50 Day Program for Bochurim

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Age 16+

Edition: 2.1

A positive approach to

empower you in the digital age

The worldwide יניע אשא movement

is a 50 day Kedusha program, themed

around the weeks of SHOVAVIM.

ENDORSEMENTS

FROM OUR GEDOLIM

RABBI AHARON FELDMAN

ROSH YESHIVA NER YISROEL

The new program geared

for yeshiva bochurim I

found to be very, very

effective.

RABBI ELYA BRUDNY

ROSH YESHIVAS MIR, BROOKLYN

It looks to me like it should be able

to make a tremendous impact in

bochurim being able to be mismoded

with the milchemes hayetzer

RABBI SHOLOM

KAMENETSKY

ROSH YESHIVA

PHILADELPHIA

I was blown away. I

know the feild and

it’s phenomenal. I

think if you reach one

more person, it’s kidai

every bit of hashkah.

It’s hatzalos nefashos

kipshuto. There’s no

price to that.

RABBI GAMLIEL

RABINOVITCH

A person needs to have

a community. A person

alone will fall. Without

a group, it’s impossible

today to stand. The

strength of the many is

an incredible strength!

And that’s also the

Tikkun of Shovavim, to

be together. May you

have success!

RABBI DR. BENTZION TWERSKI

THERAPIST

Much is needed to innoculate

our youth so they can exist in

a world that overwhelms with

temptations, without falling into

those traps. GYE has developed

programs to bring this to our

children, with the guidance of

Gedolei Yisroel. Support for this

crucial work is more than a

mitzva, it is a huge element in the

preservation of Kedushas Yisroel.

JOIN THE WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT

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1. Sign up with the form at raiseyoureyes.org

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3. Send an email to admin@raiseyoureyes.org, or Text 347-6749367 with the

word "Join", along with your name and email (if you have one), and the name

of your Yeshiva, if applicable. If you want to receive the daily messages via

Whatsapp, Text or Email, please specify in your email or text.

4. Your Yeshiva may have a "Point Man" who can sign you up.

This program is an amazing way

to feel what it means to have self

control, really amazing!

- Daniel

This program is a must try for everyone. The accomplished

feeling at the end, along with the knowledge and realization

of knowing what we are capable of is truly priceless!

- Asher

One of the guidelines for the Esa Einai program is to READ or LISTEN to the daily

messages (one message per day, for 50 days).

What methods can I use to get the daily messages?

1. Read the daily messages in this book.

(The book can be ordered at gye.wiki/ryeorder).

2. Dail extension 3 on the Hotline: +1 845-793-8999 +972 2-380-3000

+44 330 909-0019 +27 87-551-0555 +61 3-9020-1515

3. Sign up (see previous page) to recieve the daily messages via Email,

Whatsapp or Text.

4. Access this book online at gye.wiki/50day

(it is also downloadable as a PDF).

5. Read the daily messages online at raiseyoureyes.org

(under the '50 Day Program' menu).

6. Print the daily messages with our special print version at gye.wiki/ryeprint.

Note: Ask your Yeshiva (or "Point Man") if they will be printing out the daily

messages for the boys on the program.

GET THE DAILY MESSAGES

INDEX

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Guidelines For The 50 Day Challenge . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Why the name “Esa Einai”? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

WEEK 1: Shemos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

WEEK 2: Va'eira . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

WEEK 3: Bo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

WEEK 4: Beshalach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

WEEK 5: Yisro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

WEEK 6: Mishpatim . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

WEEK 7: Terumah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

DAY 50: The MiKDaSH Acronym . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

The TaPHSiC Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

The YESOD Defense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

The “Ikkar Vort” of Shmiras Einayim . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

The Eitz Hada'as is Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

More About Esa Einai & PRIZES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Performance Log Chart (based on shovavim) . . . . . . . . 145

Performance Log Chart (based on 50 days) . . . . . . . . . 147

For Those Who Need More Help (guardyoureyes.com) . . 149

The Foundation of The Entire Building . . . . . . . . . . . . 150

Free Bilvavi Book for all Program Members . . . . . . . . 152

Important Resources for Bochurim . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Events, Prizes & Incentives

THE PROGRAM

Shovavim is an acronym for the six weekly

Torah portions Shemot, Vaera, Bo, Beshelah,

Yisro and Mishpatim. The word Shovavim

alludes to the Pasuk in Yirmiya (3:14), “Shuvu

Banim Shovavim” – “Return, wayward

children”… The Arizal taught that these

weeks are especially auspicious for doing

Teshuvah in the area of Kedusha since

these are the parshiyos about the slavery in

Mitzrayim and our subsequent redemption.

