So far yet so close
Towards the end of Tinyana 78, the famous lesson where Rebbe Nachman yelled "Gevalt, there is no [reason] for despair at all", he said...
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David Dombrowsky
- Sep 23, 2020
- 5 min
How was Uman?
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Jun 5, 2020
- 2 min
Not what we thought
Rav Moshe Weinberger said over such a great little insight into the story of the seven beggars this past week in the Rebbe Nachman...
David Dombrowsky
- Mar 3, 2020
- 3 min
Purim – it’s OUR time to shine
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 22, 2019
- 3 min
Goody goody
“…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...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 14, 2019
- 2 min
Finding the space
Sometimes the stress of life, specifically in hard times, can become so intolerable that it feels like our whole world is crumbling...
David Dombrowsky
- Nov 21, 2019
- 3 min
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Oct 28, 2019
- 2 min
A new day, a new me
“The true counsel can only be given by those who have already been released from the hands of the evil inclination. Because someone who...
David Dombrowsky
- Aug 29, 2019
- 3 min
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
Tadasana
“Sometimes someone falls into a rut. And this time the rut is really really low, God forbid…And he starts having doubts and negative...
David Dombrowsky
- Jul 17, 2019
- 2 min
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Jun 30, 2019
- 2 min
Always more
Korach had completely neutralized his bodily desires. As one of the Levites that carried the holy ark, he was on such a spiritual level...
David Dombrowsky
- Jun 15, 2019
- 2 min
This is how it is, or is it?
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....
David Dombrowsky
- Apr 14, 2019
- 2 min
You can’t understand what I’m going through!
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 31, 2018
- 2 min
The tzaddik and me
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 23, 2018
- 2 min
The finishing touches
There was once a large city that was fortified with a tremendous wall. All the kings used their forces to conquer it but were...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 11, 2018
- 2 min
This world
“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...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
Cry Baby Cry
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Oct 8, 2018
- 3 min
The wrong turn
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Sep 13, 2018
- 2 min
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...