This week’s recommended reading: 5th Adar – 11th Adar, 5769

Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) – Clothes Make the Man – by Rabbi Max Weimman

Advanced Parsha – Tetzaveh (Exodus 27:20-30:10) – Splendor in the Quest – by Rabbi Noson Weisz – Aish Jerusalem

The Kehot Chumash – Parshah Tetzaveh An interpolated translation and commentary based on the works of the Lubavitcher Rebbe – Download the Complete Parshah in PDF Format

Rebbe Nachman’s Wisdom – “KAPTZIN PASHA”, By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum

Chassidic Pearls – Spiritual Eyes – Tetzaveh – By: Rabbi Lazer Brody

Stories for the Shabbat Table – 100 Questions – BeShalach – By The Baal Shem Tov

Holidays and Fast Days – Purim – Rebbe Nachman on Purim – By Breslev Israel staff

CHABAD.ORG – Jewish Holidays – Holiday Guide – Purim How-to

This week’s recommended reading: 28th Shevat – 4th Adar, 5769

Trumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19) – Inside and Out – by Rabbi Max Weimman

Advanced Parsha – Trumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19) – Of Cathedrals and Tents – by Rabbi Noson Weisz – Aish Jerusalem

ASCENT LIGHTS – Contemporary Iluminations from the director of Ascent-of-Safed – Trumah (Exodus 25:1-27:19) Elevation Concentration – By Rabbi Shaul Yosef Leiter

Rebbe Nachman’s Wisdom – “A Man of Faith”, By Rebbe Natan of Breslev

The Essential Rebbe Nachman – Song of Delight By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum

Chassidic Pearls – A Worthy Sanctuary – Teruma – With Rabbi Lazer Brody

Stories for the Shabbat Table – 100 Questions – BeShalach – By The Baal Shem Tov

Holidays and Fast Days – A Happy Purim! – By Rebbetzen Shaindel Moscowitz

Blessing the Sun – The “Halacha Sources” booklet on Birkas HaChamah is now available for free download on the “Halacha Sources” website: click here

This week’s recommended reading: 21st/27th Shevat 5769.

Mishpatim (Exodus 21-24)- Pipelines to Heaven – by Rabbi Max Weimman

Advanced Parsha – Mishpatim (Exodus 21:1) – All in the Family – by Rabbi Noson Weisz Aish Jerusalem

Mishpatim (Exodus 21-24) – Contemporary Iluminations from the director of Ascent-of-Safed – Statutes from Sinai – By Rabbi Shaul Yosef Leiter

The editorial page of Breslev Israel’s English website – Rabbi Noah and the Big Six By Rabbi Lazer Brody

The Debtor’s Mentality – “The Essential Rebbe Nachman”, Part 2 – By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum

Laughing at the World – Rebbe Nachman’s Wisdom By Yaacov Dovid Shulman

Chassidic Pearls – Under Fire – Mishpatim – With Rabbi Lazer Brody

Parshat Mishpatim – Reincarnation – Spiritual Foundations – By The Baal Shem Tov

Holidays and Fast Days – How do we Celebrate Purim? – By Breslev Israel staff

Holidays and Fast Days – Rebbe Nachman on Purim- By Breslev Israel staff

This week’s recommended reading:

ParshaYitro (Exodus 18-20)- Did You Hear What He Didn’t Say?

Advanced Parsha – Yitro (Exodus 18-20) – Yours to Command

Rebbe Nachman on Money – “The Essential Rebbe Nachman”, Part 1 – By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum

Anger and Financial Loss – Rebbe Nachman’s Wisdom By Rabbi Avraham Greenbaum

Chassidic Pearls – Paying for Parents Sins, Fair or Not? – With Rabbi Lazer Brody

Tu B’Shvat – Man is a Tree – By Rabbi Lazer Brody

Hashem’s Signature – Tu B’Shvat – By Rabbi Lazer Brody

A Tzaddik’s Request – Just 10 Minutes

I requested Reb Akiva of Mystical Paths, to allow me place this video of HaRav Shalom Arush, shlita, where HaRav Arush, shlita, makes a special request of the world. Hebrew w/English subtitles.
It’s a blessing to hear HaRav Shalom Arush, shlita, in hitbodedut (personal prayer).

This video, placed with the kind permission of Reb Akiva of Mystical Paths.

The Tzadik in the Field

Due the last news, which are quite disturbing, I requested Reb Akiva of Mystical Paths, to allow me place this video of HaRav Shalom Arush, shlita, where he gives a powerful example of hitbodedut (personal prayer), showing how to express one’s emunah (faith) in the Creator of the world. Rabbi Arush, shlita, is the author of The Garden of Emunah and the Rosh Yeshiva of Chut Shel Chesed in Jerusalem.

This video, placed with the kind permission of Reb Akiva of Mystical Paths.

Pesach Seder night – Hashem’s favorite night

Rama, Shulchan Oruch, Orach Chaim 481:2 – “This night is protected from the forces of evil.”

The Torah describes Seder night as a “night of protection” (Exodus 12:42), when Hashem personally took His beloved children of Israel out of Egypt. The original Hebrew lail shimorim is interpreted two different ways in the Midrash: First, it is a “reserved” night, since Hashem redeemed Israel from bondage on the night of the 15th of Nisan, he reserves this same night to redeem his children Israel in the future (Yalkut Shimoni, Bo, 210). Second, it’s a “protected” night (ibid), since Hashem’s divine presence repels all mazikim, the dark-side forces of evil.

“Night of protection” is no mere homiletic catchphrase; it’s anchored in religious law! The Abridged Code of Jewish Law (119:9), in explaining how to perform the latter part of the Seder, writes: “After grace following the meal, we pour the fourth cup. According to custom, we open the door in remembrance that tonight is a protected night and we fear nothing.”

A person can turn any night into a “night of protection” by simply pouring his or her heart out in personal prayer. Rebbe Nachman teaches that when a Jew desires to speak to Hashem, Hashem moves everything aside to listen. By virtue of our speaking to Hashem, we hasten the day of the ingathering of the exiles and the final redemption of our people, amen.

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Truth, Tales and Visions:A Breslov Book of Wisdom.

Texts of R. Nachman of Breslov

Rendered into English by Yaacov David Shulman

A Spirit of Folly

Where do sins come from? They come from a lack of understanding. “A man does not sin unless a spirit of folly has entered into him” (Sotah 3a).
This is the greatest pity of all. Have compassion on those who have sinned; fill them with understanding.

Do Not Despair

Even if you have fallen very low, do not despair. There is no despair in the world. “Sins can be turned into merits” (Yoma 86b). This matter contains mystical secrets.
You can easily return to G_d from any fall, because G_d’s greatness has no end. Never give up crying out to God.

Simplicity

The essence of serving G_d is simplicity: in learning a great deal, praying a great deal and doing good deeds.You do not have to be too strict with yourself. The Torah was not given to angels. Simply do what you can.

Courtesy Jewish, Spiritual and Beautiful.

Assimilated into the oneness of G_d!

Each one of us has to see to it that we become assimilated into the root of who we are, to return and be assimilated into the oneness of G_d, Who is the One Reality.

This can be achieved only when we make ourselves totally stop, when we cease our being.

And we can only come to this cessation through hisbodedus. When we are in seclusion with G_d, we can cause all desires and bad traits to cease.

We can cling to G_d and be drawn into the root of who we are.

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