Emuna Therapy

A Lesson From Uman

I was alone in a field when I was accosted by six Ukrainian youth who were demanding my money. I saw on their faces the same insane hatred that senselessly murdered so many of my ancestors. They came at me throwing rocks. As I ran, I heard the rocks whizzing past my head...

Don't miss the dramatic conclusion in this week's article on Breslev Israel.

Here are the rest of this week's articles:

Empty Handed by Rabbi Lazer Brody

The Sound of Music by Rabbi Shalom Arush

The Beauty Exchange  by Racheli Reckles

The Holy Rebbe Mattia by Tal Rotem

The Loisville Slugger by Natalie Kovan

Discovering My Children by Rivka Levy

The Tougher Test  by Rabbi David Charlop

With Blessings,

Dr. Zev Ballen

Start The Week Right

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- Dr. Zev

 

Rosh Hashanah Strengthens Faith

 

 

 

By Dr. Zev Ballen                           Image credit: tryzub724

 

The effect of Rosh Hashanah is to strengthen faith. There are great gatherings of Jewish communities everythere. Especially significant are the gatherings of Jews around the true Tzaddikim. Through these gatherings, all the different facets of faith expressed in all the different souls are joined together in a common whole.

A New Soul

 

By Dr. Zev Ballen                                                                      Image credit: Dan Bar Dov

The blasts of the Shofar on Rosh Hashanah revitalize the soul and intelligence of every Jew. Each one receives a new soul and a new level of understanding, each according to his level. (Likutey Mahoran 35:6)

Going To Selichos

 

 

Rosh Hashanah in Uman, Ukraine            Image credit: Volodymyr Shuvayev

Elul is the time most suited to teshuvah, the return to G-d It is a period of divine favor, because it was at this time that Moses went up to receive the second tablets and opened a wide path towards G-d. The key to this path is to understand that G-d is present in every place and every situation.