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~ 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
- Nov 22, 2018
- 3 min
Believing in reality
Whenever 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 Dombrowsky
- May 13, 2018
- 2 min
A holy union
In Rebbe Nachman‘s vernacular there are four synonymous terms: Faith, prayer, miracles and the Land of Israel. Prayer is an action of...
David Dombrowsky
- Mar 20, 2018
- 3 min
Existential hope
“הַלְלוּ אֶת יְהוָה כָּל גּוֹיִם שַׁבְּחוּהוּ כָּל הָאֻמִּים, כִּי גָבַר עָלֵינוּ חַסְדּוֹ“ “Praise Hashem all the nations…because He has...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 28, 2017
- 2 min
Holiness gives
Today 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 Dombrowsky
- Dec 3, 2017
- 3 min
Joseph, the simple tzaddik
The verse has an peculiar way of describing Joseph, the holiest of all the brothers: “וְה֣וּא נַ֗עַר, אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י בִלְהָ֛ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵ֥י...
David Dombrowsky
- Oct 16, 2017
- 2 min
Ordinary holiness
Jacob’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 Dombrowsky
- Oct 15, 2017
- 4 min
Speak 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 Dombrowsky
- Oct 3, 2017
- 2 min
Going 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 Dombrowsky
- Jul 24, 2017
- 2 min
The Beauty of Israel
What 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 Dombrowsky
- Jul 19, 2017
- 2 min
Just 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 Dombrowsky
- Jun 27, 2017
- 3 min
We 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 Dombrowsky
- Jun 8, 2017
- 2 min
Heartfelt
In 1798, during the Napoleonic Wars, Rebbe Nachman bravely made the pilgrimage from the Ukraine to the Land of Israel. Under the constant...