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David Dombrowsky
Apr 15, 20204 min read
Labor contractions
“When one finds himself in trouble, God forbid, the heart suffers the most, as it says, (Proverbs 14) “The hearts knows the bitterness of...
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David Dombrowsky
Mar 28, 20204 min read
Feeling lonely?
וַתְּחַסְּרֵהוּ מְעַט מֵאֱלקִים, וְכָבוֹד וְהָדָר תְּעַטְּרֵהוּ “You have made him (man) slightly less than God himself, and you have...
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David Dombrowsky
Mar 18, 20202 min read
Stripped down
“The reason why the world is far from Hashem…is ONLY because they don’t have yishuv hadaas, [the ability to unite with their “present...
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David Dombrowsky
Jan 18, 20202 min read
The greatness of empathy
The first thing the Torah tells us about Moshe’s personality is “וַיֵּצֵא אֶל אֶחָיו, וַיַּרְא בְּסִבְלֹתָם”, he went out to observe his...
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David Dombrowsky
Nov 21, 20193 min read
Surprise surprise
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...
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David Dombrowsky
Sep 5, 20192 min read
Listen up
In preperation for Rosh Hashana, Breslovers always review a certain lesson in the month of Elul. Torah Vav, as it’s called,...
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David Dombrowsky
Aug 29, 20193 min read
Keep going
~ 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...
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David Dombrowsky
Jul 17, 20192 min read
Back to the basics
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...
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David Dombrowsky
Oct 21, 20183 min read
Renewal, at its core
The holy Zohar characterizes Teshuva as “Throwing something back to the place where it was taken”. Just like if a thief wants to make...
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David Dombrowsky
Sep 13, 20182 min read
Uman recovery 101
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...
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David Dombrowsky
Sep 5, 20182 min read
Sharing the remedy
Here’s a sneak peak at the cover of my new publication. It’s an original English translation of the Tikkun Haklali, according to the...
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David Dombrowsky
Aug 9, 20182 min read
Heaven and earth
My soul wants to go higher and higher. It loves when I sit alone in the fields and whisper prayers to Hashem. It feels good when I close...
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David Dombrowsky
Jul 25, 20182 min read
Out of this world
The Arizal taught that before creation, there was only the light of einsof. Hashem wanted to unveil his glory and needed to create humans...
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David Dombrowsky
Jun 26, 20182 min read
Return to who you are
Growing up I didn’t like the word teshuva (repentance), as it engendered images of selichos and fasting into my mind. It basically meant...
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David Dombrowsky
Jun 24, 20183 min read
Secrets and deep secrets
“There is an upper unification, שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל ה’ אֱלֹהֵינוּ ה’ אֶחָד, and a lower unification, בָּרוּךְ שֵׁם כְּבוֹד מַלְכוּתוֹ...
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David Dombrowsky
May 31, 20183 min read
Manning up
At least twice in my life I got super-inspired spiritually and strengthened my Avodas Hashem with intense focus. The first time was in my...
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David Dombrowsky
Mar 8, 20182 min read
Holy tears
The Talmud tells a story about Rav Ketina, who was passing by the door of a wizard when the earth shook violently. He asked the wizard,...
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David Dombrowsky
Mar 4, 20183 min read
Purim afterthought
You know what’s so unique about Purim? Everyone is misbehaving. Kids are eating tons of junk food. Grown men are prancing around and...
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David Dombrowsky
Dec 8, 20173 min read
You don’t get me
Nobody likes to be judged, yet we commonly pass judgement on others. Why do we feel that we’re being unfairly judged? Because it’s...
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David Dombrowsky
Nov 30, 20174 min read
Moshiach now!
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...
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