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Is Your Life a Celebration?
All Day?
Every Day?
Imagine leaping out of bed every morning so happy for the gift of another day.
Imagine seeing your cup never half-full, never half-empty, but always overflowing.
Imagine your life free of resentment and jealousy.
Imagine your life free of anger and frustration.
Imagine your life free of fear.
Now, stop imagining and make it your reality.
Because the life that you have just imagined
is the life that you were meant to live.
In Two Groundbreaking New Books:
 Click to Order | THE HANDBOOK TO JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal distills millennia of sage advice into a step-by-step process to reclaim your Judaism and your spirituality in a concise easy-to-read and easy-to-follow manner. If you find yourself wishing for the strength to sustain you through the ups and downs of life; if you want to learn how to live life to its fullest without angst, worry, low self-esteem or fear; or if you wish that your relationships with family, friends and co-workers were based on love and service and free of ego, arguments, resentments and feelings of being unloved...this book is for you. Price: $19.99 254 Pages Published by: Amazon's BookSurge |
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 Click to Order | A SPIRITUAL AND ETHICAL COMPENDIUM TO THE TORAH AND TALMUD Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal dissects each of the Torah's weekly sections (parashot) using the Talmud and other rabbinic texts to show the true Jewish take on what the Torah is trying to teach us. This companion to The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew brings the Torah alive with daily relevance to the Modern Jew. All of the Torah can be summed up in one word: Chesed. It means kindness. The Talmud teaches that the Torah is about loving our fellow man and that we are to go and study. The rest is commentary. This compendium clarifies the commentary and allows one to study Torah and Talmud to learn the Judaic ideals of love, forgiveness, kindness, mercy and peace. A must read for all Jews and deserves a place in every Jewish home. Price: $24.99 494 Pages Published by: Amazon's BookSurge |
Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal reveals the path to a happier, more spiritual life as taught by the ancient sages through the Talmud and Torah.
Both are written to help modern Jews recapture their Judaism and Spirituality and live a life that is full of joy, freedom and happiness.
And both are written in Rabbi Segal's unique, engaging and affable voice, with life examples that we can all relate to, and a bit of humor to make the experience fun.
Shalom.
My name is Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal, and in my years of Rabbinic Counseling I have discovered that a great number of modern Jews are short on faith that they will ever achieve the happiness, joy and freedom of a spiritual life. Perhaps you are among them. If so, I know how you feel because I have been there before; stuck with a feeling of hopelessness and asking, "Is this all there is?"
But I found the way out.
As a result, I have made it my life's work to help others find the path to a life of happiness, joy, and freedom that I could not find in a synagogue, temple, or shul.
I want to show you that path today.
"You lead the spiritual practices of the entire program and offer our followers a unique spiritual opportunity."
Hune Margulies, Ph.D.
Founder, Martin Buber Institute
A Question for You
Let me ask you a question. A question that, should you decide to pursue the answers, will change your life forever.
Are you living the life you have always dreamed of;
filled with happiness, joy and freedom?
Or, do you spend your days:
worrying about money;
in conflict with friends, family members, and co-workers;
stressed out about the future?
If the latter sounds like you, you are not alone. Throughout history – and especially in tumultuous times like these – Jews all over the world have sought a more spiritual existence to help them cope with life's difficulties. Unfortunately, many of them have not been able to find the existence they seek in the Torah or in their synagogues.
Many simply give up, believing that Judaism has failed them, and resign themselves to the fact that they will never find the fulfilling life that they had hoped for. They settle for a life that is "just good enough."
Sound familiar? Is "just good enough" the kind of life that you want to live?
Well, I've got good news for you.
You can do better than "just good enough." You can live a spiritual life filled with happiness, joy, and freedom. It is simpler than you may think...and you don't have to become a rabbi as I did.
The Secret Is: There Is No Secret.
The truth is, for thousands of years, Jews have succeeded in finding a way to live happy, joyous and free, with inner shalom, despite a tumultuous world that can feel like a pretty miserable place without spirituality.
