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The wisdom of personal growth

Rabbi Zvi Miller is the Dean of  The Salant Foundation, which was created to disseminate the message and methods of  Rabbi Yisrael Salanter  Mussar teachings. Rav Yisrael Salanter offered a formula for spiritual well-being. The method brings a healing spirit to the heart and the soul. The purpose of the Salant Foundation is to provide the [...]



The Kosher Reminder

To separate meat product from dairy products is the basis of  kosher nourishment. To fully provide for a proper separation of meat and dairy Jewish law imposes a period of time between diary and meat meals, and vice-versa.
What is more, there cannot be two people who at one table  simultaneously eat diary and meat products.
To [...]



Lead the Daily Davening

Learn to lead and chant the daily services - Shacharit, Mincha, and Maariv – with Lead the Daily Davening.
This MP3 CD is intended for those who would like to improve their skills in leading the daily services, from regular synagogue attendees, to those who are observing a Yahrzeit and want to lead the daily prayers as a part of their Yahrzeit [...]



Kosher bones, Chumash & Falafel

Shop every store with every product (incl. kosher food, Jewish and Israeli books and more) on the web from your iPhone. TheFind: Where to Shop lets you know which stores carry the products you’re looking for, where those store are located, and the online prices for those products.
If you have been driving around looking for [...]



Perek Shirah

There was a time, not too long ago, just going back a few years really when you couldn’t find Perek Shirah at all. Many Rabbis didn’t even know about this t’filah. It had been hidden from us for hundreds of years. But the time has come for Perek Shirah to be revealed once again.
Perek Shirah [...]



40,000 seforim in 1 iPhone

Hebrewbooks.org was founded in order to preserve old American Hebrew books that are out of print and/or circulation.  Many American  Rabbis wrote seforim (Hebrew books) in the early part of the 20th century. They have long since passed away and in many instances so has their holy work.
Currently Hebrewbooks.org’s mission has expanded to include all [...]



Kitzur Shulchan Aruch

Gain access to the full Kitzur Shulchan Aruch in an easy to ready and browse iPhone or iPad application. This iPhone app works natively on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch allowing you to browse the 221 simanim with the flip of a finger.
You can also perform quick keyword searches for specific Jewish law. The [...]



Fly El Al

El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., trading as El Al (Hebrew: אל על‎, “To The Skies” or “Skywards,” Arabic: إل عال‎) is the flag carrier of the State of Israel.
It operates scheduled international passenger and cargo flights between its hub at Ben Gurion International Airport, serving Tel Aviv, and destinations in Africa, Asia, Europe, South America, and North America, as well as domestic connections [...]



Eicha in mp3

The  9th of Av is the 25 hour fast (this year starts:  sunset,  Monday, July 19) commemorating when the two Temples were both destroyed.  To display our mourning we do not wear leather shoes,  act intimately,  bathe for pleasure, or anoint.  Until noontime on Tuesday, we sit on low chairs or pillows, do not put on tefillin or tallit gadol, refrain [...]



Virtual Tzedakah

Carry a virtual Tzedakah (charity) box in your pocket! On the road? In Hurry? Need to generate Divine merit on the spot? Drop a few coins into this virtual charity box with the unlimited included coins and dollars!
iCharity displays a tally of how much you’ve given to date – that is until you turn over the [...]



Apps for Torah Study

As the Apple iPhone has become even more popular and an increasing number of Apple fans have picked up the iPad, there has been a wave of new applications created for these devices. Some are good and useful, while others… well, let’s just say I’m not going to take the time to write a bad [...]



Mazon

Founded in 1985, MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger is a national nonprofit organization that allocates donations from the Jewish community to prevent and alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds.
Each year, MAZON grants over $4 million to more than 300 carefully screened hunger-relief agencies, including emergency food providers, food banks, multi-service organizations [...]