David DombrowskyDec 14, 20192 minFinding the spaceSometimes the stress of life, specifically in hard times, can become so intolerable that it feels like our whole world is crumbling...
David DombrowskyAug 7, 20192 minThe smiling skies“You should know, [Hashem’s] presence fills the entire earth and there is no place that is empty of Him…Even if someone does business...
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 DombrowskyApr 14, 20192 minYou 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 DombrowskyNov 6, 20183 minStay 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 DombrowskyAug 22, 20183 minFlying with the tzaddikRebbe Nachman had a vision after lighting the first candle of Chanukah, December 21st, 1808. A guest entered the house of a homeowner and...
David DombrowskyAug 22, 20182 minThe joy of longingIs there an end in sight to all of our struggling? In Torah 72, Rebbe Nachman teaches thought even a complete victory over the physical...
David DombrowskyMay 31, 20183 minManning upAt 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 DombrowskyFeb 19, 20182 minOne of those daysIt’s one of those days. The מוחין דקטנות, small mindedness, is so strong. I couldn’t bring myself to go to shul after carpool, so I went...
David DombrowskyJan 25, 20183 minDon’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 DombrowskyNov 15, 20173 minHoly chutzpahI. “The Entire redemption of Israel as a people, and the redemption of each one of us as individuals, depends solely on the attribute of...
David DombrowskyNov 9, 20172 minPrimary praiseThree times a day we religious Jews thank Hashem towards the end of the silent prayer in our liturgy. What are we thanking Him for?...
David DombrowskyOct 29, 20172 minUp up and…up some moreThe Talmud describes the events at Mt. Sinai. “When the Jews said they would perform the mitzvos even before they heard what the mitzvos...
David DombrowskyAug 13, 20172 minAppreciating the journeyWhat is it about elimination games that makes sports so compelling? When I’ve watched the final game’s closing minutes in sports that I...
David DombrowskyAug 7, 20172 minNew perspectivesMany of us remember the infamous summer day in 2014 when three Israeli teenage boys were kidnapped and murdered in Gush Etzion while...
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 DombrowskyJun 19, 20172 minHold onReb Nosson writes (‘הלכות מנחה ז’ אות ח) that every Jew, without exception, wants to come back to Hashem. At some point in our lives we...