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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...

“צַדִּיק יְסוֹד עוֹלָם” The tzaddik is the foundation of the world (Proverbs 10) There’s an amazing statement in the Zohar (II:38A):...

Rebbe Nachman says in Torah 188 that we need to go to the tzaddik to find our lost objects. You see, before we were born we were taught...

“…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...

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

So did you have any guests for Sukkos? Well, you certainly did. The holy ushpizin, the seven shepherds, come to visit our sukkah during...

Shlomo Katz once said over that years back at a certain musical event Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and Bob Dylan were participants of a...

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....

“In every Jew there is an aspect of malchut, (rule, authority or influence). Everyone [rules] according to how much they possesses this...

The Talmud (Taanis 21b) tells of a certain surgeon named Abba, who was on such a lofty spiritual level that he received daily greetings...

:בת קול יוצאת מהר חורב ואומרת” “כל העולם כולו ניזון בשביל חנינא בני, וחנינא בני דיו בקב חרובין מערב שבת לערב שבת (ברכות יז) “A heavenly...

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...

Tonight is Reb Nosson’s yahrzeit. Reb Nosson was the closest student and scribe of Rebbe Nachman. The following story epitomizes in my...

In Reb Nosson‘s dairy, he describes the scene of his meeting some emissaries from Vilna,  while on his way to the Land of Israel (April...

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...

Reb Nosson recorded in Torah 25 that after Rebbe Nachman taught the lesson, he said “now we need to call the Evil One by a new name. It’s...

How does someone attain true greatness? The Zohar Hakadosh says that someone who guards his brit can be called a tzaddik. That’s the one...

It was about 10 months since Reb Nosson met the Rebbe. He was on fire in his avodah, spending practically every minute of his time...

Rebbe Nachman taught a lesson in 1809, the first Friday night after Simchas Torah (Tinyana 67). Two days prior the famous and beloved...