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The Continuity of Spiritual life

The Importance of Visiting the Graves, from the Introduction of the Sefer Ben Ish Chai, written by the Famous Mekubal Sefardi Rabbi in Bagdad - Rabbeinu Yosef Chaim :-

"For the whole year after my father Rabbeinu Eliyahu of Bagdad died, I spent the whole day and night in thoughts prayers and learning, connecting my soul with his in Spirit world. As his soul became enlightened with knowledge and understanding in the עולם הנשמות "Olam Haneshamos" - (the world of spirit souls) I also benefited from this knowledge ...... I was informed that I am a re-incarnated soul of the loyal servant of King David - Benyahu Ben Yoyoda .... I learnt much from my father in this year after his passing to עולם האמת "Olam Ha'Emes" (the Spirit world) that I call this Book - The Ben Ish Chai - Son of a living man. I promise everyone, that if they wish to attain spiritual heights of purity of their souls, then go the graves of their ancesters, and of Holy Rabbis, and of specially righteous people".

It is well known that the many Rebbes go every week to the graves of the previous Rebbes, to ask for Divine help for Klal Yisroel. Many Chassidish people go every friday to pray at the graves of their Rebbes, even to say "Thank you" for the gift of life and guidance, and at any time they need help.

It is accepted amongst Orthodox Jewry, the tradition of going to the gravesites regularly, at least before every Yomtov, and especially before Rosh Hashana and again before Yom Kippur. To ask for Divine blessing and spiritual guidance, good mazel, good health and happiness for everyone. We hope you will visit the graves of your family friends and Holy Rabbis and Rebbes, pray and grow spiritually on your journey in this world .

Please see article by Rabbi Pinchas Giller for full historical and spiritual importance of the tradition of visiting gravesites throughout the generations. The spiritual energy, enlightement and guidance ones soul receives, has been the fundamental reason why generations of Jewish people always connect spiritually by visiting the gravesites of Holy Rabbis, Rebbes and spiritual leaders.

Baba Sali - Reb Yisroel Abu Chatzeira always explained the reason why people are frightened of visiting graves is that they are frightened of death, knowing that they have lived selfish materialistic lives void of any spirituality, the thought of death and cemeteries frightens them. These people have "inner fears" in their soul that sense they have little to look forward to, as they have not prepared spiritually for the life-after-death Divine "Spirit world". Baba Sali - Reb Yisroel Abu Chatzeira explained that everyone can change by simply starting to think for just 5 mins every day for the rest of ones life on the "meaning of life", and the "existence of a DIVINE CREATOR of this magnificent Universe". Every person has the power to change by changing ones thoughts, just a "single thought has the power to change" the whole world.

In remembering the spiritual leaders of the previous generations and their influence of knowledge and guidance they gave, this knowledge connects us to them. This connection of our thoughts and memories of these spiritual idealistic leaders connects our generation to the previous generations and thereby will ensure a continuity of their true spiritual teachings that we may continue to pass onto the next generation.

 

Exceedingly special Famous Rabbis

Famous Chassidish Rebbes

Chassidish Rebbes are mainly Polish Rabbis whom focused on serving God through love, happiness and kindness.

Famous Rabbis

Famous Sefardic Rabbis

Rabbis who originally came from Mediterranean countries like Spain , North Africa, Italy and the Middle East like Israel, Syria, Yemen and Iraq . The Name "Sefard" is the hebrew word for Spain - hence Sefardic jews originated from Jews expelled from Spain in 1492, who fled to North Africa and even as far as South America with Columbus .

Famous Rabbis - Baalei Mussar

Baalei Mussar Rabbis who believed in strict self control and discipline in the service to GOD

Famous Rabbis Yarzheit's

A complete list of famous Rabbis and Rebbes Yarzheit's - Anniversary of passing from this world .

Please click on any of the jewish months below to see the "yarzheit's" of famous rabbis .

Nissan   Iyar   Sivan   Tammuz   Av   Elul   Tishrei   Cheshvan   Kislev   Teves   Shevat   Adar  

 

Special Note - 18th May 2008 - Websites Update

A whole new navigation www.famousrabbis.com is being made live online in preparation for an amazing new spiritual website, teaching the best and most spiritual aspects of Jewish Spiritual teachings from the best of the good spiritual Rebbes and Rabbis pertainable to all souls of all peoples of all countries and all faiths and religions - as we are all created by the ONE ETERNAL DIVINE GOD.

Important Changes to Websites

I am currently undergoing a whole new makeover on these websites, with a new format & a new style that is emerging throughout all the websites; discarding the unsuitable material and refining the good.

