Emuna Therapy

Learning From Each Other

Research shows we prefer people like ourselves - but we actually grow more spiritually from people who are not like us. A father and son with "apparently" very different styles were put into the same family to complete something in each other - but they could only start doing that once they were no longer opposing each other. Read more about them my latest article, Different or Same courtesy of Breslev Israel.

Have a Great Week!

Dr. Zev Ballen

Emuna Coaching

Breslev Israel's new Emuna-Coaching programs offer you the very best emotional and spiritual tools to transform your dream-life into a real lasting reality. Here's why in 84 seconds.  Good Shabbos, Dr. Zev Ballen

 

The Power of Prayer

by Dr. Zev Ballen

What can a person accomplish with continuous heartfelt prayer? Check this out:

Hi Dr. Ballen,

I just read your response to Muriel in this week's (parashat Balak) and want to thank you for such an excellent and clear response. Every sentence was an absolute pearl! In a short space you delineated Rebbe Nachman's emuna approach to illness, treatment, and the medical profession.

About 20 years ago I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. With extensive prayer by members of the kehillah and with complete trust that HaShem would take care of me through surgery and chemo, I underwent surgery for a total thyroidectomy and left radical neck.

When I woke from the anesthesia, I was shocked to hear from my rav that no cancer was found! Needless to say, the surgeon was greatly embarrassed.

Last year I was diagnosed with asthma. This disease is not going away like the cancer did, bit I look upon this experience as an opportunity to correct all of those years when I put such confidence (emuna?) and trust in physicians, medical research, and pharmacology. Now, every time I put a pill or inhaler into my mouth, I say the posuk that you mentioned in your response to Muriel. In addition, I spoke with Rav Brody to get direction about what I need to correct (the spiritual source of the problem). Also, before every visit with the pulmonologist, I have a Pidyon HaNefesh by Rav Arush.

This asthma is truly a gift and I thank HaShem for it daily in hitbodedut!

Shabbat shalom,
Yehudit

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With Blessings Always,

Dr. Zev Ballen

 

Miracle Recovery

At first, a person who is being challenged by serious illness may not intellectually grasp the reason for thanking Hashem for the illness. If despite his lack of understanding, he persists in thanking Hashem simply out of Faith, he will eventually understand - on a deeper level- why the illness is intrinsically good.

The following miracle illustrates the above:

A young man from our yeshiva was told by a doctor that he had a fast-growing cancer in his reproductive organs and stomach. The doctor told him that if he didn't receive chemotherapy and radiation immediately, that he would be gone in three months.

The young man went straight to see Rav Arush who was already waiting for him in the doorway. He told Rav Arush the doctor's ominous news. Rav Arush told him that he didn't need any treatment. Instead, Rav Arush advised him to go to the field and thank Hashem for his illness every day. The young man listened to the Rebbe and has not had a single treatment - that was three and half years ago.

If you're interested, you can find him on the second floor of our yeshiva building. He is gratefully learning Torah like a Lion every day. (story courtesy of Rav Dror Moshe Coussoto)

Have a Great Week!

With Blessings,

Dr. Zev Ballen

Live Video Today: Healing Imagery

With Hashem's Loving Kindness, we will be broadcasting live today, Wednesday at 5:00pm Israel time from the Chut Shel Chessed Yeshiva, 13 Shmuel Hanavi Street, Jerusalem. Today's lesson is called Healing Imagery, You can see it right here. The broadcast, as well as our lessons posted from now on - are Mac and iPod compatible. If you tune in too early to the live broadcast link, you'll be sent to the main page of the Breslev Israel website, so try to tune in on time as follows:

10:AM in NY, 7:00 AM in LA and the West Coast, 8:00 AM Denver, 9:00 AM in Mexico and Central Daylight, 3:00 PM in the UK, and 5:00 PM Israel time. If you are not able to watch the lesson live, we will, G-d willing be posting a link to it soon. If you can't see the broadcast, you might need to download a new version of Flash Media player which you can do here. We hope you enjoy the broadcast.

Wishing You Blessings Always,

Dr. Zev Ballen