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Holding On And Holding Strong

MeirElkabas — Tue, 21 May 2013 06:05:13 +0000

Just wanted to share some powerful anecdotes which can possibly help each of us hold on throughout the trials of life, until we gain the upper hand:

-The greatest comfort in life is to know that you tried your best. Once you reach this point, all that’s left to do is to simply thank Hashem for all the good and benevolence that Has bestowed to you

-Life doesn’t stay the same. It might get better or… but it doesn’t stay the same. One must be simple in one’s approach in life dealing with issues as they pop up, but with hope that change will definitely happen.

-If you hold on and don’t give up – then all your stumbling and transgressions and downs can be transformed into merits.

-If you look back you will notice that you made it this far and Hashem never abandoned even in the tightest situations. So, why let go now in the present situation? You have “proof” that He has helped in the past.

-When it comes to monetary matters, the goal of emuna and trust in Hashem is to reconnect to Him “above time and above space”. This connection allows one to receive the Divine blessing at its source. This is through prayer!

-The main purpose of life is to search for the Truth, the Real Truth. One must “unmask” the true reality of life.

-Just remember, how many worlds did Hashem have to turn upside down until finally sending you a “hint” of salvation, by pointing you in the direction to proceed for your ultimate spiritual freedom!!! Have patience, for complete salvation/recovery takes time due to the deep levels of impurtiy we have fallen into.

-When not knowing what exactly to do – all you can do then is simply turn your eyes Heavenwards and simply ask Hashem: “guide me along your Truth which is the Real Truth, since I don’t know what it is”.

-There are good days and there are so-called “bad days” but they are both part of the picture and both necessary for coming closer to Hashem. The light of the good days fills up the “vessels” made by the deep constrictions of the “bad days”. Without these vessels there is no place to put this over-dosage of light.

-Prayer really works! Reb Noson once remarked: the surest way to see results of your prayers is to daven for the specific item 40 days straight!

Every week there are new and updated audio classes available based on the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. Please see: http://therebbesaid.com/meir-elkabas/

The Breath of the Little Children

Yehudis Golshevsky — Mon, 20 May 2013 17:40:34 +0000

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov taught…

Every tzaddik has a spark of Moshe, the faithful shepherd of the Jewish people, who presided over the mishkan. And every tzaddik has certain souls among the Jewish people that learn in his personal mishkan like little children learn in the class of their rebbe. These little children, these souls, receive their breath of spiritual vitality from their tzaddik who leads them. The whole world is sustained by their breath as they learn Torah.
(Likutey Moharan I:282)

What does this mean to me?

Children are the future of the Jewish people, and the breath of Torah that sustains them so that they can carry on the spark of our heritage needs to be as pure as they are. Since the time of the Jewish enlightenment movement, the education of our children has been a contentious issue because their commitment to G-d and His Torah is built upon the foundation of their education.

Rebbe Nachman brings a teaching of the sages, that little children are “taken” because of the sins of the generation. The challenge of the generation is played out among the children, and they need all of our support and help. As we move toward redemption, the main area of spiritual work is in emunah, in strengthening our simple faith, and we find more and more that the children are right there on the frontlines. And we are right there with them.

A prayer:

Loving G-d, You know well
What is happening now
To our dear children.
How the whole world depends
On the words of their holy breath,
Which is without sin.
But many rise against them
With so-called “Wisdom”
To confuse and lead them astray.
Protect them through the holy teachings
of Your tzaddikim
So that they are educated in the Torah,
And learn it for its own sake.
Open their hearts and give them true wisdom
To understand the words of the Torah,
And for their eyes to see its light.
My their days and years be long,
Filled with the good and the delight
Of Your holy Torah.
(Between me and You, p. 226-248)

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The Winner Is: Name A Book Contest

admin — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:18 +0000

UPDATE:

Thanks so much for your many suggestions. We truly appreciate so many of you taking the time to suggest different titles. The following were our final choices:

1. To have no fear at all – A Beginners Guide to the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

2. Breslov Basics: Rebbe Nachman’s Introduction to Living a Meaningful and Joyous Judaism

3. Simply Breslov: A Beginners Guide to the Teachings of Rebbe Nachman

4. REBBE NACHMAN

A Guide for Everyone

And the winner is…

Congratulations to Rav Gedaliah Jaffe of Highland Park, NJ and his suggestion of:

REBBE NACHMAN

A Guide for Everyone

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We are happy to announce that we have nearly completed our latest publication: A Beginner’s Guide to Breslov / Rebbe Nachman. This shorter paperback publication will be a kind of “Idiot’s Guide to Breslov” or “Breslov for Dummies.”

Now all we need is a title!

Please email us (nameabook@breslov.org) your suggestion. The winner will receive a $50 gift certificate to our online bookstore.

