David DombrowskyJun 4, 20202 minOne-SidedToday I went to the beach and I saw a sailboat. It reminded me of times in my childhood when my family used to go to a little inn on a...
David DombrowskyMay 8, 20203 minBoast-worthyRecently I’ve been having trouble sleeping at night (again). Obviously the late-night hours affects my productivity the next day, because...
David DombrowskyMar 4, 20203 minPurim – it’s OUR time to shineUsing 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 DombrowskyFeb 20, 20202 minLife sucksDid I get your attention? That was my intention. “THE REBBE DECLARED: LOOK! EVERYONE SAYS THERE IS ‘THIS WORLD’ AND ‘THE WORLD TO COME’....
David DombrowskyJan 25, 20203 minAccessing moreRosh 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 DombrowskyDec 24, 20193 minFeeling small on ChanukaDo you find it hard to stay lit on Chanuka? The more people I talk to, the more I hear how difficult it is to stay positive on Chanuka....
David DombrowskyDec 22, 20193 minGoody 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 DombrowskyOct 6, 20192 minProcessing Uman Rosh Hashana 2019Shlomo Katz once said over that years back at a certain musical event Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach and Bob Dylan were participants of a...
David DombrowskyJun 30, 20192 minAlways moreKorach had completely neutralized his bodily desires. As one of the Levites that carried the holy ark, he was on such a spiritual level...
David DombrowskyJan 9, 20192 minOnly youThe Talmud (Taanis 21b) tells of a certain surgeon named Abba, who was on such a lofty spiritual level that he received daily greetings...
David DombrowskyDec 20, 20182 minSelf reflectionJacob is surrounded by his 12 sons and is about to die. He attempts to reveal to them the exact time of the final redemption and is...
David DombrowskyNov 24, 20183 minWhy I love youReish Lakish says (Bereishis Rabba 80:7) that Hashem expressed his love of the Jews using three expressions: בדביקה, בחשיקה, ובחפיצה....
David DombrowskyAug 23, 20182 minBigger than you knowI look so small against those tall trees, don’t I? Let me paraphrase a lesson from Reb Nosson (Pikadon 5:7) “If a person would believe...
David DombrowskyJan 3, 20182 minSelf encouragement“Greatness isn’t about accomplishing more, but about fully appreciating what you already accomplish.” – Davy Dombrowsky It’s hard to be...
David DombrowskyDec 8, 20173 minYou don’t get meNobody likes to be judged, yet we commonly pass judgement on others. Why do we feel that we’re being unfairly judged? Because it’s...
David DombrowskyNov 7, 20172 minנ נח נחמ נחמן מאומןToday is the yahrtzeit of Rabbi Yisrael Dov Ber Odesser z”l, known as Sabba Yisrael. He was the leader of the Na Nach movement who died...
David DombrowskySep 25, 20172 minWhy I’ll be back in Uman for Rosh Hashana 2018Yup! I just arrived back in the Holy Land a few hours ago and the first thing I did after davening was book my ticket for Uman Rosh...
David DombrowskyAug 16, 20172 minYou smell that?The biggest turnoff is when someone reprimands us poorly. We’re mostly fine with admitting that we were wrong but ‘who are they to tell...
David DombrowskyJul 25, 20172 minBarely MovingRebbe Nachman tells a story of a certain tzaddik who became so depressed that he couldn’t get out of bed. He tried whatever possible to...
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...