Down through Jewish
history, our Sages have urged us to deeply long for the days of
redemption and the coming of Mashiach. They explain that by longing for
redemption we bring the Divine Presence closer to us and so bring a
great flow of blessing into our lives - even before the Final Redemption
arrives.
But how do we actually achieve and sustain an inner state of
anticipating that occurrence - especially at a time when there are so
many daunting challenges facing Jews in the Diaspora and Eretz Yisrael?
Rabbi Heshy Kleinman, whose Praying With Fire books
changed the way a generation davens, now turns his insightful eye and
talented pen to the vital topic of redemption - the ultimate redemption
that we await as a people, and the personal redemption that each of us
looks for in our daily lives.
In as little as five minutes a day, this book teaches
strategies that will help us hasten the redemption - principles that
will help us achieve "ahavas chinam," the unity and love for one another
that will help bring Mashiach. Here is clear and practical guidance to
enrich our prayers, our charity, our Torah study, our Shabbos
observance, and our desire for repentance - all important elements in
our longing for redemption.
All salvation, all good, begins with our yearning to see that exile
end. Yearning With Fire, with its wonderful combination of strategies,
stories, and scholarship, helps us bring salvation - personal and
national - into our lives.