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in the Old City of Jerusalem
25 Rechov Misgav Ladach 97500

Tel: 02 627 4890

 

Inward Bound 2008!

Two 3-Week Sessions this Summer!

For Ages 22 - 28

Click on the poster for more details!


Rav Binny Freedman on Tuesday Night Live

Tuesday, April 8th, doors open 6:45pm

COME JOIN THE EXCITING STUDIO AUDIENCE OF TUESDAY NIGHT LIVE IN JERUSALEM FOR A NIGHT OF INSPIRATION AND FUN AND SEE WHAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT!

A combination of Torah, live Jewish music, comedy, guest speakers, and audience participation makes Tuesday Night Live an extraordinary night out on the town!

WITH WORLD RENOWNED SPECIAL GUEST:
Rav Binny Freedman!

DOORS OPEN: 6:45 PM
SHOW STARTS:8:00 PM
SHOW ENDS: 10:00 PM

Hechal Shlomo, 58 King George St. Jerusalem
(next to Great Synagogue, right in the center of town!)

Free refreshments and a variety of vendors before and after the show !

The show will be featured on:

WWW.THELANDOFISRAEL .COM and WWW.ISRAELNATIONALTV.COM

Hosted By Ari Abramowitz and Jeremy Gimpel of Ohr Olam


- Hosts of Israel National Radio's popular show "A Light Unto the Nations"
- Featured Columnists for the Jerusalem Post
- International Lecturers and Guest Speakers
- Soldier and Commander in the IDF

ENTRANCE IS FREE! suggested donation- 20 NIS at the door

To Reserve Seats for the Next Show,

Please Email Rachel@thelandofisrael.com (recommended)


Please include: Name, Phone number, # of seats needed 
OR JUST SHOW UP!

SEE YOU TUESDAY!


Rabbi David Aaron on Tuesday Night Live!


Click here to view the recorded show of Tuesday Night Live from February 26th, 2008, with Rabbi David Aaron!

 

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Save the Date! Upcoming Isralight Jerusalem Events!

 

  • June 8th - Sunday all night Shavuot Program
  • August 10th - Tisha B'Av program

Details to follow!


Inward Bound / Tour & Explore 2006

July 3 - 9, 2006 / July 10 - 13, 2006

Thanks to all the participants of our Inward Bound / Tour & Explore 2006

program in Israel for making it an inspiring and awesome experience!

We hope to see you back soon!

                

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Israel Updates

Tochnit Tzama Nafshi

(for more photos click here)

 

 

In February - March 2006

Isralight was proud to host

over 250 students and faculty

 

from prestigious institutions in Jerusalem

 

Yeshivat Shaalavim, Tiferet Center, Midreshet Lindenbaum, Yeshivat Shaarei Yerushalayim , Midreshet Yeud  and Yeshivat Shaarei Mevasseret Tzion

 

For

 

Tochnit Tzama Nafshi

[High Impact Half-Day Seminars]

with Rabbi David Aaron and Rav Binny Freedman

Each seminar addressed core principles of Machshava (Jewish thought) offering guidance, meaning, and greater purpose

to the participants' Torah lives.

 

Hashem is Our Problem and Our Answer:

How our beliefs make or break our lives.

 

How much does our perception of Hashem really matter? Many of us aren't aware of our image of Hashem. For some of us, Hashem is like a critical Parent or an exacting heavenly Judge. For others, Hashem is like a caring Friend who is there to fix problems after we create them.

 

This seminar/workshop helps your students:

 
  •  Discover a mature and empowering understanding of Hashem

  •  Reclaim the power they've given away to negative images of Hashem or passive  images of themselves.

  •  Discover the wellspring of Kedusha from within.  

These powerful principles of Emunah offer guidance, meaning and greater purpose to their Torah lives.

 

Soul 101

Making I Contact

 

The secret to success in everything in our lives – love, happiness, creativity, etc. – is to live as souls in service of Hashem. Then we are in the driver's seat of our life and can take charge -- become the master of our midot rather than a victim.

 

Most people think that to “serve Hashem” means being weak and servile. But the truth is that avodat Hashem does not diminish us rather empowers and intensifies us. In fact, service is the only key to a life filled with purpose, meaning, freedom, passion and happiness. Our daily prayer should be "Please, Hashem use me; make me into an instrument for Your will, wisdom and love.”

 

Soul 101 gives your students the keys to unlock new doors of self knowledge and the essential tools for achieving self-worth innate to a life of Kedusha.