How did they do it?
What is their secret?
As a matter of fact, there is no secret. The path to a spiritual life is a simple process that has been with us for thousands of years. The problem is, somewhere along the line most of Judaism stopped teaching how to find it.
I discovered the path for myself years ago, but it took me years of work and study. Once I had achieved the spiritual life that I sought, it occurred to me how much easier it would have been with the proper guidance.
I thought to myself, "It should not be so difficult to learn how to live joyously and free." So I decided to simplify it for my fellow Jews, helping all find the path to Jewish Spiritual Renewal.
Reclaim Your Spirituality...And Your Life
Click to Order | THE HANDBOOK TO JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal distills millennia of sage advice into a step-by-step process to reclaim your Judaism and your spirituality in a concise easy-to-read and easy-to-follow manner. If you find yourself wishing for the strength to sustain you through the ups and downs of life; if you want to learn how to live life to its fullest without angst, worry, low self-esteem or fear; or if you wish that your relationships with family, friends and co-workers were based on love and service and free of ego, arguments, resentments and feelings of being unloved...this book is for you. Price: $19.99 254 Pages Published by: Amazon's BookSurge |
In The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew, I distill the teachings of our sages that have been passed along for thousands of years, and lessons from the Torah and the Talmud into a concise, easy-to-read, easy-to-follow life transformation process.
This is stuff we were not taught in Hebrew school or in most synagogues, but it is what Judaism is really all about. It is about recapturing your Judaism and developing a personal relationship with the loving, forgiving God Who will give you the strength to sustain yourself through the ups and downs of life.
I'll tell you more about the book, as well as its companion piece, A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud, in a minute. But first I want to tell you a little bit about who I am and how I found the path to a happy, joyous, and free life.
"Wonderful stuff! I'm savoring it, bit by bit."
Samuel Hughes, Senior Editor
The Pennsylvania Gazette
University of Pennsylvania
A Path of Transformation
My high school and college days were spent in the late 60s and early 70s – tumultuous times indeed – smack dab in the middle of the Civil Rights Movement, the Vietnam War, and Watergate.
I tried to find love, peace, and acts of kindness in Judaism, but found only the same spiritual deficiency in some of the synagogues that I saw throughout society and within myself.
The God being taught there was the angry, vengeful God of the Hebrew Torah.
I heard the call to grow spiritually and asked for help, but some rabbis were too busy running their synagogues, others told me to move within walking distance of their synagogue, have a glatt kosher kitchen and be strictly Shabbat-observant, or God would have nothing to do with me.
Undaunted, I kept searching and was blessed to find mentors who introduced me to true Judaism as found in the books of the Talmud – a text of rabbis intoxicated with God – and other great texts of our People.
This is when I began to learn that the Judaism taught in some synagogues is not the Judaism of our sages; it is a Judaism mired in the ancient Hebraism spurned by the sages, and it leaves us disconnected from God.
I could not find the spiritual renewal that I sought in mainstream Judaism, but it revealed itself to me in my study of the Talmud and other great Judaic texts. The steps that I discovered within their words set me on the path of Jewish Spiritual Renewal.
This renewal helped to humble me.
I became continually happy.
I became an integrated person with shlema...with wholeness...with shalom.
I became grateful.
I searched for books to help me grow spiritually as a Jew. I found ancient texts, medieval texts, modern texts, and post-modern texts on singular topics like avoiding gossip and performing acts of loving kindness.
But I found nothing, written in modern language for a modern Jew, explaining the steps, or how to take those steps, toward Jewish Spiritual Renewal.
Think about that. In the thousands of years that Judaism has been in existence, nobody has ever written a text that puts it all together and teaches how to have a personal, spiritual relationship with God as a Modern Jew – the basis for a life of happiness, joy and freedom.