FREE Breslov Shavuot Booklet

admin — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:19:03 +0000

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G-d’s Delight

Yehudis Golshevsky — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:59:47 +0000

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov taught…

Reb Nosson wrote: “Each day G-d receives fresh delight from every single Jew and from each and every part of every Jew, and as a consequence of this, He renews the creation every day… Know, therefore, and believe without a doubt that G-d likewise receives delight from you, specifically, each and every day and that this delight that you give Him helps perpetuate the world’s existence. Through this you will experience an abundance of favor, blessing, life, peace and good, each and every day.”
(Healing Leaves, p. 47)

What does this mean to me?

The Jewish nation is not a conglomeration of disparate individuals, but rather a single organic whole that functions (ideally!) as a unified organism, all of its unique parts working in harmony within a greater whole. When we think of the Jewish people as a single body, we realize that there is no disadvantage in diversity; on the contrary, the only way in which the body fulfills all of its functions is by all of its different parts working together as a whole. Individual Jews are unique, and G-d delights in the unique way in which each of us can reveal holiness in the world. When we actively work to reveal G-dliness in the world—in our own individual ways—we prove that the plurality we see is only a means of demonstrating the beauty and greatness of the one source from which it all derives. This is the delight that G-d takes in us, in our “each and every part”—every bit of us is a fresh lens through which G-d Himself can be apprehended.

A prayer:

Master of the World, all Your holy people
Are precious stones in Your crown.
Help me search for their good points
And judge them favorably.
(Between me and You, p. 224)

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Chaim Kramer Radio Special With Charlie Harary

Chaim Kramer — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:28:14 +0000

Enjoy this amazing interview with Charlie Harary.

http://www.nachumsegal.com/jm-in-the-am/the-book-of-life-with-charlie-harary/

Dear Friend – Help Pray

Chaim Kramer — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:44:25 +0000

When Reb Noson’s followers asked him how they should pray for him, he replied: “Mention the merits I had in producing Rebbe Nachman’s works.”

In the past thirty-four years of publishing Rebbe Nachman’s teachings, I’ve met many, many people who have sacrificed a lot to help produce these works. But, to my knowledge, no one has sacrificed as much as my wife, GITA GINENDEL bat ZIPPORAH, since our entire house, the raising of our children and everything else in our lives, fell upon her.

At this time, she is in great need of your prayers for a complete healing. A tumor has been discovered—thank God an operable one (May 27)—but the need for prayers to effect a complete healing are desperately needed.

While we’re at it, my daughter, Zivia Adil bat Gita Ginendel, has surgery scheduled for May 30—removal of a cyst.

We thank you in advance for your prayers and concern, and wish all of you good health and success.

Thank you, Chaim Kramer

The New Pathways Bamidbar/Shavuot

Yossi Katz — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:34:13 +0000

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Shavuot: Our Personal “Giving of the Torah”

Yossi Katz — Thu, 09 May 2013 14:45:28 +0000

After many years of bitter bondage in Egypt, the poor Hebrew slaves emerge victorious and triumphant over their Egyptian slave masters. As they make their way through the desert, they approach Mount Sinai and the purpose of Creation, where the lowest of the low rise to become God’s chosen people.

Moses delivers God’s question to the Hebrews: “Will you accept the Torah and thereby become a treasure among the nations?” They answer, “All that God has spoken, we will do.” Moses then brought the people’s reply to God. God then informs Moses that He will appear to him and the people will hear what He says. But then we read one of the most mysterious verses in the Torah: “Moses related the people’s reply to God.” But where was the question, and what was the answer? The Torah does not reveal this to us (see Exodus 19).

In Likutey Moharan I, 190, Rebbe Nachman explains what was going on behind the scenes. When the Israelites replied, “All that God has spoken, we will do,” they were actually objecting to God’s question. If God outright tells us what to do, how can we possibly maintain our free will? “We will” have to “do” it. Moses brings this question before God.

God replies that He will appear to Moses specifically and address the commandments to him alone; the Jewish people will hear them only as bystanders, thus retaining their freedom of choice.

But then Moses asks, “What about me and my freedom of choice?” This is the meaning of the second occurrence of “Moses related the people’s reply to God,” where the question and answer were not recorded by the Torah. Rebbe Nachman reveals that Moses was repeating the Jewish people’s objection, but this time about himself!

God responds, “Go to the Jewish people and sanctify them today and tomorrow” (and then the Torah will be given). God did not specify explicitly that three days of preparation were necessary in order to receive the Torah; Moses had to grasp this on his own and command the Jewish people to add the extra day (see Shabbat 87a for Moses’ calculation). Remarkably, this means that even the giving of the Torah was contingent on Moses’ free will.

Where does this leave us? Are we tzaddikim who are on a level where we have both the ability and need to grasp God’s hidden will? Reb Noson says, “Yes.” Even though the Torah has already been given and the mitzvot are known to us, we need good advice and ideas to fulfill the commandments in the best possible way. We also need to find our individual paths within Judaism, and we need to attach ourselves to the proper teacher/Tzaddik. All of this has to be done on our own.

Reb Noson adds that if we concentrate on our eternal purpose, we will discover the hints along the way that lead us to our own personal “giving of the Torah.” Amen.

Based on Likutey Halachot Birkhat HaShachar 5