It’s a time when there is special divine

assistance for every Jew who wants to be

free of the shackles of the Yetzer Hara!

By working on this area together as a group,

we all increase each other’s strength!

Tzadikim have said that the redemption

of Klal Yisrael, both as a people and as

individuals, depends on our working in

the area of Kedusha. This is the test of the

final generation before Moshiach. Never in

history have there been such challenges,

and this is our ticket out of Galus! And on

the individual level as well, a person is

saved from depression and anxiety and

achieves an inner peace. יֵרְֵׁபִיׁלְוּ קיִִஏ ַּ஢ ּלְ ּעַֻרֵָזָ רֵוֹא

הָחָׁמְִִ஫ בֵלְ. Without working on this area, it is

impossible to merit true joy.

INTRODUCTION

I rejoiced upon learning that you have

been inspired in the path of kedushah,

to go in the way of righteousness during

these holy weeks of םיִבִָבִוֹשׁ. If only I could

become part of your wonderful group!

However, our generation is not like the

generations of old, who afflicted

themselves physically, as is well known.

The suffering that we endure by avoiding

evil, by controlling our desire... and by

controlling our thoughts, whether during

tefillah or as we go about our activities —

this is more honorable and beneficial [than

physical affliction].

… How pleasant is your lot, for you have

bonded together to strengthen yourselves

during these holy days. While it is not within

our abilities to fast and afflict ourselves as

in previous generations, without a doubt

the discomfort of controlling our desires is

more exalted and beneficial than the

discomfort from withholding food and

drink from ourselves.

Some people think that Shovavim is a tikkun

practiced only among mekubalim and

chassidim. Below we quote from a letter of

Rav Simchah Zissel (Der Alter) of Kelm to a

group of bachurim who had undertaken

special improvements in their avodas

Hashem during these weeks.

(Kisvei HaSaba MiKelm, Chanukah U’Purim p. 29.)

So what’s the deal?

GUIDELINES: 50 DAY CHALLENGE

The idea is to follow the guidelines below for at least 50 days. These 50 days should

ideally be consecutive, and can be anytime from the beginning of Shovavim until

the final event (around Rosh Chodesh Nissan).

For 50 days I will, bli neder :

3. Learn – and try to implement – the daily chizuk tips in this book.

1. Make a conscious effort to guard my eyes.

(I understand I won’t be perfect, but I will put in real effort each day).

2. Not use unfiltered internet devices.

ESA EINAI - growing in kedusha every day!

For your convenience, we designed a 50-Day chart at

the back of the book, to help you keep a log of your daily

performance. (We suggest cutting out the page with the

chart and keeping it in your wallet for privacy).

Optional (but strongly suggested for those who struggle a lot):

tools and support that have helped tens of thousands of Jews of all ages.

See end of the booklet for more information about Guard Your Eyes.

GuardYourEyes has a hotline for chizuk and tools to help you get through urges.

Dial 646-GYE-6600 (646-493-6600) and then press 2, then 5.

Read the daily messages in this book or see page 5 for a number of other methods you

can use to receive the daily message (Email, Whatsapp, Text, Phone, Online, etc.)

If you find that browsing the internet is causing you to see things you shouldn’t we suggest

trying the YESOD Defense (see page 137). We also suggest listening to the Vayimaen daily

chizuk at (929) 585-3982 or watching their daily videos (see more info on page 154).

See the form at guardyoureyes.com/protection for an easy way to get your devices filtered,

or visit a local TAG office (see the dropdown at tag.org for a list of TAG offices worldwide).

For filters recommended by TAG, see raiseyoureyes.org/what-filter-should-i-get.

Rabbi Yehuda ben Teima says, “Be brazen as a leopard,

light as an eagle, swift as a gazelle, and strong as a lion -

to do the will of your Father in Heaven.”

The Tur explains “light as an eagle” as referring to lifting our

eyes away from things we shouldn’t look at. “For all sin begins

with the eyes that see, leading the heart to desire, and then

the body commits the sin” (Tur, Orach Chaim, 1).

It seems a bit strange to call Shmiras Einayim “light as an eagle”,

after all, this struggle is one of the most difficult that we face

Why the

name

Esa Einai?

By R’ Yaakov Nadel

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