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Spiritual Amnesia

We hope you enjoy Spiritual Amnesia, this week's 60-minute Emuna lesson that you don't want to miss.

A nation of miracles

"For the people of Israel, miracles are the way of nature, for the people of Israel are above nature." Rebbe Nachman of Breslev

Don't be upset with the nations of the world because they don't understand us; they're not capable of understanding us.

My beloved teacher and spiritual guide Rabbi Shalom Arush says that if you haven't yet seen a miracle today, it's because you haven't said thank-you to Hashem today. So what are you waiting for?

This place belongs to you

You're looking at the world's oldest mailbox. This is the holy Kotel, the Western Wall and last remnant of our Beis HaMikdash, the holy Temple where prayers ascend to the Heavenly Throne.

Did you realize that you are a multimillionaire? Yes, you are a full shareholder in this precious piece of real estate. Come stake your claim, for this place belongs to you.

While you're at the Kotel - or wherever you are - please pray for our beloved brothers in captivity, Yehonatan ben Malka (Jonathan Pollard) and Gilead ben Aviva [Shalit]. Also don't forget our cherished brothers who have been missing in action for decades already, Ron Ben Batya [Arad], Guy Ben Rina [Hever], Tzvi Ben Pninah [Feldman], Yekutiel Yehuda Nachman Ben Sarah [Katz], and Zecharia Shlomo Ben Miriam [Baumel]. May beloved sons return to their homeland borders, soon, amen!

Emotional Self Help

Would you believe that you can heal yourself of post-trauma damage in only a few short minutes? See the following 6-minute clip - you'll be happy you did.

Today, 10 Teveth: Fast Day and Rebbe Natan's Yahrtzeit

Today, Sunday 10 Teveth (27 Dec) is a fast day that commemorates the beginning of the Babylonian siege around Jerusalem, before the city fell and the First Holy Temple was destroyed two and a half years later. 

10 Teveth also commemorates the 165th anniversary of the passing of our holy Rabbi and spiritual guide, Rebbe Natan of Breslev, of saintly and blessed memory. Were it not for Rebbe Natan, we wouldn't have had such a rich legacy of Rebbe Nachman's teachings. Rebbe Natan is a spiritual Transformer, for he brings us Rebbe Nachman's dazzling light in a measure that we can absorb. Rebbe Natan is also My Hero. May his blessed and holy memory intercede on our behalf, amen.

The Emuna Tattoo

My cherished and esteemed friend Rabbi Zecharia Wallerstein from New York City is probably America's #1 rabbi for saving kids that have gone haywire and bringing them back into the fold. He's also one of America's best rabbinical speakers. In the clip below, he's telling a true story he heard from yours truly when we met in NYC last month. You'll love this:

Israel Grieves Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai, HY"D

Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai, 40, of Shavei Shomron, was murdered Thursday afternoon when terrorists fired at the car he was traveling home from work, where he was a gentle and beloved educator of early-grade elementary-school children. 

The Al-Aksa Martyrs' Brigades of Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction said Thursday evening they were the ones who carried out the terror slaying.

How can Bibi Natanyahu and Obama look into the tearful eyes of Israel's latest terror-induced widow and seven orphans? How can they give any legitimization to Abbas and his PA? This is the Arab answer to the lack of backbone in the Israeli government that opened up critical check points in Judea and Samaria and put a freeze on all building and development. Our sages told us that those who are kind to the cruel (Bibi & Obama to the PA) end up being cruel to the kind (Bibi & Obama to the Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria.

If that's not enough, the same Al-Aksa Martyrs' Brigades of the Fatah (Palestinian Authority), laid an IED (improvised explosive device) on the side of road 443, between Modiin and Jerusalem. With Hashem's loving grace, the IED was discovered and destroyed by IDF sappers.

The nauseating feeling here is that many of the PA terrorists are after-hours jihadis of the US-trained so-called Palestinian force. General Dayton admits to helping the Fatah; if that's so, then morally, the USA has blood on its hands.

May Rabbi Chai's saintly and martyred soul beg for mercy for all of us in these challenging times, and may Hashem comfort his widow and orphans in their indescribably tragic loss, among the other mourners of Zion and Jerusalem, amen.