That is why today I want to introduce you to
The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal:
A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew
and help set you on your own path to the
happy, joyous, and free spiritual life
that God intended for us all.
| "I couldn't have written the book or expressed my pain and concern for the Jewish people returning to Judaism. Thank God that He put this desire in your heart. He has put this desire in my heart, as well. God sees the desire of the heart, and sends people to help nourish that desire." Janelle Vechi |  Click to Order |
I've been in the exact same spot you're in right now. But with a bit of help, absolutely anyone can achieve Jewish Spiritual Renewal and live happy, joyous, and free as God intended. The best news: You will not have to go through the years of difficulty and confusion that I went through.
The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew distills the teachings of the Torah and the Talmud, and millennia of wisdom from our sages and rabbis, into an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-follow step-by-step process that will put you on a path to a life that is happy, joyous, and free.
Here is an excerpt from The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew:
We become so far removed from God, our loving Sovereign Parent, that when we pray, (if we pray at all), we pray to meet an immediate need. We desire an immediate fix, rather than to seek renewal (return) and the wisdom to work toward renewal. We are satisfied for a moment if our trivial need is met. We therefore never achieve happiness in the long term. We are constantly searching and striving for our secular notions of success and happiness. While in this all-too-common state our egos "lock horns" with the egos of others, putting us in a sustained state of human conflict and resentment.
This is not the Jewish way to live; but most of us cannot find the way out. In this book, I will give a map to the tools of the process in simple terms and in language easily understood, to turn your life around to a much more pleasant state. If you follow the map faithfully and honestly, you will find that the journey is life-changing and life-affirming.
The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew provides answers for Jewish men and women of all ages who seek the enrichment of Jewish faith that is presently missing from their lives.
The process in this book will help you:
- Develop the strength to sustain you through the ups and downs of life.
- Develop relationships with family, friends and co-workers based on love and service...
...free of ego, arguments, resentments...
...and free of feelings of being unloved.
If you feel lost when it comes to figuring out how to live such a life, this book was written for you.
If you want to learn how to:
- Live life to its fullest without angst or worry,
- Live life to its fullest without low self-esteem,
- Live life to its fullest without fear of failure,
- Live life to its fullest without attachment to success-limiting outcomes,
this book was written for you.
Even if you simply want to know more about Judaism and its philosophy of living, this book was written for you.
"Very informative and timely. It allows many people to benefit from Torah lessons, where many of them may not otherwise have an opportunity receive such content."
Mauricio Benzipporah
Founder, Beta-Gershom Organization
Like I said, I've been where you are: in a life missing spirituality; seemingly unable to cope with the difficulties of life; and unable to find peace and inner shalom. But I found it and now I want to share with you the path that I have found and passed on to others with consistent success.
It took me many years of work and study, but it didn't have to. And it doesn't have to for you. You can travel the same path that I did, but at a much faster pace.
What would you say something like this is worth?
Think about it…the wisdom of our sages and rabbis; the teachings of the Torah and the Talmud; all distilled into an easy-to-read, easy-to-understand, and easy-to-follow step-by-step process that will put you on a path to a life of happiness, joy, and freedom.
I know it sounds priceless and in reality…it is. But I sincerely want to share what has helped me and countless others with you.
In other words, I want to show you the path to a spiritual life – the life that your were meant to live – so I want to give you my book, The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew for only $19.99.
Deepak Chopra's Intent.com
We are living in a historically turbulent time. Economic uncertainty, political corruption, threats of aggression, and religious conflict are everywhere. I know that I would find it difficult to find comfort without the peace and inner shalom that I have found through Jewish Spiritual Renewal.
Please join me now.
Start your journey UP the path of Jewish Spiritual Renewal so that it may bring the same joy, happiness, freedom and shalom that I now enjoy into your own life!
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The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal:
A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew
Many Blessings,
Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal
P.S. Another thing that I've noticed over the years in my Rabbinic Counseling is that many modern Jews are not as familiar with the Torah and the Talmud as they might be. They find it difficult to understand and interpret in a way that makes sense and has relevance to their lives in the modern world. This is quite often the root cause of the kind of spiritual disconnection that I described earlier.
