have to get the cake out of the oven, it's almost burning. "Moish, check the lights please, make sure they're all off!" Where's that Shabbbos clock? "Have you opened the grape juice?" I can't believe it! I'm out of aluminum foil...Hashem, I can't take the pressure! It's two minutes to candle lighting, help!!Erev Shabbos... A frantic race against time...
You've put so much into cooking, into cleaning... Envisioned an uplifting Shabbos, a tefillah with tears... And at the end of the day? - Tension at home; fatigue that overshadows any spiritual gain. A sore sense of missed opportunity. This isn't what you pictured, or davened for.
This book was born for you and the many other women looking to bring Shabbos in joyously. Written to motivate and empower, it offers diverse possibilities and countless tips and techniques to help you prepare for Shabbos, milchatchilah and bedi'eved. It also reveals the profound rewards for preparing wisely.
Shabbos on Time is a ground-breaking pathfinder, created for both working women and the akeres habayis. Learn More
Learning and enjoyment for kids ages 2 and up!Can your little detectives find the special items on the pages of this book?
Simple picture clues and gentle rhymes take your toddler or preschooler on a delightful journey through Shabbos! Learn More
Can you find all the differences?Look at one picture, then the other.
They’re almost the same -- but not quite.
This bright and colorful photo book will keep kids busy as they try to spot differences between two similar pictures. There are 7 changes between each set of pictures, just like Shabbos is the 7th day of the week.
BONUS CHALLENGE — Two little Shabbos candles are hiding in each right-hand photo, as well! Can you find them?
Includes a fun and informative “Did you know?” section.
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The tefillos of Kabbolas Shabbos are a gateway – a majestic link – that joins the six-week-days to the sanctity of Shabbos. This unique sequence of prayers – from Tehillim, Lecha Dodi, Mizmor Shir, through Ma’ariv - encapsulates many monumental themes and ideas, and this remarkable book reveals these hidden treasures, making them accessible to all.Drawing upon the teachings of our Sages in Talmud and Midrash, along with insights and anecdotes from Sages throughout the generations, the author weaves a wondrous tapestry, resulting in a book so inspiring, you will gladly turn to it time and again.
Particular care is taken to highlight the deep connection between Shabbos and redemption through Moshiach ben David; the reader is drawn to new heights in yearning for redemption. The Covenant of the Chosen provides insight on all of the chapters of Kabbolas Shabbos as well as extensive commentary on Lechah Dodi, and guides the reader through the Shabbos-enhanced Maariv prayer. Enter the world of Shabbos and experience true redemption. Learn More
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"These books have been praised highly by numerous Gedolei HaRabbonim and have been received warmly by the English-speaking Torah community... I offer my heartfelt blessing that they should have much success in publishing further works and disseminating the Torah." -- Rabbi Chaim Pinchas Scheinberg, zt"l"As with their other works in the Guidelines series, this sefer is concise, accurate, and well structured. The authors have performed a great service, presenting these vital and complex laws in a clear and straightforward question-and-answer format." -- Rabbi Pesach Elihayu Falk, Gateshead, England, author of Modesty - An Adornment for Life.
"As in the previous volumes, the laws and customs are presented in a concise, lucid, and organized fashion. This volume, as well as the entire complete series of Guidelines, will serve as a guide for those who cannot learn these laws from their original sources, and as a valuable aid even to those who can." -- Rabbi Zev Leff, Rosh Hayeshiva and Rav of Moshav Matisyahu Learn More
