Emuna Beams

In Chapter Two of the Book of Ruth, we learn how Moshiach is blessed with the DNA of his great grandmother Ruth, whose compassionate deeds uplifted her from the lowest imaginable spiritual roots to the highest stature imaginable, a truly self-made woman.

In our introduction to the Book of Ruth, we learn how the Dark Side tries everything to prevent Moshiach's arrival, so Hashem must engineer it in such a way that catches the unholy spiritual opposition completely off guard.

What would you do if your life's work went up in smoke and you're already more than a hundred years old? Would you have the strength to start all over? Rebbe Akiva did.

Rabbi Lazer Brody with a special message for the Omer period from the Western Wall remnant of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.

Here's an important message for a bullied child or adult, or anyone who feels like an underdog, filmed at the holy gravesite of King David in Jerusalem.

This week's emuna hour is the cherry on the bitachon cake - the blessing of always having what you need when you need it. Here's how:

Why would the Chazon Ish stand up whenever a special needs child walked into the room? If you know a family with a special needs child, share this brief message with them.

Emuna Hour this week is all about Passover and particularly a preparation for a meaningful Seder Night, showing how the "Festival of Matzoth", as the Torah refers to Passover, is every bit as relevant today as it was 3,331 years ago when Hashem freed us from bondage in Egypt.

Once we succeed in internalizing bitachon in every limb of our body and every fiber of our soul, we see magnificent things in life and abundance of all kinds.

Once we succeed in internalizing bitachon in every limb of our body and every fiber of our soul, we see magnificent things in life and abundance of all kinds.

The Ben Ish Chai tells a story about two Jewish merchants from Turkey who were aboard a ship in the Mediterranean. A terrible storm hit the ship at sea and wrecked it. The ship's crew scrambled to the life boats, but the two Jews, Reuven and Shimon, were left behind. This poignant story helps us in our preparation for Passover, and for life.

This is a moving story about a little boy's devotion to his older sister after their mother died, with a lesson about compassion and prayer.