THE PRODUCT LIST
PART 1
RUCHNIUS IDEAS
· The Sefiras HaOmer Chart
· The Chag Log -- Your Spiritual Diary
· Life-At-A-Glance - The 25 Year Diary
· Talking Numerically-Significant-Minute Clock
· Gashmius Reports Magazine
· The Don't Wants Club
· The Conduit
DAVENING IDEAS
· The Geulah Siddur
· Removable Sticky Arrows
· The Prayer Pacer
· The Talking Brachos-For-Kavannah Machine
· The Birchas HaMazon Booklets
· The Krias Sh'mah al HaMitah Booklet
DIVEIKUS IDEAS
· The Ribone Phone
· The Shechinah Phone
· My Partnership Agreement With Hashem
· The Talking Diveikus Machine
· Diveikus Cards
· Letter From G-d
· Inspiring Quote From The Baal Shem Tov
· The "What A Wonderful World" Video with Louis Armstrong
· The To-You Turner
· The Yichudim Simulator
· Shabbos Meal Prayer
· The Geulah Club
· The Geulah Bracelets
· The Connector
· The Director
· Free Help on How to Get Closer to Hashem
· The Simulator
· Yeshivah Gedolahs Sing
· The Sleep Log
EMUNAH IDEAS
· The Prognosticator
· The Hashem's Protection System and Hashgachah System Integrity Alerting Machine
· The Heavenly Wake Up Service
· The Heavenly Fall Asleep Service
· The Heavenly Insect-Prevention Service
· The 40-Day Yisurim Log
· Free Help for Trouble With Emunah
· The Gratitude Book
SELF-HELP IDEAS
· The Ablator
· The Liberator
· The Excitement!!! Popper
· Mussar Songs
· The Identity Finder
· Your Personal-Weather Report
· The Frustration Tolerator
· How To Stop Feeling Sad
· The "It's Okay To Be Insignificant" Plaque.
· The Work-On-Feeling-Okay Plaque
· The “Liberate Yourself By Saying No” Sign
· The Happy "No" Picture
LEARNING IDEAS
· Gemora Messages
· Video Shiurim From Our Gedolim
· Watch and Learn
· Eat-and-Learn Restaurants
· Read and Learn
· Call and Learn
· Fly and Learn
· Ride and Learn
· Portable Torah Facts
· The Talking Brachos-In-Learning Machine
· Wait-and-Learn
· Applause While Learning
· The Torah Pocket-Library
· The Thinking-In-Learning-Room Picture
· The Punishments Book
· The Kavanah Headband
· The Portable Arba Minim Buyer's Guide
· Free Help for Problems with Learning
· Complete Eyen Mishpat, Plus
· Succah-Builder's Guide, Concise
· Difference Between Inside and Outside Sixth
· The Handy Havdalah Chart
· The Parshios Chart
TZADDIKIM IDEAS
· The Arba Ammos Trainer
· The Reconfirmation-Of-The-Oath Plaque
· The Zap Images Bookmarklet
ANTI-yetzer hora IDEAS
· The Mental Anti-yetzer hora Light Saber
· The Mental Anti-yetzer hora Flamethrower
· The Mental Anti-yetzer hora Machete Knife
· The Slicer
· The Scalpel
· The Anti-Smoking Campaign
· The Anti-Overeating Campaign
· The Talking Silver Cigarette Case
· The Torah Diet
· The Maoz Tzur (Rock Of Ages) Battle Song
· The “You have to get more organized and take better care of yourself” Plaque
· Portable Torah Facts
· The Amalek Revealer
· The Disconnector
MISCELLANEOUS IDEAS
· The Megillas Esther Holder
· The Soap-Remnant Remaker
· Free Help with Hiccups
(Donations collected through my friend, Burt West's PayPal account.)
(Donations collected through my friend, Burt West's PayPal account.)
