Book Description
Rabbi Yered Michoel Viders invites readers of all ages and backgrounds to uncork powerful and practical lessons from a broad array of unlikely sources — from Torah luminaries to, l’havdil, Shakespearean playwrights and The Little Engine That Could; from the Revolutionary War to World War II and the aftermath of September 11. These vignettes and insights offer a refreshing, amusing, and profound approach to simchah, emunah, bitachon, sensitivity to others, and, ultimately, the drive to achieve one’s innate capacity for greatness.
Seize the Moment provides a keen, penetrating glimpse into the lives that so many of us lead. It sheds light on how to find Hashem day in and day out and, often, where you might least expect to find Him. This book will assist readers in their personal quest to discover meaning and happiness in virtually every moment of life.
About The Author
Rabbi Yered Michoel (aka Jared) Viders hails from Huntington, New York. Upon his graduation from law school, he learned Torah in Jerusalem. After returning to America, Rabbi Viders served as a judicial law clerk on the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Rabbi Viders then moved to Monsey, New York, to continue learning in Yeshiva Ohr Somayach.
Currently, in addition to practicing law, Rabbi Viders teaches at Ohr Somayach Monsey. As outreach coordinator for JEP of Westchester, he offers classes and tutorials for Jews of all ages and stages, and lectures for shuls and school groups. His writing has been featured in a wide variety of publications, from Binah and Inyan magazines to the Boston College Law Review. Rabbi Viders circulates a popular weekly email enjoyed by all types of Jews. He can be reached at jmviders@gmail.com.
Praise
“Wonderful, uplifting, and empowering…”
RABBI YITZCHAK A. BREITOWITZ
Max Rudansky –
Seize the Moment and abscond with Rabbi Viders’ remarkable compilations of Torah gems; for the mere pleasure of the beautiful lyricism of Rabbi Viders’ prose which is resonant with the clarity of thought and depth of feeling that Rabbi Viders brings to each equistely crafted encounter. An encounter unlike any I have experienced in the literary realm of religious and philiosphical writings. What Rabbi Viders has done with Seize the Moment is to give over, with generosity of spirit and humor; “moments” so seemingly prosaic yet bursting at the seams with the unmitigaed joy of living a truly spiritual and humanely enriched life; the epiphany that weaves through Rabbi Viders’ majestic tapestry is that in fact this is the gift of life that we are living, if only we could recognize that our seemingly hum drum daily lives are populated by moments of personal strivings to reclaim what is rightfully ours… the confidence and strength to know and relate to our most exalted selves. Rarely, if ever, will you read under one cover such a broad and astute rendering of secular culture and literature sublimely entwined with religious thought and practice. Seize the Moment is not your classic self help manual or guide to discover your spiritual self; but rather a highly intelligent and deeply insightful coming to know oneself as one already is through relating to the lives and escapades of the righteous who have paved the way for our own very personal story. That being the beguiling nature of Rabbi Viders writing; it is our story that we are reading!
I have already purchased several copies of Seize the Moment to give to friends and loved ones of various backgrounds and persuasions so that they too can share in the uplift of a truly enlightening and enjoyable read!