About the Author


Rabbi Yisroel Gelber

Rabbi Yisroel Gelber, MS, is the co-founder of BD Health Services, Inc., a substance abuse treatment center in Maryland. He earned his Master’s in Counseling from Johns Hopkins University. Rabbi Gelber is also the co-founder of Hachzek- Daily Mussar Impact,  founder of ChavrusaMatch.com, and author of the sefer Haaros HaMussar—a work that reveals the hidden mussar lessons embedded in each daf of Gemara. He serves as a Vaad leader for the International Organization for Mussar Vaadim (IOMV), and teaches at various schools and  organizations throughout the Baltimore community.


Do You Harbor Hatred Toward Fellow Jews?

When hatred flares outside, it’s a wake-up call to heal the hatred inside.

Finding the Joy of Tisha B’Av

Why is the saddest day of the Jewish year called a “festival”?

A Letter to My Beloved on Tisha B’Av

I desperately yearn for the day we can reconcile and rebuild our home.

Falling in Love in Elul

What's love got to do with it?

Starbucks and Tisha B'Av

Taking the risk for greatness.

Michael Jackson and Self Love

Why do those who have it all so often lose it all?

Mel's Teshuva, and Ours

Owning up to our mistakes, without the excuses.

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