Not what we thought
Rav Moshe Weinberger said over such a great little insight into the story of the seven beggars this past week in the Rebbe Nachman...
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David Dombrowsky
- Jun 4, 2020
- 2 min
One-Sided
Today 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 Dombrowsky
- May 7, 2020
- 3 min
Boast-worthy
Recently I’ve been having trouble sleeping at night (again). Obviously the late-night hours affects my productivity the next day, because...
David Dombrowsky
- Mar 18, 2020
- 2 min
Stripped 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 Dombrowsky
- Feb 25, 2020
- 2 min
Four reasons to be happy
Rebbe 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 Dombrowsky
- Dec 5, 2019
- 2 min
His greatness
In Torah 25, Rebbe Nachman writes about spiritually ascending from level to level. He says that at the entrance, so to speak, of every...
David Dombrowsky
- Aug 7, 2019
- 2 min
The 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 Dombrowsky
- Aug 22, 2018
- 2 min
The joy of longing
Is 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 Dombrowsky
- Aug 8, 2018
- 2 min
Better to be happy
On 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 Dombrowsky
- Jun 27, 2018
- 1 min
Thank you
This 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 Dombrowsky
- May 4, 2018
- 3 min
The joy of mindfulness
The 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 Dombrowsky
- Feb 21, 2018
- 2 min
You’re worth it
Why 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 Dombrowsky
- Jan 3, 2018
- 2 min
Self encouragement
“Greatness isn’t about accomplishing more, but about fully appreciating what you already accomplish.” – Davy Dombrowsky It’s hard to be...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 21, 2017
- 2 min
Be 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 Dombrowsky
- Nov 7, 2017
- 2 min
נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן
Today 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 Dombrowsky
- Nov 5, 2017
- 1 min
Soaring 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 Dombrowsky
- Oct 29, 2017
- 2 min
Up up and…up some more
The Talmud describes the events at Mt. Sinai. “When the Jews said they would perform the mitzvos even before they heard what the mitzvos...
David Dombrowsky
- Sep 27, 2017
- 2 min
Coming clean
One of the basic tenets of coming back to God is confession. (Maimonides, Laws of Repentance 1:1). In Torah 178 Rebbe Nachman astutely...
David Dombrowsky
- Jul 25, 2017
- 2 min
Barely Moving
Rebbe 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 Dombrowsky
- Jul 16, 2017
- 2 min
Conscious contentment
It’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...
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