Including an understanding, a gratitude for the gift of life and a spiritual growth learnt following my visit in March 2008 to Auschwitz and Birkenau. "Thankful to be Alive" is and will be a page written in memory of the victims murdered at Auschwitz and Birkenau, and instilling the energy that will hopefully change the reader as experience of visiting Auschwitz has changed me !

Please understand that there will be days when the websites will be closed and locked whilst I am making the changes, and days ( like today ) when there will be blanks and empty pages whilst i am uploading the new writings "live" online ! I hope to complete the new sections during Summer 2008.

 

 

The Spiritual Writings and Websites of Jonathan Waxman

Author of Sefer Shinuyim - ספר שנויים The Book of Changes

 

www.sefershinuyim.com The spiritual book Sefer Shinuyim The Book of Changes ספר שינוּים , with deep spiritual insights in understanding how to journey through life in this world, with its challenges, tests and happier moments of enlightened spiritual success. The completed version of Book of Changes Sefer Shinuyim is planned for Summer 2008, which will explain the necessity of a completely "new start" in order to enable successful change, and how to change ones life by breaking the cycles of pain, badness and depression by connecting with the Eternal Divine Life energy.

"המשכילים יזהירו כזוהר הרקיע" The Pathway to Enlightenment is the second section of Heaven's Register websites, with emphasis on CHANGE, by "Cleansing ones soul" and "unblocking lifes blockages" - עיכובים in order to learn to live a spiritually fulfilling life of worhwhile creative accomplishments.

Sefer Yad - Palmistry

Yad Palmistry Sefer חכמת יד "Chochmas Yad", "Wisdom of the knowledge of Palmistry", explains in fullness the ancient art and wisdom of Palmistry according to Spiritual Jewish teachings.

www.heavensregister.com insights, knowledge & understandings of spiritual concepts such as "Guardian Angels", aspects of Change including Thinking Positive, and understanding Spiritual Rescue Work for "life after death" lost earthbound spirits.

www.gilgulim.com ספר גילגולים Sefer Gilgulim The Book of Reincarnations, explains the fundamental spiritual teachings of Reincarnation of ones Soul "GilGulim" based on the famous books of Reb Chaim Vital, 1543 - 1620 (yarzheit 2 Iyar 5380). This new website includes Torah Codes of Reincarnation, Spiritual Writings of Reb Chaim Vital, Meaning of Gilgulim and Understanding Birth & Death & Ibbur Neshoma עיבור נשמה , and the very important "Three Keys of Reincarnation" amongst many very well explained chapters.

www.yarzheit.com Yarzheit or correctly spelt is yahrzeit, is a Yiddish word given to the anniversary of a person's death. Literally it is a composite from the two German words "yahr" meaning "year" and "zeit" meaning "time". The spiritual significance of the yarzheit is the day the soul Neshoma left this physical world and entered the spiritual world. This website explains clearly the meaning and traditions with respect to Yarzheit's, a full list of Famous Rabbis Yarzheits with photos. Including directions to Jewish Cemetaries in UK and Metz , France, Germany and Eastern Europe with photos of קברי צדיקים Famous Spiritual Rabbis Gravestones & Tombs, and a updated weekly feature of "this weeks" famous Rebbes Yarzheits.

MesillasYeshorim מסילת ישרים Mesilas Yesharim (Path of the Just). This book is studied in all Yeshivos and is considered the finest such work ever written. Indeed, Rabbi Yisroel Salanter, founder of the Musar movement which stressed the study of such books on piety, said, "All the classical works of Musar demonstrate that man must fear God. The Mesilas Yesharim tells us how." This website has the complete book in Hebrew and English translation on the same page.

www.kemaya.com A website dedicated to Ancient Jewish Amulets - lucky Charms . As passed down throughout the generations through books like Raziel Hamalach and Yaaros Devash by The Rebbe Reb Yehonossan Eibeshitz . Tefilos in Kesav Ashuris prayers written in ancient hebrew script , the amazing power and energy, by reading hebrew in the traditional Kesav Ashuris , is indeed why the Torah , is written in this script . In the knowledge that whatever our eyes see makes and impression upon our soul, reading hebrew in the ancient script has a profound good affect . In this page there are some examples, with thanks to Rabbi Braun, Jerusalem .

