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Towards the end of Tinyana 78, the famous lesson where Rebbe Nachman yelled "Gevalt, there is no [reason] for despair at all", he said...

That's always the question I get when I come back. This year especially, since so few merited to get there, even the regular Uman-goers...

Rav Moshe Weinberger said over such a great little insight into the story of the seven beggars this past week in the Rebbe Nachman...

Using the poetic license of Reb Nosson, we can see Esther as an aspect of the Jewish people, Mordechai as the generation’s tzaddik emes...

“…And this is the aspect of Yosef Hatzaddik (Joseph), of whom it says, ‘איש אשר רוח אלקים בו’ (‘A man who possesses the spirit of God...

Sometimes the stress of life, specifically in hard times, can become so intolerable that it feels like our whole world is crumbling...

I find it funny how we still get surprised when our prayers get answered, myself included. I often hear people preface a story of how...

“The true counsel can only be given by those who have already been released from the hands of the evil inclination. Because someone who...

~ The following is based on a lesson from Rabbi Leibish Hundert. The Mishna Brura writes, (O”C 125:5): “It says in the Sefer Heichalos...

“Sometimes someone falls into a rut. And this time the rut is really really low, God forbid…And he starts having doubts and negative...

There is a popular Breslov book called השתפכות הנפש. It’s a collection of teachings from the writings of Rebbe Nachman and Reb Nosson on...

Korach had completely neutralized his bodily desires. As one of the Levites that carried the holy ark, he was on such a spiritual level...

Although the intellect of a child is typically much weaker than that of an adult, the opposite is true when it comes to his imagination....

The loneliness of pain and suffering can be unbearable. It’s all but frustrating to try and relate the pain, yet so so hard to bear it...

This time of year we read about the Jewish people’s exile in Egypt. Of course, the Torah is a living Torah, which is also addressing our...

There was once a large city that was fortified with a tremendous wall. All the kings used their forces to conquer it but were...

“The Rebbe, of blessed memory, declared: Look! Everyone says there is this world and the World to Come. Now, we believe there is a World...

Did you ever notice how much Joseph cries in the story of his descent to Egypt? More than once, when the brothers stood before him, he’s...

I read a nice story in the Living Jewish magazine, published weekly by Chabad. The story took place around thirty years ago. A man, let’s...

This is how I feel today. Totally strung out! Uman Rosh Hashana was so uplifting and memorable, I hope to write about it more over the...