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Dvar Torah for Shavuot

Dvar Torah for Shavuot Based on Sichot HaRan (Rabbi Nachman’s Wisdom) #51 On a Shavuot night over 200 years ago, Rebbe Nachman shared with his chassidim some thoughts about the purpose of life, how to not be distracted from that purpose and how to achieve it, or at least try to achieve it. He started … Continue Reading

June 1st, 2011, In Festivals, by

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Dvar Torah for Parshat Behar/Shavuot

Dvar Torah for Parshat Behar Based on Likutey Halakhot, Areiv 3:30 “God spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai, saying” (Leviticus 25:1). This week’s Torah-reading starts with a mention of Mount Sinai, and because we are preparing ourselves to receive anew the holy Torah given at Sinai, let’s talk about how we can get ready. Fill … Continue Reading

May 12th, 2011, In Articles, Festivals, Inspiration, Parsha, VaYikra, by

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Dvar Torah for Parshat Emor

Dvar Torah for Parshat Emor Based on Likutey Halakhot, Shavuot 1:1–3 “…you will bring an omer of the first of your harvest…and he will wave [it]…and you will count…from the day you bring the omer…” (Leviticus 23:10–11,15). The festival of Shavuot is also called Atzeret, which means assembly or gathering. An obvious meaning of the … Continue Reading

May 5th, 2011, In Articles, Festivals, Parsha, VaYikra, by

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Dvar Torah for Shavuot

Based on Likutey Moharan I, Lesson #123 “A foolish people, unwise…” (Deuteronomy 32: 6). Onkelos translates: A nation that accepted the Torah, without exercising wisdom. A word of caution: What follows may sound extreme, especially to Judaism or Breslov newcomers. I’ve written some notes to myself, basically an entry into my spiritual diary, if I … Continue Reading

May 12th, 2010, In Uncategorized, by

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41st Day of the Omer (Monday, 10 May)

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May 9th, 2010, In Prayer / Hitbodedut, by

Week of Yesod, Sixth Day Major sefirah: Yesod/Foundation; minor sefirah: Yesod/Foundation What’s the foundation of the Foundation, eh? Good question. I’ve discovered that quiet itself is foundational (Zohar 3:115b). When I reach that inner-stillness I feel the strength to carry out my resolutions because that inner-quietness can overpower all the outer-noise. And that strength of … Continue Reading

38th Day of the Omer (Friday, 7 May)

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May 6th, 2010, In Uncategorized, by

Week of Yesod, Third Day Major sefirah: Yesod/Foundation; minor sefirah: Tiferet/Splendor You know what the most beautiful thing about Judaism is? Its people. First of all the tzaddikim. They are so refined and kind. They speak gently, never using an untoward word, even when they have to put us in our place. Their every move … Continue Reading

35th Day of the Omer (Tuesday, 4 May)

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May 3rd, 2010, In Uncategorized, by

Major sefirah: Hod/Thanks-givng; minor sefirah: Malkhut/Royalty-Kingship Part of what tortured me when I was a slave to Pharaoh in Egypt was that I knew that there was something, some slavery, going on inside me as well. I don’t think my Egyptian taskmasters—former taskmasters, that is—had any such struggle. But I knew that a part of … Continue Reading

post-Shavuot thought

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May 31st, 2009, In Uncategorized, by

Shavuos night our “Rabbi Nachman’s Thursday Night Chaburah” met, but instead of continuing in Sichos HaRan (aka “Rabbi Nachman’s Wisdom”), we talked about the Luchot, the two tablets on which were engraved the Ten Commandments. We compared the opinions of the Midrash (Shir HaShirim Rabah 5:14:1) and the holy Zohar (2:84a) concerning: the material from … Continue Reading

Counting the Omer and Shavuot:

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May 24th, 2009, In Uncategorized, by

Through the joy we have on Purim, clapping our hands and dancing, we are able to fulfill the mitzvah of counting the Omer properly. Then we are ready to receive the Torah on Shavuot, both the revealed and the hidden Torah (10:8). Each day of the Omer period is associated with a different aspect of … Continue Reading

Dvar Torah for Shavuot

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May 24th, 2009, In Uncategorized, by

Dvar Torah for Shavuot Based on Likutey Halakhot, Kibud Av v’Eim 3:1 The One-Eyed Bride “You have won my heart, my sister, my bride; you have won my heart with one of your eyes.” (Song of Songs 4:9) Oola said, “How brazen is the bride that cuckolds her husband right after the ceremony.” (Shabbat 88b) … Continue Reading

 












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