David DombrowskyAug 29, 20193 minKeep 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 DombrowskyNov 22, 20183 minBelieving in realityWhenever I tell people that I’m writing a book about Moshiach, Gan Eden and the Resurrection of the dead, I get great feedback. “It’s...
David DombrowskyMay 13, 20182 minA holy unionIn Rebbe Nachman‘s vernacular there are four synonymous terms: Faith, prayer, miracles and the Land of Israel. Prayer is an action of...
David DombrowskyMar 20, 20183 minExistential hope“הַלְלוּ אֶת יְהוָה כָּל גּוֹיִם שַׁבְּחוּהוּ כָּל הָאֻמִּים, כִּי גָבַר עָלֵינוּ חַסְדּוֹ“ “Praise Hashem all the nations…because He has...
David DombrowskyDec 28, 20172 minHoliness givesToday is the yahrtzeit of Reb Nosson. As Rebbe Nachman himself admitted, there would be nothing left of his memory after he died, if not...
David DombrowskyDec 3, 20173 minJoseph, the simple tzaddikThe verse has an peculiar way of describing Joseph, the holiest of all the brothers: “וְה֣וּא נַ֗עַר, אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י בִלְהָ֛ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י...
David DombrowskyOct 16, 20172 minOrdinary holinessJacob’s ladder defines how we Jews view holiness in this world. Our greatest level of holiness is when the ladder stands firm on the...
David DombrowskyOct 15, 20174 minSpeak to the rock“Let me tell you what I saw and you can tell it to your children: A man was lying on the ground and people were sitting around him in a...
David DombrowskyOct 3, 20172 minGoing up?I remember, shortly after we moved to Israel, commenting that it seems we need to play a different role in serving God here than outside...
David DombrowskyJul 24, 20172 minThe Beauty of IsraelWhat is it about the Holy Temple that was so great? What are we missing and why are we mourning over something that’s been gone for so...
David DombrowskyJul 19, 20172 minJust an ounce!As we’re approaching the Nine Days it feels an appropriate time to discuss Rebbe Nachman’s famous lesson entitled אזמרה. The Rebbe...
David DombrowskyJun 27, 20173 minWe can do it!It’s so hard not to give up! We try countless times to succeed but when the door seems shut we just want to ‘call it quits’! It’s far...
David DombrowskyJun 8, 20172 minHeartfeltIn 1798, during the Napoleonic Wars, Rebbe Nachman bravely made the pilgrimage from the Ukraine to the Land of Israel. Under the constant...