THE PRODUCT LIST
PART 2
ARMAMENTARIUM FOR THE FAINT HEARTED
· The Ablator
· The Unwanted-Thoughts Scatterer
· The Mental Anti-yetzer hora Light Saber
· The Mental Anti-yetzer hora Flamethrower
· The Mental Anti-yetzer hora Machete Knife
· The Slicer
· The Scalpel
· The Maoz Tzur (Rock Of Ages) Battle Song
TORAH TOYS IDEAS
· Toy Yeshivah
· Play Chasunah
· Toy Beis HaKinesses
· Play Shabbos Table
· Play Lail Pesach
· Play Simchas Torah
· Play Hakafos
· Toy Eged Bus, #1 or #2
· Toy Succah
· Play Hachnosas Sefer Torah
· Toy Western Wall
· Toy Noach's Ark
· Toy Eshel Avraham
TALMUD TOYS IDEAS
· Avodas Beis HaMikdash
· Mishkan and Shevotim in Midbar
· The Mishkan and 39 Melachos
· Avodas Parah Adumah
· Bikkurim
· Succahs, Kosher and Posul
· Toy Eglah Arufah
INTERPERSONAL IDEAS
· The Chutzpah Smasher
· The Feel-Their-Distress Ball
· Brachah Cards
· Frumy Friendship Cards
· Chag Cards
· The “Leave Them The Way They Are.” Plaque
· The Find-The-Similarities Activity Book
THOUGHT IDEAS
· Thought Mail
· Thought Cleaners
· The Unwanted-Thoughts Scatterer
· The Thought Mail Scrambler
· The Interfering-Thoughts Counter
· The Thoughts Organizer
· The Eitz HaChaim Thought Guarder
TSHUVAH IDEAS
· The Point-Of-A-Needle Hole
· Removable Point-Of-A
Needle-Hole Stickers
· The Middah K'neged Middah Revealer
MIDDOS IDEAS
· The My-Own-Faults Finder
· The See-The-Good Glass
· See-Their-Good / See-Their-Bad Glass
· Bad Middos Ablatement Buttons
· Middos Refinement Buttons
· The My-Faults Book
· The Personality-Trait Blender
· The What's-Right-With-This-Picture Coloring Book
KABBALAH IDEAS
· The Kabbalah Alarm Clock
· The Identity Finder
· Megillas Esther, Revealed
MUSSAR SONGS
· Mussar Songs - home page
· Welcome To The Olum HaZeh Correctional Facility (Hashem’s Prison Planet)
· Everything That Happens
· Have A Smile For Everyone
· You Have That Fault Yourself
· Don’t Get Mad Or Hurt
· These Are Your Guides
· Make Your Enemy Your Friend
· Find A Word Nicer Than Stupid
· Everyone’s Had Better Days
· Just Don’t Get Angry
· A Nice Little Happy Day
· Give Me My Mussar With A Beat
ESSAY NUGGETS
· "I Saw An Upside Down World."
· The Down and The Up
· The Value of Low Self Esteem
· They Don't Play Basketball in Heaven
· Middah K'neged Middah
· On Yisurim
· “You have to get more organized and take better care of yourself.”
· "Good!"
· On Learning Torah L'Shmah
· On Looking For Happiness
· On The Animosity Between Father and Son
· On One's Changing Madrega
· There HAS To Be Something Wrong With Everyone
· Dealing With Adversity
· Life In This World
· How Words Of Torah Help
· “Help me. Save me. Help me. Save me.”
· How To Stop Feeling Sad
· Getting In The Mood For Tisha B'Av
(Donations collected through my friend, Burt West's PayPal account.)
(Donations collected through my friend, Burt West's PayPal account.)
THE GEULAH SIDDUR
(See our related product ideas, The Prayer Pacer, and Free Help on How To Get Closer To Hashem.)
Increase your kavanah during davening with our special Geulah format.
(See our related product ideas, The Prayer Pacer, and Free Help on How To Get Closer To Hashem.)
Increase your kavanah during davening with our special Geulah format.
In line with what Rashi (Shabbos 127b, s.v. hochi garsinin) and Noam Elimelech (Parshas Tzav, s.v. Zos (2)) say, that “praying with cavannah is gemilas chesed (paying kindness) to one’s soul,” The Geulah Siddur is able to help you do just that.
The Geulah Siddur is a standard siddur in which every word or part of a word that refers to Hashem, including pronouns, or verbs that describe an action of His, is highlighted by being set in bold and bigger type. In addition, every name of Hashem is highlighted with a sky-blue background so that all the names of Hashem stand out on the page.
