Shaarei Chaim [Hardcover]

The sage Yosef Chaim of Baghdad, known as "Ben Ish Chai", was one of the greatest sages of Israel. He was a revered, respected and accepted public leader, an author who managed to write about eighty books in all branches of the Torah. The Ben Ish Chai knew in depth the intricacies of the human soul and its patterns of action, and knew how to offer ways of correction and personal, spiritual and religious development. Although his teachings are more relevant today than ever, it is almost absent from the contemporary thought and existential discourse and it is time to bring it back to consciousness.

Shaarei Chaim was born out of a spiritual and educational journey following the teachings of the Ben Ish Chai. It is an invitation to become acquainted with his existential teachings, which are the pinnacles of the creation of Eastern Jewry. It touches on our contemporary lives, and is able to offer tools and thoughts to questions that concern the contemporary Jew, and to establish a living and vibrant encounter between the Torah and life. The book seeks to make a little of the teachings of the Ben Ish Chai accessible to the language and existence of the modern reader, and to bring him through the gates of teshuvah, Torah study, foundations of faith and observance of the commandments.

Dr. Hezi Cohen teaches at the Ma'ale Gilboa Yeshiva and the Ein Hanatziv seminary.

Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Language: Hebrew

Shaarei Chaim [Hardcover]
Following the teachings of the Ben Ish Chai
By: Dr. Chezi Cohen