“Your Album of Experience will most likely stay on ‘repeat’ until you master the lyrics of your own, unique Life-Song.”
Rabbi Chay Amar, internationally renowned speaker and Director of Chabad of Golden Beach, FL, immerses you in a critical evaluation of key moments in human history, and explains the uplifting path open to every sincere woman and man who seeks fulfillment and joy.
His new book, ‘To Be or To Become’, published by Dove Press, is a game-changer. Encouraging us to connect with our inner selves and those closest to us, Rabbi Amar advocates a healthy approach to self-appreciation and personal reflection. Although broad in scope and content, his work is unashamedly rooted in our authentic values of Chabad Chassidus.
‘To Be or To Become’ offers the reader a deeply personal view of one family’s journey towards lasting happiness. Rabbi Amar and his wife, Dina, have been on Shlichus in Florida since the mid-1990s. Along with many Americans, Rabbi Amar was caught up in the turmoil of 9/11 as the horror unfolded, unable to get home to Dina and his children. Yet his visionary perspective of the events he witnessed when he landed at New York’s JFK airport reveals a calm and lucid mind.
This book is a real page-turner, inspiring the reader to seek out more of these truths and apply them in daily life. Acknowledging that we all seek happiness, Rabbi Amar boldly asks the questions we all wonder from time to time, yet are so often afraid to vocalize: How do we know what happiness really means? Where do we begin? And how do we know if our happiness is temporary, permanent or even real?
Rabbi Amar eloquently explains how to find personal acceptance, and how to use this freedom to build or enhance a marriage. He describes how to see adversity and challenge as opportunities for growth, sensitively describing the day-to-day investment that he and Dina made to create the happy home they share with their eight children.
‘To Be or To Become’ is a brilliantly conceived thesis, outlining meaningful teachings in realistic, true-to-life contexts. Using the teachings of Chazal and our Rebbeim, Rabbi Amar shows how a life committed to the unchanging values of Torah is both centered and empowering.
This thoughtful examination of society, and of self, will deliver an uplifting and revitalizing perspective on finding clarity, peace and the answers to life’s questions about happiness and purpose. Refreshing and insightful, ‘To Be or To Become’ is an excellent addition to every Jewish home and a superb addition to your Chabad House’s library.
‘To Be or To Become’ is published by Dove Press and is available online from Jewish booksellers, at soulboost.org, Amazon and in local Jewish bookstores.
Rabbi Amar is truely a light to the world.