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When Rav Shlomo Wolbe zt"l asked Rav Yechezkel Levenstein zt"l what important information he should tell the students in his yeshiva, Rav Chatzkel said
Tell them There is a
« Master of the World
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When the Ba'al Shem Tov came
into this world, he brought a
tremendous light that effectively
revived Klal Yisroel from
« « « its state of spiritual death
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Emunah must fill our day, from the moment we say upon arising I thank you in Your Presence
« « « for restoring my soul...
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The Rav, who prefers to remain anonymous, has studied the full spectrum of sefarim in Torah literature that discuss how to best serve Hashem. He is associated with great tzaddikim in our generation who have written haskamos to his many Hebrew sefarim on a variety of topics. Using an eclectic approach, he has developed a method that speaks to the hearts of Jews from all walks of life. As a book-store owner in Yerushalayim put it, "His sefarim are lapped up by the entire spectrum, from modern Orthodox youths to Mea Shaarim chassidim!"
To present his ideas, he does not delve into philosophical discussions, nor does he quote many sources. He just shows how by constantly repeating basic fundamentals of emunah one can gain a different perspective on life in this world. The style may appear at first to be over-repetitive. This is done deliberately, since most people will read something once and then read on. The author therefore does the repetition for you, showing how, by restating the apparently obvious, the ideas penetrate from the mind to the heart.
The translations are fairly literal with an attempt to retain the direct style of the original, presented in readable English. They include some additional paragraphs not included in either the original Hebrew or the Yiddish, Spanish or Russian editions. These were taken (with the author's permission) from cassette recordings of the shiurim on which this sefer is based. [We have marked them off with square brackets]. The author refers to Hashem most often as "Haboreh Yisbarach" - the Creator, blessed be He. This term is used very commonly in sefarim hakedoshim. It is extremely germane to the topic being discussed, namely the awareness that Hashem's presence permeates all of creation. We have used the terms "Hashem" and "the Creator" interchangeably so that the reader will feel comfortable with the mode of reference.
It is our sincere hope that these works will help prepare our generation for the much awaited times of Moshiach when "the earth will be filled with knowledge of Hashem..."
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| Building A Sanctuary in the Heart I » This book, the foundation of the "Bilvavi" series, gently but firmly guides the readers to the awareness that we must rediscover the purpose of our own lives: deveikus to Hashem, a palpable connection to G-d. The author then presents an outline of the way to achieve this deveikus, one step at a time. The book is arranged in short paragraphs, so that each point can be absorbed independently, at a comfortable pace. |
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| Building A Sanctuary in the Heart II » In this book, based on a series of 28 classes, the Rav offers very detailed instruction for step-by-step spiritual growth, going from the various levels of emunah (faith) to yirah (fear) in its various degrees and then to the stages of ahavah (love), culminating in selfless love of Hashem. It is filled with invaluable practical advice on achieving these levels, and is the perfect companion to volume 1. |
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| Getting To Know Yourself » To properly grow, you must first know who you really are. This work, based on a lecture series given in Tel Aviv, teaches us to see ourselves as pure souls, and not be disheartened by flaws, which are in fact nothing more than superficial “garments” over the soul. Once this awareness is achieved, we learn to feel love toward the rest of the world, and finally, to discover Hashem deep within us. Published in book format in Hebrew as דע את אצמך The english adaptation (Getting to Know Yourself) has an introduction especially writtten by the Rav. |
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Drashas »
A complilation of the Rav's drashas given to yeshivas, shuls, mosdos and chaburas in Eretz Yisrael and the USA. Some with english summaries or complete translations. |
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| Shiur Given at "The Farm" (חוות ישוב הדעת) » Retreat for Israeli's who returned from the Far East after their compulsory army service. Translation of Shiur on "Peace of Mind through Harmony with Inward Truth". Before adopting practices that deal purely with the inner life, one must act properly in chitzonius (the outer life). The two aspects of the self cannot be treated as if they are unrelated. In fact, the outer & inner life are like two containers meant to be placed one inside the other, and the outer container must be the correct shape so that it can contain the inner one. In other words, observance of halachah (Torah Law) is the gateway to deeper spiritual levels. |
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