TECHIAS HAMEISIM
A Chassidic discourse on the infallible power of hope, faith and prayer to bring about miraculous salvation from terminal illness and from all forms of suffering.
Available from Feldheim Publications
TABLE OF CONTENTS AND SAMPLE CHAPTERS
1. Never despair of Hashem's mercy
2. The two blessings of healing
3. Hashem heals the sick of His nation Israel
4. The miracle of resurrection in every generation
5. Cancer: An unnatural illness and its cure
6. Prayer for the critically ill
7. Hashem desires that we annul His decrees
8. For those the Torah considers dead
9. The power of the community’s prayers
10. Annulling the harsh decree
11. Hope: The key to salvation
12. Prayer must always succeed
13. Prayer and thanksgiving are the purpose of Creation
14. Believing in the power of prayer
15. The prayers of the generation before Moshiach
16. Every person has the power of prayer
17. Despair stems from Amalek
18. The power of thought
19. Maintaining a positive outlook
20. To bless the Jewish People with love
21. Sympathetic thoughts are a form of prayer
22. In celebration of friendship
23. The life-giving power of charity
24. Practical applications of the concepts discussed
i) Thinking positive thoughts25. Obstacles to prayer
ii) Faith in the power of our prayers
iii) The prayers of simple people
iv) With joy we revive the dead
26. Prayers of an oppressed generation
27. Wars of prayer
28. Survival in a generation of oppression
29. Our prayers ascend together with Hashem’s
30. Mercy and kindness
31. The roots of redemption
i) Redemption must come on the heels of suffering32. Despair: A spirit of insanity that causes one to sin
ii) Through tearful prayer
iii) The merit of the Forefathers
iv) Teshuva
33. The purpose of suffering
34. A living embodiment of prayer
35. Surrendering to Hashem
36. The cries of a child to his father
37. The sound of Teruah
38. From the innermost point of goodness
39. The Segulah of Israel
40. The obligation to believe in our Segulah
41. Give strength to Hashem
42. The Children of Israel went out with an upraised hand
43. A spiritual revival
44. The tzaddik lives by his faith
45. Rebirth through prayer
46. The martyrdom of our times
47. He saved our homes
ABOVE THE ORDER OF MIRACLES
1. Purim: A Yom Tov for all generations
2. The order of miracles
3. Harsh decrees that cannot be annulled
4. Revealed and hidden kindness
5. Esther's path of eternal hope
6. Sacrifice in both worlds
7. The power of audacious teshuva
8. Purim superseded the order of miracles
9. A celebration of the hidden miracles