Here is a picture of the first page of Shemoneh Esreh:
The Geulah Siddur is a standard siddur in which every word or part of a word that refers to Hashem, including pronouns, or verbs that describe an action of His, is highlighted by being set in bold and bigger type. In addition, every name of Hashem is highlighted with a sky-blue background so that all the names of Hashem stand out on the page.
Here is a picture of the first page of Shemoneh Esreh:
The Geulah Siddur:
| · | helps to bring Hashem out of hiding for you (so to speak), |
| · | helps you to direct your attention to Hashem, |
| · | helps you to think of what you’re saying, |
| · | helps to revive your interest in davening. |
As an extra cavannah-improving suggestion to users of The Geulah Siddur, we suggest that during those times during davening when it seems that you are unable to concentrate on what you’re saying no matter how hard you try, each time you say one of the bold-faced words or part-words, raise your finger slightly upwards to Hashem - as if you’re pointing to Him as you say the word. You’ll find that will make you concentrate on each word as you say it and direct your attention to Hashem.
When it is professionally produced, included in every Geulah Siddur will be, b’ezras Hashem, a copy of our other product ideas, The Sefiras HaOmer Chart and The Handy Havdalah Chart.
CURRENT STAGE OF PRODUCTION for The Geulah Siddur:
· The Geulah Siddur is partly produced and available in PDF or WORD versions as follows:
If you're going to want to print out any of the parts of the siddur, you need to also download the printing instructions.
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· Presently available, in individual booklets, are:
· Nusach Sefard
· most of Shacharis before Pesukei D’zimrah
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· Pesukei D’zimrah
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· Shacharis: Shema and Shemoneh Esreh
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· most of Minchah
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
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· Maariv
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· Nusach Ashkenaz
· Shacharis: Shema and Shemoneh Esreh
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· most of Minchah
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· The following need production:
· Nusach Sefard
· the rest of Shacharis before Pesukei D’zimrah
· Shacharis after Shemoneh Esreh
· the rest of Minchah
· Shabbos
· the rest of the siddur
· Nusach Ashkenaz
· Shacharis before Pesukei D’zimrah
· Pesukei D’zimrah
· Shacharis after Shemoneh Esreh
· the rest of Minchah
· Shabbos
· the rest of the siddur
· Hebrew/English versions
WANT TO HELP? Contact us.
· The Geulah Siddur is partly produced and available in PDF or WORD versions as follows:
If you're going to want to print out any of the parts of the siddur, you need to also download the printing instructions.
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· Presently available, in individual booklets, are:
· Nusach Sefard
· most of Shacharis before Pesukei D’zimrah
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· Pesukei D’zimrah
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· Shacharis: Shema and Shemoneh Esreh
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· most of Minchah
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· Maariv
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· Nusach Ashkenaz
· Shacharis: Shema and Shemoneh Esreh
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· most of Minchah
You can download a copy in PDF format for free by clicking here.
You can download a copy in WORD format for free by clicking here.
· The following need production:
· Nusach Sefard
· the rest of Shacharis before Pesukei D’zimrah
· Shacharis after Shemoneh Esreh
· the rest of Minchah
· Shabbos
· the rest of the siddur
· Nusach Ashkenaz
· Shacharis before Pesukei D’zimrah
· Pesukei D’zimrah
· Shacharis after Shemoneh Esreh
· the rest of Minchah
· Shabbos
· the rest of the siddur
· Hebrew/English versions
WANT TO HELP? Contact us.
SELECTED RELEVANT QUOTATIONS FROM SEFORIM HAKEDOSHIM
ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF SOME OF THE ABOVE AND OTHER QUOTATIONS
· (Rashi, Shabbos 127b, s.v. hochi garsinin) Concentrating in prayer is included in gemilas chosodim.
· (Noam Elimelech, parshas Tzav, s.v. Zos (2)) Prayer with cavannah (intention, meaning) is gemilas chesed to the soul.
