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Every now and then I wonder where I’m going with my Avodas Hashem? I take my job seriously, spending most of my personal time learning,...

Exhibit A: Studies show that depression and anxiety are more rampant than ever. Suicide, drug and alcohol abuse and divorce are at...

In Tinyana 74 Rebbe Nachman explains how Purim is a preparation for Passover. But the way he ended this lesson was most unusual:...

It’s one of those days. The מוחין דקטנות, small mindedness, is so strong. I couldn’t bring myself to go to shul after carpool, so I went...

“How does Amalek (Haman) conceal Godliness?  At the very end of the exile, when the redemption is ready to be revealed and we need just a...

They say ‘it takes two to tango’. Reb Nosson says this is true in prayer as well. In order for our prayer to reach its potential we need...

“[Hashem says] I am always among you, and [I am] always ready to provide your necessities. But then you ask, ‘Is Hashem in our midst or...

It’s commonplace to question what our personal role is in this world? Of course we’re all here to serve Hashem and perform his mitzvos,...

Rebbe Nachman tells a story about a prince and the son of a maid who were exchanged at birth. The maid’s son becomes king and finds out...

The pain is too great! The suffering is too long! Who can say they’re not deteriorating from stress or despair? So many of us need a...

At times we might find ourselves in very dark places. We feel miles away from Hashem, like we reached the point of no return. We harbor...

In the late 50s, Shlomo Carlebach and Zalmen Shachter became the first two shluchim (messengers) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Shlomo...

I.  “The Entire redemption of Israel as a people, and the redemption of each one of us as individuals, depends solely on the attribute of...

“You should know that every type of wisdom in the world has a unique song. In fact, it’s from that particular song, where we draw the...

The Talmud tells us that Hashem prays and keeps the mitzvos of the Torah. The following is Hashem’s prayer: “May it be my will that my...

I’ll never forget the first time I heard Reb Tzvi Meyer Zilverberg say Krias Shema. In NY, after a talk he gave, he led the Maariv...

Caution: If you aren’t Breslov, you might not like the following article. Consider yourself warned 🙂 Rebbe Nachman said, “My Rosh...

Judaism is saturated with prayer time. Halacha mandates us to pray three times a day. When we’re off from work, on Shabbos and Festivals,...

To all familiar with the beauty and sweetness of Torah, no evidence or testament is necessary to validate God’s authenticity. Its...

This obstinate diaspora that we’re still suffering from began more than 2000 years ago when Rome destroyed our Holy Temple in Jerusalem....