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
- Nov 21, 2019
- 3 min
Surprise surprise
I find it funny how we still get surprised when our prayers get answered, myself included. I often hear people preface a story of how...
David Dombrowsky
- Aug 29, 2019
- 3 min
Keep going
~ The following is based on a lesson from Rabbi Leibish Hundert. The Mishna Brura writes, (O”C 125:5): “It says in the Sefer Heichalos...
David Dombrowsky
- Aug 27, 2019
- 2 min
Tadasana
“Sometimes someone falls into a rut. And this time the rut is really really low, God forbid…And he starts having doubts and negative...
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
- Feb 7, 2019
- 3 min
Whether you know it or not
“In every Jew there is an aspect of malchut, (rule, authority or influence). Everyone [rules] according to how much they possesses this...
David Dombrowsky
- Jan 2, 2019
- 2 min
The funnel
:בת קול יוצאת מהר חורב ואומרת” “כל העולם כולו ניזון בשביל חנינא בני, וחנינא בני דיו בקב חרובין מערב שבת לערב שבת (ברכות יז) “A heavenly...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 19, 2018
- 1 min
A new belief
The woman in the painting doesn’t see the tree. She needs to turn around. After 22 years separation from his favorite son, Jacob comes...
David Dombrowsky
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
Cry Baby Cry
Did you ever notice how much Joseph cries in the story of his descent to Egypt? More than once, when the brothers stood before him, he’s...
David Dombrowsky
- Nov 22, 2018
- 3 min
Believing in reality
Whenever I tell people that I’m writing a book about Moshiach, Gan Eden and the Resurrection of the dead, I get great feedback. “It’s...
David Dombrowsky
- Oct 10, 2018
- 2 min
Going in circles together
The other day I was praying and I said, “Hashem, help me pray to you. Help me say the words I need to say”. Although I was freestylin’, I...
David Dombrowsky
- Oct 9, 2018
- 3 min
The wrong turn
I read a nice story in the Living Jewish magazine, published weekly by Chabad. The story took place around thirty years ago. A man, let’s...
David Dombrowsky
- Sep 5, 2018
- 2 min
Sharing the remedy
Here’s a sneak peak at the cover of my new publication. It’s an original English translation of the Tikkun Haklali, according to the...
David Dombrowsky
- Aug 10, 2018
- 1 min
Do you believe in miracles?
Rebbe Nachman said that the reason we’re stuck in exile is due to our lack of faith (Torah 7). But the polls show that an increasing...
David Dombrowsky
- Jul 25, 2018
- 2 min
Out of this world
The Arizal taught that before creation, there was only the light of einsof. Hashem wanted to unveil his glory and needed to create humans...
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
- Jun 19, 2018
- 4 min
Inside, outside and the purim story
There’s been some debate recently in a magazine (see 1, 2, 3 & 4 ) regarding the unprecedented resurgence of chassidus in all walks of...
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
- Mar 22, 2018
- 2 min
It’s alive!
I recently attended an event where a quantum physicist from Los Angeles named Klee Irwin, who’s led a team of 20 scientists for the past...
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