· The Baal Shem Tov jumped up and said… Know that a Jew who is working in the market all day and towards evening becomes afraid and says, “Woe is me, that I will miss the time of Minchah,” and he goes to one house and davens Minchah, and he doesn’t know what he is saying, nevertheless the Serafim and the Ophanim (Heavenly angels) tremble from this. (Baal Shem Tov on the Torah, parshas Kedoshim, note 12, from the sefer Shivchei Baal Shem Tov)
·(Haichel HaBrochah, parshas Naso, p. 24b) The essential part of one’s toil in Torah and prayer is that he attaches himself to the inner spiritual unlimited light that is within the letters of the Torah and prayer, and this is the essential of learning “lishmah.”
· (Taanis 2a) It was taught: (Devorim 11:13) “To love Hashem your G-d and to serve Him with all your heart.” Which is the service that is in the heart, you must say this is prayer.
· (Berachos 5b) We learned: It is the same if one does a lot or if one does a little, as long as his heart is directed toward Heaven. (Sulchan Oruch, Orach Chaim, 1:4: A few prayers with cavannah are better than many with no cavannah.) (Mishnah Berurah, Ibid., number 12: But if he who says a lot of prayers also has cavannah, it is better to say a lot…. And he who is a student of the Torah and has a heart to understand and to learn, can withhold from saying a lot of the prayers and requests that are printed in the siddurim, and it is better that he learns in their place.)
· (Megillah 31b) Avrohom said before Hakadosh Baruch Hu, “Ribono Shel Olum, maybe, chas v'shalom, Yisrael will be sinners before You and You will do to them like the Generation of the Flood or the Generation of the Dispersion.” He said to him, “No.” He said before Him, “Ribono Shel Olum, with what will I know?” He said to him, “(Bereishis 15:9) Take for Me an eglah mishuleshes….” He said before Him, “Ribono Shel Olum, that is fine during the time that the Beis HaMikdash is standing, during the time that the Beis HaMikdash is not standing, what will be with them?” He said to him, “I already fixed for them the seder hakorbonos (order of saying the korbonos at the beginning of Shacharis). Every time that they say them, I will attribute it to them as if they offered a korbon before me and I will forgive them of all their sins.”
· (Maharal, Nesivos Olum, Nesiv HaAvodah, perek 1, s.v. Zevach) The service [of Hashem] is not because it is a benefit for Hashem, be He blessed, rather it is only a benefit for the person.
· (Baal Shem Tov on the Torah, Amud HaTefillah, note 125, s.v. U’b’sefer Likutim Yikorim) And would that it would be that a person would merit in all his prayer to say one posuk, or two or three words, to Hashem, be He blessed.
· (Sfas Emes, parshas Shofetim, year 631, s.v. aa”z (1)) Praise to Hashem, be He blessed, who removes the concealment caused by the Chitzonim (“Outside Forces), and this is [the function of] Pesukei D’zimrah which is before the prayer, to drive out the Sitra Achrah (“Other Side”).
· (Noam Elimelech, parshas Yisro, s.v. bachodesh) Bring out nitzotzos hakedoshos (“holy sparks’) through Pesukei D’zimrah.
· (Maharal, Nesivos Olum, Nesiv Haavodah, ch. 3, s.v. haavodah) The service to Hashem, be He blessed, which there is for a Jew in galus, in every place, is prayer.
· (Avigdor Miller, Behold A People, p.135.) To dwell long in a Sanctuary is an extremely uncomfortable experience for all but the noblest of men.
· (Maharal, Nesivos Olum, Nesiv Haavodah, ch. 2, s.v. u’b’perek tefilas) Prayer is clinging to Hashem…. And prayer is the direct way that a person goes up to Hashem, be He blessed.
· (Sfas Emes, parshas V’eschanon, year 634, s.v. b’midrash) Everything depends on a person according to how he orders the thoughts of his heart and his entire being to arrange in himself the praise of Hashem and His Kingship, be He blessed. And similarly all the creatures are pulled after him. Accordingly, Chazal fixed every day brochos and thanks and pesukei d’zimrah to straighten up and order all the acts of Creation.
· (Noam Elimelech, parshas Vayichi, s.v. Oh yomar (5)) The majority of people aren’t able to elevate themselves to the service of Hashem due to the greatness of their physicality which is overly physical.
· (Noam Elimelech, parshas Tzav, s.v. Zos (2)) Prayer with cavannah (intention, meaning) is gemilas chesed to the soul.
