G-d willing, the Beams will be back on Sunday, September 16, 2007.
During the Ten Days of Repentance, Emuna Outreach Films will be featuring, G-d willing, a special 5-part series right here at the Beams, to help you prepare for Yom Kippur.
Our special friend Baruch (Ken) Becker, talented Disney illustrator and the father of Nachman Emuna, has been worried about the various headlines lately: talk about relinquishing parts of Jerusalem, Judea, and Samaria to the PA, tension on the Syrian border, threats from Iran, Hizbolla, and the Hamas, and the constant media barrages against the religious public in Israel. He wrote me and asked me what he can do. I told him that the only way to win all the wars is with emuna - putting all our trust in Hashem. This is a two-fold battle - strengthening ourselves, and helping to strengthen others by doing whatever we can for Jewish outreach. Baruch wrote back, "Fine, I'd like to volunteer for Emuna Outreach's recruiting office, calling people to get closer to Hashem." I didn't exactly know what Baruch meant until he sent me this:
Nothing in the world cures worry, stress, anxiety, sadness, and depression like emuna. Just ask little Natty Emuna. Natty Emuna magnets, such as the one pictured above, are included in every CD or book order over $15. Folks who order $25 or more get a Natty Emuna 5768 Calendar magnet. Seeing Natty Emuna smiling at you from your fridge door every morning helps you smile all day long.
People spend their entire lives searching for buried treasure. Really, the most precious commodity in the universe is latent and buried within each and every one of us. Would you like to know what it is? My good buddies Dry Bones and Natty Emuna are here today, and paraphrasing an old Beatles tune, I'm getting a little help from my friends:
Emuna is priceless. With emuna, you'll never have a negative emotion in your life, even under fire.
There's a sweet story behind the above caricature. Dry Bones and his talented wife artist Sali Ariel have been together for nearly forty years. Bones told me that Sali never once asked for a printout of a single one of his thousands of drawings. But, when she saw Natty Emuna and the buried treasure, she was enchanted; she asked for a printout to put on her wall.
Don't waste your life on the cheap stuff - be a high roller and put all your chips on the square that says "emuna." You'll be a guaranteed big winner, in this world and in the next.
You all know Nachman Emuna, the hero of Emuna Outreach, created by our special friend in California, Disney illustrator Baruch (Ken) Becker, may Hashem bless him.
Hashem in his ever-loving kindness has sent Nachman a sidekick to help spread emuna in the world. Israel's famed political cartoonist, my esteemed buddy Dry Bones, has come up with Natty Emuna, a delightfully simple, loveable, and and beautifully innocent (tmimus v'pshitus - the hallmark of a Breslover) to beef up our staff.
I'm sure you and your children will love little Natty Emuna as much as we do here. Say hello to Natty:
This is the first of something that I hope will evolve into a regular feature here in the Beams, thanks to the dedicated help of Emuna Outreach's cherished friend, Disney artist Baruch (Ken) Becker of California, may Hashem bless him always.
Nachman Emuna scores a direct hit on the Yetzer (evil inclination); no wonder - look at the ammo he uses!
A delightful story by Rabbi Lazer Brody and beautifully written and illustrated by Rebecca Shapiro, the Worry Worm teaches children the concept of emuna. This book is now offered at a subsidized price to enable more and more children to learn that there's a Master to this Universe.
This is the internationally best-selling life-coaching manual by Rabbi Shalom Arush and translated by Rabbi Lazer Brody that's taking the world by storm. You owe yourself the gratification that this book will give you. (Softcover, 251 pages)
280 pages. "This book turns you into the best person you can be." (Tamar Yonah, Israel National Radio - Arutz 7)
Here's the delightful family book of the weekly Torah portions, enhanced with Rav Lazer Brody's original parables. A must for every Shabbat table! Kalcom Publishing, 254 pages.
This is Rav Shalom Arush's amazing interpretation of Rebbe Nachman's "Tale of the Lost Princess," revealing Rebbe Nachman's allusions to the proper service of Hashem. This book is a high-level sequel to The Garden of Emuna, for those who seriously seek more spirituality in their lives. Translated by Rav Lazer Brody, 124 pages, softcover, a Chut Shel Chessed publication.
This is the CD that we've all been waiting for, the musical legacy of Rav Erez Levanon of blessed and saintly memory, who was murdered by terrorists in March, 2007. 
Complete new fourth edition of Rabbi Lazer Brody's comprehensive and unique guide to coping with insult and verbal abuse. "A wonderful and valuable tool for strengthening the spirit!" (Rabbi Moshe Halberstam of the Eda Haredis in Jerusalem). Hebrew, 234 pages, Kalcom Publishers, Israel
