Our First Animation – Never Lose Hope!

We are excited and deeply moved to announce something historic – something that has been 40 years in the making.

The world premiere of “Never Lose Hope!“
A professional, cinematic animation based on one of Rebbe Nachman’s timeless stories.

This project is the brainchild and lifelong dream of Reb Chaim Kramer, founder of Breslov Research Institute.
For over four decades he has dreamed of seeing Rebbe Nachman’s stories brought to life in a way that children, teens, and adults could experience deeply.

There were attempts in the past, but the time was never right.
Only now, after years of yearning, and after this past year of planning, developing, and finally seven months of intense collaboration with a top Israeli animation studio – the dream has become a reality.

This is not a simple video. It is a fully produced cinematic animation, created with professional animators, directors, sound engineers, and artists who poured their hearts into every frame.

The result is magnificent.
Emotional. Inspiring.
A film that carries Rebbe Nachman’s eternal message of hope into the modern world.

We invite you to:

Watch the film

Share it with your family and community

Spread Rebbe Nachman’s light across the world

Now available on YouTube – in English, Hebrew, Spanish, Russian and French:

Faith

There was once a poor man who earned a living by digging clay and selling it. Once, while digging clay, he discovered a precious stone which was obviously worth a great deal. Since he had no idea of its worth, he took it to an expert to tell him its value. The expert answered, “No one here will be able to afford such a stone. Go to London, the capital, and there you will be able to sell it.” The man was so poor that he could not afford to make the journey. He sold everything he had, and went from house to house, collecting funds for the trip. Finally, he had enough to take him as far as the sea. He then wanted to board a ship, but he did not have any money. He went to a ship’s captain and showed him the jewel. The captain immediately welcomed him aboard the ship with great honor, assuming that he was a very trustworthy person. He gave [the poor man] a special first class cabin, and treated him like a wealthy personage. [The poor man’s] cabin had a view of the sea, and he sat there, constantly looking at the diamond and rejoicing. He was especially particular to do this during his meals, since eating in such good spirits is highly beneficial for the digestion. Then one day, he sat down to eat, with the diamond lying in front of him on the table where he could enjoy it. Sitting there, he dozed off. Meanwhile, the mess boy came and cleared the table, shaking the tablecloth with its crumbs and the diamond into the sea. When he woke up and realized what had happened, he almost went mad with grief. Besides, the captain was a ruthless man who would not hesitate to kill him for his fare. Having no other choice, he continued to act happy, as if nothing had happened. The captain would usually speak to him a few hours every day, and on this day, he put himself in good spirits, so that the captain was not aware that anything was wrong. The captain said to him, “I want to buy a large quantity of wheat and I will be able to sell it in London for a huge profit. But I am afraid that I will be accused of stealing from the king’s treasury. Therefore, I will arrange for the wheat to be bought in your name. I will pay you well for your trouble.” The poor man agreed. But as soon as they arrived in London, the captain died. [The entire shipload of] wheat was in the poor man’s name, and it was worth many times as much as the diamond. [Rebbe Nachman] concluded, “The diamond did not belong to the poor man, and the proof is that he did not keep it. The wheat, however, did belong to him, and the proof is that he kept it. But he got what he deserved only because he remained happy.”