The unappreciated mitzvah
“הַהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת הוּא מַעֲלָה עֶלְיוֹנָה וּגְדוֹלָה מִן הַכּל” “Secluded and improvised prayer [in ones native tongue] is the greatest...
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David Dombrowsky
- Jan 25, 2020
- 3 min
Accessing more
Rosh Hashana 2018 fell out on a Sunday night. I left to Uman on Thursday night and had the most uplifting last shabbos of the year there....
David Dombrowsky
- Sep 10, 2019
- 2 min
Don’t stop after step one
Thank God Rebbe Nachman’s advice to practice hisbodedus daily is heeded by many people worldwide. I don’t like to be a stickler but can...
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
- Jan 30, 2019
- 2 min
Go with the flow
It’s very fashionable to speak about the energy of the universe. Religions such as Buddhism and Hinduism, or practices such as meditation...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 9, 2018
- 2 min
Put it down
A recent Jewish media outlet shared an anecdote about a newly married couple in their yichud room. The yichud room is a place where the...
David Dombrowsky
- Nov 6, 2018
- 3 min
Stay here!
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Jul 24, 2018
- 2 min
Letting go
So how was my Tisha Bav? you ask. Well, not great. Aside from the natural gloominess of the day coupled with fasting, I was suffering...
David Dombrowsky
- Jun 28, 2018
- 2 min
The sweet moments count
I was sitting alone in the field earlier today when the sweetest thing happened. In finishing a private conversation with Hashem, I said...
David Dombrowsky
- May 31, 2018
- 3 min
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Apr 26, 2018
- 2 min
Love needs no words
Sometimes I go out to pray in the fields and I can’t find the words. Anybody who practices personal prayer will have experienced this...
David Dombrowsky
- Apr 25, 2018
- 4 min
Simply satisfied
Forrest Gump was right. Life is full of surprises. But the surprises aren’t always as conspicuous as they were in the movie. You might...
David Dombrowsky
- Jan 25, 2018
- 3 min
Don’t be fooled
“Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Chananya said: In my entire life I was only outsmarted by a woman, a young boy and a young girl. [The Talmud tells...
David Dombrowsky
- Jan 23, 2018
- 2 min
Here I am
Been running around all morning. Got up early, had my coffee, mikva, daven, carpool, errands etc. The whole time I know I’m gonna end up...
David Dombrowsky
- Nov 30, 2017
- 4 min
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...
David Dombrowsky
- Nov 28, 2017
- 2 min
Praying to learn and learning to pray
Do you ever feel like you’re just learning and learning without it affecting you? I find it frustrating when I spend time studying Torah...
David Dombrowsky
- Nov 19, 2017
- 3 min
Open your heart
Our hearts are yearning! We want to be loved and respected. We want to feel good and worthy. We want to contribute and be recognized. But...
David Dombrowsky
- Sep 5, 2017
- 3 min
Come as you are
I find it so difficult to concentrate in prayer. I think the hardest part about it for me is that when I stop to pray I feel weighed down...
David Dombrowsky
- Jul 9, 2017
- 2 min
What are you so afraid of?
“[The] epidemic of the world is fear.” (Moshav Band) Everyone is shouldering so much fear. The fears range from nuclear warfare, fear of...
David Dombrowsky
- Jul 4, 2017
- 2 min
BFF
Aren’t friends great? They spend good times with us, they pick us up when we’re down, they help us out in times of need and they’re...