{"id":406926,"date":"2024-08-15T20:23:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-15T17:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shankysjudaica.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=406926"},"modified":"2026-10-16T04:26:04","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T01:26:04","slug":"pocket-building-foundations-for-life","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.shankysjudaica.com\/en\/product\/pocket-building-foundations-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Pocket Building Foundations for life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align:left;\">\n<p>Every Jewish home is meant to be a place of kedushah, where Torah ideals reign supreme. Yet we live in a world that is rife with immorality, threatening our commitment to the values we hold dear.<\/p>\n<p>Can an aspiring ben Torah hope to achieve kedushah in our generation? Is it possible for him to prepare himself properly to build a healthy Torah-based marriage in such a challenging environment?<\/p>\n<p>The answer is a resounding yes!<\/p>\n<p>Yesod Habayis \u2014 Building Foundations for Life is a groundbreaking sefer that has helped countless bachurim (as well as parents and mechanchim) navigate the challenges to kedushah in our turbulent times. With an emphasis on preparing young men to successfully build their marriages and homes, this sefer offers a refreshing and empowering approach based on timeless Torah principles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026Uniquely suited to prepare the bachurim of our generation for their future task\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harav Hagaon Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky shlita<\/p>\n<p>Rosh Yeshivah, Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026An approach that both expresses the loftiness of a life of kedushah and empowers bachurim..\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harav Hagaon Rav Dovid Cohen shlita<\/p>\n<p>Rosh Yeshivah, Yeshivas Chevron<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2026Will ignite the hearts of our youth to understand the glory of the battle against the yetzer hara\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harav Hagaon Rav Elya Brudny shlita<\/p>\n<p>Rosh Yeshivah, Mirrer Yeshivah, Brooklyn<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every Jewish home is meant to be a place of kedushah, where Torah ideals reign supreme. 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