Rabbi Shalom Arush (left) after speaking at a tzniut rally in Jerusalem.

Shalom Arush (Hebrew: שלום ארוש‎) is an Israeli Breslover rabbi who spreads the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov largely among Sephardic baalei teshuva.

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Arush was born in Morocco and immigrated to Israel with his parents at the age of 13.^[1] After graduating from a secular high school, he served in the Israel Defense Force as an airborne combat medic, where he took part in many clandestine missions. He later attended university, majoring in economics.

During that time, five of his closest friends were killed in a helicopter crash while carrying out an army mission. This event was the catalyst for his personal teshuva. He studied in several yeshivas until he discovered Breslov Hasidut, and studied under Rabbi Eliezer Berland, who made him his personal assistant.

Arush settled in Jerusalem in 1985 to establish the Chut Shel Chessed Institutions. In a short time, he became the leader of the Sephardic followers of Breslov Hasidut, who mainly originated in the baal teshuva movement. Rabbi Arush also has many Ashkenazic followers around the world.^{[citation needed]} Shuli Rand, star of "Ushpizin", is among Arush’s students and followers.

Arush has authored many works, including The Garden of Peace and The Garden of Emuna, which have been translated into English, Spanish, and French.

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[edit] External links

• Breslov World (official site)

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