www.tikunim.com Sefer Tikunim - ספר תיקוּנים, explains that are souls are imperfect and one needs Tikunim ספר תיקוּנים to correct these situations, finding a solution to every problem n in this world, as the fundamental spiritual law is that every problem has a solution. The focus of Sefer Tikunim - ספר תיקוּנים, is to cleanse and perfect the physical situation by focusing and cleansing the spiritual healing needed on our souls.

www.raziel.info Sefer Raziel explains true Jewish Astrology according to the spiritual laws; true jewish astrology believes that GOD created the planets to give our souls the energy to help us along our journey in this world, a sustenance from heavens above - "Yeneeka MilMaala". Jewish spiritual astrology teaches that our journey in this physical life begins at the moment of conception and is our the true physical birthday, as the conception is the day when our soul arrives in a physical form on this earth. This website will guide all those wanting to find truth of astrology. The basis Jewish astrology is the book "RAZIEL HAMALACH". (this website will fully uploaded in Spring 2008). It has an updated "monthly astrology" feature.

www.timeforchange.info Coming soon an English version of the book Sefer Shinuyim - The Book of Change .

Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charity צדקה A full explanation of the jewish tradition of giving charity to poor people in the name of the soul of Reb Meir Baal Haness. Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Charity צדקה, has photos and full explanation and with a direct link to the genuine charity at "Chibas Yerushalayim".

www.uziel.info A website dedicated to the famous Rabbi Yonatan Ben Uziel - יונתן בן עוזיאל, including prayer requests to his grave - tomb in Amuka Israel especially for single people looking for their soulmate . www.uziel.info has a direct link to the Rabbi who says prayers daily, at the Tomb of Yonatan Ben Uziel in Amuka, Israel for single people in search of their "soulmate". We shall be uploading the teachings of Yonatan Ben Uziel - יונתן בן עוזיאל to this website.

www.chidushim.com ספר חידושים חידוּשי תוֹרה של רוּחניוֹת - the website of spiritual teachings.Under Construction, will be ready during Summer 2008. It will contained the full 91 chapters of ספר חידושים Sefer Chidushim - Spiritual laws and teachings, with inclusions of section שאלוֹת וּתשבוֹת , questions and answers regarding spiritual subjects and knowledge

www.22letters.com This Website Shall Explain the Wonders, Mysteries, Meanings, Power, Strength & Pronounciation of Each of the "כב אותיות התורה" - "The 22 Holy Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet" . Rabbi Akiva in his book אותיות רבי עקיבא explains the importance of the hebrew language and the strength of power of praying in the original hebrew language of 22 letters. This new website www.22letters.com coming soon from Summer 2008 and will explain the 22 letters of the hebrew alphabet in accordance with spiritual wisdom , knowledge & traditional teachings.

www.midlifecrisishelp.com A new website explaining the powerful energy of courage and strength a person is blessed with from the age of 36 until 45, coupled with the insights of wisdom and life experiences, the "midlife crisis" gives everyone the potential energy to change, transform and have a "2nd chance" at life. The new website is planned for Springtime - March 2008.

Full a full index of the Spiritual Educational Websites see the full "Site Map".

Some Special Photos of Spiritual Places

"Galiciana" South East Poland Many spiritual places from Galiciana - the South East Poland. Photos include Lizhensk & of the yarzheit of Noam Elimelech of Lizhensk of 21st Adar, of Krakow, Poland, the Jewish Quater of Kazimierz in Krakow, the Remuh Cemetary, the Remah Shul and the "New Cemetary" where the Meor veShemesh is buried in Krakow; the Grave of the Tosfos Yom Tov.

Oswiecim - Auschwitz and Birkenau which is just 45 miles from Krakow. With photos of Birkenau where the deportation trains arrived, selections were made and then for most people the walk to the gas chambers were over 1.5 million Jewish people were murdered by the evil German Nazis in Birkenau.

"Jewish Spiritual Poland" - photo galleries of Kivrei Tzaddikim of South East Poland, Krakow, Sanz, Bobov, Dinov, Ropshitz, Rimanov, Lejask/Lizhensk and many spiritual places of South East Poland for which i was kindly invited and driven to visit during May 2007.

Famous Rabbis / Rebbes Gravesites / Tombs קברי צדיקים - Photos in Europe

קברי צדיקים Famous Rabbis Gravesites

We hope to upload hundreds of photos to our websites especially to the FAMOUS RABBIS GRAVES page and OHEL/TOMBS page during 2008 of many Jewish communities in Europe, especially of graves of Great and Famous Rabbis from Czech Republic, Romania, Austria, Poland, Slovakia, Lithunania, Latvia, Ukraine, Russia, Germany, Italy and ofcourse Israel !