David DombrowskyJun 5, 20202 minNot what we thoughtRav Moshe Weinberger said over such a great little insight into the story of the seven beggars this past week in the Rebbe Nachman...
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 18, 20202 minStripped down“The reason why the world is far from Hashem…is ONLY because they don’t have yishuv hadaas, [the ability to unite with their “present...
David DombrowskyFeb 25, 20202 minFour reasons to be happyRebbe Nachman said many times that the essential tool in ascending in Avodas Hashem is simcha, real joy. So much of what the rebbe taught...
David DombrowskyDec 5, 20192 minHis greatnessIn Torah 25, Rebbe Nachman writes about spiritually ascending from level to level. He says that at the entrance, so to speak, of every...
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 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 DombrowskyAug 8, 20182 minBetter to be happyOn a recent road trip I organized with some friends in Northern Israel, it became all too clear that executing the entire itinerary was a...
David DombrowskyJun 27, 20181 minThank youThis is my one hundredth post on this blog! King David called his hundredth Psalm “A song of thanks”, so I’d like to also take this...
David DombrowskyMay 4, 20183 minThe joy of mindfulnessThe Holy Arizal said that he merited his exalted levels of Divine spirit from all of his toil to find joy in performing mitzvos. How does...
David DombrowskyFeb 21, 20182 minYou’re worth itWhy do we replay old uncomfortable episodes in our heads time and again? Granted, we’re not that happy with how we acted or reacted, but...
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 21, 20172 minBe happy!In Tinyana 24 the Rebbe lit up the world with the famous words that we can’t live without: “מצוה גדולה להיות בשמחה תמיד” “It’s a great...
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 DombrowskyNov 5, 20171 minSoaring from song“You should know that every type of wisdom in the world has a unique song. In fact, it’s from that particular song, where we draw the...
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 DombrowskySep 27, 20172 minComing cleanOne of the basic tenets of coming back to God is confession. (Maimonides, Laws of Repentance 1:1). In Torah 178 Rebbe Nachman astutely...
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 16, 20172 minConscious contentmentIt’s really very simple. We all want the same thing. We just want to be happy. In fact, even our limited understanding of the next world...