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Mussar is an illuminating, approachable, and highly practical set of teachings for cultivating personal growth and spiritual realization in the midst of day-to-day life. Here is an accessible and inspiring introduction to this Jewish spiritual path, which until lately has been best known in the world of Orthodox Judaism. The core teaching of Mussar is that our deepest essence is inherently pure and holy, but this inner radiance is obscured by extremes of emotion, desire, and bad habits.

One of the most influential works of Mussar, the Mesillat Yesharim is Rabbi Moshe Hayyim Luzzatto’s instruction manual for the correction of character flaws and refinement of one’s service to the Al-mighty, based on well-known teachings of our Sages. It presents a structured program for those seeking to walk the proper path leading to perfect service of the Creator, while making the most of the tools G-d has given us in order to achieve the best possible spiritual results. HaGaon Rabbi Yaakov Hillel, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Ahavat Shalom in Jerusalem, highlights and expands on Rabbi ...

Kabbalah is a tradition that is closely related to Judaism, but which has links also with Ancient Egyptian religion and currents all across the Near and Middle East. Outwardly it was studied and taught principally by Rabbis, but in fact on a more secret level its development was also taken forward by Moslem scholars, Renaissance princes, alchemists of all kind, and magicians. It found its expression in the tarot deck and in the esoteric teachings of Aleister Crowley and Dion Fortune.

This is the story of No. 22483, who had been shipped from Belgium to Buchenwald. It records what he saw and felt during his calvary from Antwerp to the Malin distribution camp in France and from there to the extermination camp of Buchenwald. He was one of the few people who both entered a Nazi concentration camp and left again. This is his remarkable personal story that records his experiences of one of the most harrowing events in human history.