April 18, 2013

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Holier Than Thou

We hear about it all the time. Fighting, arguing, accusing and judging, all supposedly for the sake of Heaven. The excuse is always the same: “ Doesn’t it say in the Torah, ‘You shall reprove your brother and not bear a sin because of him’”? (Leviticus 19:17). Isn’t this what all our caring and sincere rabble-rousers claim? Recently, bloggers … Continue Reading

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Pesach & Extra Stringencies

It happened that the Rebbe and Reb Noson were once invited to the sukkah of a simple Jew. When Reb Noson questioned the validity of the sukkah, Rebbe Nachman remarked, “A Jew works very hard to build his sukkah, and you seek to invalidate it based on stringencies found in the Codes?!” (Aveneha Barzel, p. … Continue Reading

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How to Learn Likutey Halachos?

A Simple Jew asks: When learning pieces in Likutey Halachos associated with a lesson in Likutey Moharan that I am focusing on, which approach below would you recommend?: 1) Learn the related pieces in Kitzur Likutey Halachos by the Tcheriner Rav, since they are condensed from the longer pieces included in Likutey Halachos and I … Continue Reading

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Meir Elkabas Video: Proper Reproof and Rebuke

Proper Rebuke from Breslov Research Institute on Vimeo. Video by Meir Elkabas

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Fiftieth Gate Volume 4 – Waiting For Your Help

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The Breslov Research Institute is happy to announce that we have now typeset volume four of Likutey Teffilot called the Fiftieth Gate in our bilingual English-Hebrew Edition, and it is now ready for print. The cost of this project was over $12,000 and to date no one has come forth to sponsor any part of … Continue Reading

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Meir Elkabas Video: Transforming Sadness Into Happiness

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Video by Meir Elkabas

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Where is Amalek today?

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For those of us who have been keeping up with the news, there has been much talk about the symbolism of Iran, Saudia Arabia and Americaand the potential for nuclear crisis. Many have pointed out the Midrash (Yalkut Shimoni, Yeshaya 59) that states in reference to the war of Gog and Magog: Rabbi Yitzchak said: At the time … Continue Reading

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Reb Noson

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Tonight Breslov communities across the world will mark Rebbe Noson’s Yartzeit: Here is a brief description of this amazing figure, may him memory bring merit to us all. Reb Noson Sternhartz was born in Nemirov, on 15 Shevat, 5540 (January 22, 1780). At thirteen, he married Esther Shaindel, the daughter of the prominent Rabbi Dovid … Continue Reading

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Reb Nosson’s Yartzeit – Chaim Kramer Video

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Wednesday night – Asarah B’Tevet, marks Rebbe Nosson’s Yartzeit. Reb Nosson was Rebbe Nachman’s closest student of whom Rebbe Nachman proclaimed that without him everything he taught would have been forgotten. In honor of the occasion we present to you a video of Chaim Kraner from last year speaking at the yartzeit seudah/meal in Lakewood, … Continue Reading

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Rebbe Nachman’s kever stays in Uman

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In the last few years the issue of re-locating Rebbe Nachman’s kever (grave) to Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel) has been bandied about a number of times. Usually, those who suggest the move are vociferous, well-meaning, but ignorant of Breslov tradition and, often, not even affiliated with Breslov in any way. Various reasons, many … Continue Reading

 













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