So, as a companion to The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew, I have also written:
Click to Order | A SPIRITUAL AND ETHICAL COMPENDIUM TO THE TORAH AND TALMUD Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal dissects each of the Torah's weekly sections (parashot) using the Talmud and other rabbinic texts to show the true Jewish take on what the Torah is trying to teach us. This companion to The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew brings the Torah alive with daily relevance to the Modern Jew. All of the Torah can be summed up in one word: Chesed. It means kindness. The Talmud teaches that the Torah is about loving our fellow man and that we are to go and study. The rest is commentary. This compendium clarifies the commentary and allows one to study Torah and Talmud to learn the Judaic ideals of love, forgiveness, kindness, mercy and peace. A must read for all Jews and deserves a place in every Jewish home. Price: $24.99 494 Pages Published by: Amazon's BookSurge |
A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud dissects each of the Torah's weekly sections (parashot) using the Talmud and other rabbinic texts to interpret its lessons.
Rabbi Daniel Ben Shmuel
A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud brings the Torah alive with daily relevance to the Modern Jew.
All of Torah can be summed up in one word: Chesed. It means kindness. The Talmud teaches that the Torah is about loving our fellow man and that we are to ''go and study.'' The rest is commentary.
A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud clarifies the commentary and allows one to study the Torah and the Talmud to learn the Judaic ideals of love, forgiveness, kindness, mercy and peace. It is a must read for those seeking Jewish Spiritual Renewal and is the ideal complement to The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew.
Since each parasha is the weekly Torah portion, you may read each of the chapters in the book during the course of a week while also reading the actual Torah portion. By doing so, you will learn a modern Jewish Spiritual view of each Torah portion. At the same time, your world will be open to the ethical teachings of the Talmud.
While many read the Torah as a history book, or a deed to land, or see it as a boring book full of legalisms and ritual for a priesthood that no longer exists, this book aims to show you the spiritual ethical lessons in each parasha. In a sense this book will hopefully help you enjoy reading and understanding the Five Books of Moses, what we call Chumash from the Hebrew word for "five." You may even discover that you want to continue your study with the Talmud and other Jewish texts.
Leslie Palma-Simoncek
Staten Island Advance
Complete your journey UP the path to Jewish Spiritual Renewal with a better understanding of the Torah's lessons through A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud interpretations for only $24.99...
...certainly a small amount to pay for the priceless wisdom contained within the Torah and the Talmud.
You can purchase each book individually, but if you purchase them together as a set, I will donate a portion of the sales price in your name to a tzadakkah of your choice, such as your synagogue. Think of it as your first act of loving kindness in your spiritually renewed life!
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The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal:
A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew
and
A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud
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About Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal
Rabbi Dr. Arthur Segal's love of Judaism and his Ahavath Israel led him on his personal quest for Jewish Spiritual Renewal, beginning his studies after retirement from a successful oral medicine practice. Rabbi Segal graduated cum laude with BA and DMD degrees, Specialty, and Post-Doctoral studies in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in the 1970s. He is an author in these chosen fields as well.
Rabbi Segal teaches classes on Jewish Spiritual Renewal and The Spiritual and Ethical Teachings of the Torah, TaNaK and Talmud via the Shamash online program. He teaches Torah, Talmud, and other great texts, such as Duties of the Heart by Ibn Pakudah of 1050 C.E. Spain, to adults in his hometown. Rabbi Dr. Segal does rabbinic counseling using the step-by-step process of Jewish Spiritual Renewal to help his fellow Jews achieve a spiritual life.
You can read Rabbi Segal's spiritual essays on Talmud Bavli and Talmud Yerushalmi, read or audit his classes, or contact the Rabbi for guidance at: rabbiarthursegal.blogspot.com.
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The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal:
A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew
and
A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud
©2009 Dr. Arthur Segal, P.A. d/b/a Rabbi Arthur Segal
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