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I’ve noticed that when I go out and pray in the fields, maybe the most common adjective I use is the word real. I pray to be real. I ask...

“הַלְלוּ אֶת יְהוָה כָּל גּוֹיִם שַׁבְּחוּהוּ כָּל הָאֻמִּים, כִּי גָבַר עָלֵינוּ חַסְדּוֹ“ “Praise Hashem all the nations…because He has...

In Tinyana 74 Rebbe Nachman explains how Purim is a preparation for Passover. But the way he ended this lesson was most unusual:...

It’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...

“How does Amalek (Haman) conceal Godliness?  At the very end of the exile, when the redemption is ready to be revealed and we need just a...

They say ‘it takes two to tango’. Reb Nosson says this is true in prayer as well. In order for our prayer to reach its potential we need...

“[Hashem says] I am always among you, and [I am] always ready to provide your necessities. But then you ask, ‘Is Hashem in our midst or...

“The main weapon of Mashiach is prayer.” (Torah 2) The Zohar teaches that Moshiach’s breath of life is drawn from the openings of the...

Rebbi Nachman wrote (Tinyana 4) that “the benefit of giving charity is exceedingly great”. “התועלת של צדקה גדול מאד מאד” The Talmud...

Unfortunately some of our prayers go unanswered. Maybe we’ve come to terms with it and aren’t surprised. But does it have to be that way?...

The pain is too great! The suffering is too long! Who can say they’re not deteriorating from stress or despair? So many of us need a...

Do you ever feel like you’re just learning and learning without it affecting you? I find it frustrating when I spend time studying Torah...

Our hearts are yearning! We want to be loved and respected. We want to feel good and worthy. We want to contribute and be recognized. But...

In the late 50s, Shlomo Carlebach and Zalmen Shachter became the first two shluchim (messengers) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Shlomo...

Three times a day we religious Jews thank Hashem towards the end of the silent prayer in our liturgy. What are we thanking Him for?...

The Talmud tells us that Hashem prays and keeps the mitzvos of the Torah. The following is Hashem’s prayer: “May it be my will that my...

The Talmud describes the events at Mt. Sinai. “When the Jews said they would perform the mitzvos even before they heard what the mitzvos...

I’ll never forget the first time I heard Reb Tzvi Meyer Zilverberg say Krias Shema. In NY, after a talk he gave, he led the Maariv...

“Let me tell you what I saw and you can tell it to your children: A man was lying on the ground and people were sitting around him in a...

Caution: If you aren’t Breslov, you might not like the following article. Consider yourself warned 🙂 Rebbe Nachman said, “My Rosh...