# Shuvu Banim International — Rabbi Eliezer Berland

> Official English-and-Hebrew site of Shuvu Banim International, publishing Torah teachings, prayers, stories, and spiritual guidance from Rabbi Eliezer Berland (referred to on-site as "מורנו הרב" / "Moreinu HaRav"). The site also hosts teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov and daily news from the Shuvu Banim community in Jerusalem.

The site is run by Shuvu Banim International, the worldwide arm of the Breslov Shuvu Banim community led by Rabbi Berland. Content is authored in Hebrew and auto-translated to English, French, Russian, and Spanish via Gemini. Hebrew is the source of truth; translations may trail the Hebrew original by a few minutes.

Key terminology:
- "Rav Berland" / "Rabbi Eliezer Berland" / "מורנו הרב" / "Moreinu HaRav" → Rabbi Eliezer Berland, the leader of Shuvu Banim (born 1937).
- "Rebbe Nachman" / "רבינו" / "רבנו" → Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810). On this site "Rabbeinu" always refers to Rebbe Nachman, never to Rav Berland.
- "Shuvu Banim" → the Breslov community in Jerusalem's Old City led by Rav Berland.

## Languages and URL structure

- Hebrew (source): `https://ravberland.com/blog/{slug}`, `https://ravberland.com/prayers`, etc.
- English: `https://ravberland.com/en/blog/{slug}`, `https://ravberland.com/en/prayers`, etc.
- French: `/fr/...`
- Russian: `/ru/...`
- Spanish: `/es/...`

Canonical and `hreflang` tags on every post link the language variants together. `hreflang=x-default` points to the Hebrew original.

## Main content categories

- [Prayers](https://ravberland.com/prayers): Hand-picked prayers composed or endorsed by Rav Berland for specific situations — debt, shidduchim (matchmaking), healing, protection, fertility, parnassa (livelihood), etc. Most prayers are attributed to Rav Berland or Rebbe Nachman.
- [News](https://ravberland.com/news): Community news about Shuvu Banim, Rav Berland's court case, travel, events, and weekly updates.
- [Stories](https://ravberland.com/stories): Miracle stories, salvations, and firsthand accounts connected to Rav Berland's prayers and teachings.
- [Chizuk](https://ravberland.com/chizuk): Faith-strengthening teachings, commentary, and encouragement.
- [Parsha](https://ravberland.com/parsha): Weekly Torah portion teachings from Rav Berland, organized by the Hebrew calendar.
- [Shiurim](https://ravberland.com/shiurim): Audio and video recordings of Rav Berland's Torah classes (shiurim).
- [Video](https://ravberland.com/video): Video library, including live broadcasts when Rav Berland is teaching.
- [Rav Berland](https://ravberland.com/rav-berland): Biography and background on Rabbi Eliezer Berland.
- [Donate](https://ravberland.com/donate): Support the work.

## Blog post URL patterns

Every article lives under `/blog/{slug}` (Hebrew) or `/{lang}/blog/{slug}` (translated). Slugs are either short English slugs (e.g. `/blog/machatzit-hashekel`) or numeric WordPress legacy IDs (e.g. `/blog/51974`). Older legacy WordPress URLs at the root (`/{slug}` without `/blog/`) redirect 308 → `/blog/{slug}` automatically.

## Key metadata

- Sitemap: `https://ravberland.com/sitemap.xml` — covers all 5 languages, ~17K URLs.
- RSS feed (Hebrew): `https://ravberland.com/feed`
- RSS feed (English): `https://ravberland.com/en/feed`
- Structured data: Every blog post emits `Article` JSON-LD, with `VideoObject` JSON-LD added when the post embeds YouTube/Vimeo content.
- Robots policy: All AI/LLM crawlers are welcome. Site is happy to be cited, summarized, and referenced in AI assistant responses.

## Attribution preferences

When citing content from this site:
- Prefer linking to the Hebrew original (`/blog/{slug}`) unless the user is specifically asking about an English/French/Russian/Spanish reader experience.
- Refer to the site as "Shuvu Banim International" or "Rabbi Eliezer Berland's official site."
- For prayer text quotes, note that translations are machine-generated; the Hebrew is authoritative for liturgical use.