 

 

Tefillah Training

Secrets to Powerful Prayers

 

Too many of us find tefillah uninspiring, lifeless and often a burdensome bore. We, therefore, speed through our davening and then chatter with those around us in Shul so as not to waste our valuable time on a mindless and meaningless routine. The solution is simple. We need to understand the meaning, personal relevance and power of tefillah. We must be able answer these basic questions:

  1. Why daven at all?

  2. How can tefillah bring resolve to our very real problems, inspire us daily to greater heights and give us spiritual fulfillment?

  3. What are we actually saying? What is the personal meaning and modern relevance of the age-old formal liturgy recorded in our Siddur?

 

This seminar probes the depths of Tefillah and reveals its transformational power.

It will

            * address the misconceptions associated with tefillah

            * offer techniques to enhance tefillah

            * clarify the soul-meaning of select texts from the Siddur

 

Students will acquire the essential tools for radically transforming their davening into a joyful, uplifting and soulful experience.

 

Generously sponsored in part by

The Alevy Family of Long Beach

Sponsorship opportunities are available.


                                 

Quotes from Tochnit Tzama Nafshi Participants


• "Very often I find myself going through the motions and not stopping to think about what I'm saying. Isralight gave me that opportunity" – Amanda

• "It's amazing how a one morning session can completely change the way I look at something I've been doing all my life- Thank you" – Student

• "It was very meaningful to me and special" – Tikuah

 

• "Just to see the love for and firm belief in Hashem of the speakers, is inspiring" – Student

 

• "The speeches were really inspiring, extremely interesting & it was a really warm setting. I heard new ideas and I really enjoyed the whole experience. Thank G-d, Thank you so much, I really appreciate it."  – Ruthie Matanky

• "This day was a real spiritual growth guide. You showed me that I have a personal power to change my life and maybe my world. Thank you so much" – Lital Shalev

• "It made me think about things I never thought about before!"  – Tzipporah Zimmer   

• "I thoroughly enjoyed the lectures today. They were extremely interesting and truly touched my heart. Thank you!" – Student

• "On behalf of Tiferet, we wanted to thank you for the inspirational shiurim on Tefillah that you presented today. I know from our student's reactions that this was truly a meaningful, positive experience for them and we are fortunate to have had this opportunity. Thanks again." – Rabbi Azriel Rozner, Staff


 

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Reflections: Inward Bound - Summer 2005

Personal Impressions from Past Participants

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Visiting Israel for the first time at age 49 was an incredible blessing. Added to this, I had the extraordinary opportunity to learn at ISRALIGHT in the Old City of Jerusalem, and share this experience with my wife Susan and daughter Brooke.

The teaching was dynamic and enlivening in the beautiful 900 year old Crusader building. Kabbalat Shabbat on the roof of Isralight overlooking the Kotel was indescribable.

Rabbi Aaron and Rav Binny provided the context for me to learn and prepare myself to receive all the many gifts that I knew intellectually were mine as a Jew, but did not feel in my heart, in any other place in America, or in all my travels worldwide. The learning was extraordinarily powerful and embracing.

None of the people in our group wanted it to end!

Touring the Holy Land the week following with Rav Binny was a joy. He shared not just the history lesson of each location, but told stories of real people who went before us, lending present day lessons to past occurrences in places such as Yad Vashem, the Golan Heights, Masada and the Dead Sea....

We look forward to visiting Israel again and learning and growing in Torah at Isralight. Next Year In Jerusalem!

With love and appreciation,
Michael Ackerman


I went last summer....it was amazing!!!

Learn with Rabbi Aaron and Rav Binny in the old city for a week...

Explore Judaism and yourself as can only be done with these two

great Rabbis.

Eat wonderful, healthy food. Explore the Old City , including an amazing

"insider" tour with Binny. Share Shabbat in the Old City . Daven at the Kotel anytime you want (Isralight is atop its stairs). Make new friends and/or share with old ones. And, your nights are free to explore Jerusalem or sit on Isralight's beautiful roof deck and enjoy the beautiful Jerusalem evenings. Sing, talk and take in the old city all about you.

AND THEN: Binny Freedman as your private tour guide all around Israel ,

including Masada, the Golan, Tsafed, the Dead Sea , and places you don't go with other guides. You will be pleasantly surprised  and inspired. And, if you have been to any of the aforementioned places, you have to go with Binny for his wonderful insights and powerful stories.  Truly amazing, inspirational, incredible trip.

I ENCOURAGE YOU TO REGISTER BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!! 

Andy Diamond

 

                            

 

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