· The Baal Shem Tov jumped up and said… Know that a Jew who is working in the market all day and towards evening becomes afraid and says, “Woe is me, that I will miss the time of Minchah,” and he goes to one house and davens Minchah, and he doesn’t know what he is saying, nevertheless the Serafim and the Ophanim (Heavenly angels) tremble from this. (Baal Shem Tov on the Torah, parshas Kedoshim, note 12, from the sefer Shivchei Baal Shem Tov)
·(Haichel HaBrochah, parshas Naso, p. 24b) The essential part of one’s toil in Torah and prayer is that he attaches himself to the inner spiritual unlimited light that is within the letters of the Torah and prayer, and this is the essential of learning “lishmah.”
· (Taanis 2a) It was taught: (Devorim 11:13) “To love Hashem your G-d and to serve Him with all your heart.” Which is the service that is in the heart, you must say this is prayer.
· (Berachos 5b) We learned: It is the same if one does a lot or if one does a little, as long as his heart is directed toward Heaven. (Sulchan Oruch, Orach Chaim, 1:4: A few prayers with cavannah are better than many with no cavannah.) (Mishnah Berurah, Ibid., number 12: But if he who says a lot of prayers also has cavannah, it is better to say a lot…. And he who is a student of the Torah and has a heart to understand and to learn, can withhold from saying a lot of the prayers and requests that are printed in the siddurim, and it is better that he learns in their place.)
· (Megillah 31b) Avrohom said before Hakadosh Baruch Hu, “Ribono Shel Olum, maybe, chas v'shalom, Yisrael will be sinners before You and You will do to them like the Generation of the Flood or the Generation of the Dispersion.” He said to him, “No.” He said before Him, “Ribono Shel Olum, with what will I know?” He said to him, “(Bereishis 15:9) Take for Me an eglah mishuleshes….” He said before Him, “Ribono Shel Olum, that is fine during the time that the Beis HaMikdash is standing, during the time that the Beis HaMikdash is not standing, what will be with them?” He said to him, “I already fixed for them the seder hakorbonos (order of saying the korbonos at the beginning of Shacharis). Every time that they say them, I will attribute it to them as if they offered a korbon before me and I will forgive them of all their sins.”
· (Maharal, Nesivos Olum, Nesiv HaAvodah, perek 1, s.v. Zevach) The service [of Hashem] is not because it is a benefit for Hashem, be He blessed, rather it is only a benefit for the person.
· (Baal Shem Tov on the Torah, Amud HaTefillah, note 125, s.v. U’b’sefer Likutim Yikorim) And would that it would be that a person would merit in all his prayer to say one posuk, or two or three words, to Hashem, be He blessed.
· (Sfas Emes, parshas Shofetim, year 631, s.v. aa”z (1)) Praise to Hashem, be He blessed, who removes the concealment caused by the Chitzonim (“Outside Forces), and this is [the function of] Pesukei D’zimrah which is before the prayer, to drive out the Sitra Achrah (“Other Side”).
· (Noam Elimelech, parshas Yisro, s.v. bachodesh) Bring out nitzotzos hakedoshos (“holy sparks’) through Pesukei D’zimrah.
· (Maharal, Nesivos Olum, Nesiv Haavodah, ch. 3, s.v. haavodah) The service to Hashem, be He blessed, which there is for a Jew in galus, in every place, is prayer.
· (Avigdor Miller, Behold A People, p.135.) To dwell long in a Sanctuary is an extremely uncomfortable experience for all but the noblest of men.
· (Maharal, Nesivos Olum, Nesiv Haavodah, ch. 2, s.v. u’b’perek tefilas) Prayer is clinging to Hashem…. And prayer is the direct way that a person goes up to Hashem, be He blessed.
· (Sfas Emes, parshas V’eschanon, year 634, s.v. b’midrash) Everything depends on a person according to how he orders the thoughts of his heart and his entire being to arrange in himself the praise of Hashem and His Kingship, be He blessed. And similarly all the creatures are pulled after him. Accordingly, Chazal fixed every day brochos and thanks and pesukei d’zimrah to straighten up and order all the acts of Creation.
· (Noam Elimelech, parshas Vayichi, s.v. Oh yomar (5)) The majority of people aren’t able to elevate themselves to the service of Hashem due to the greatness of their physicality which is overly physical.
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