Shalom Arush (Hebrew: שלום ארוש) is an Israeli rabbi and the founder of Chut Shel Chessed Institutions.

Arush works to spread the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, both among Jews and non-Jews, through books and spoken performances.

[7] According to the school, it "has built a reputation for helping hundreds of people from some of the worst situations to dramatically turn their lives around.

[8] In 1998 Arush opened a branch of Chut Shel Chesed in Ashdod and appointed Lazer Brody to head its rabbinic ordination program.

In 2006, the Ashdod branch merged with the Jerusalem yeshiva and Brody became its mashpia (spiritual guide), as well as the translator of Arush's books into English.

[14][15] Arush has authored many works, which have been translated from Hebrew into English, Spanish, French, Russian, German, Portuguese, and Yiddish.