The second and final part of this awesome shiur. You can read Part 1 HERE. For me, it’s been very enlightening to understand just how ‘dead’ Breslov chassidut really was, until R Berland came and blew new life into it. Ashrenu, that we have a Rav like this in our generation. It’s also wonderful how the Rav […]

Rav Berland’s search for the ‘inner dimension’ – more comments from the Rav

This is the second shiur that was printed for Pesach, with R Shmuel Stern in conversation with the Rav. It goes into more details about how the Rav was searching for spiritual truth before he stumbled over Breslov one Purim night in Bnei Brak,…

Explaining the ‘karpas’ – R Hoshea Allen

This was posted up as a comment on Rav Berland Reminisces, but deserves it's own post. It's from R Hoshea Allen, of the Shoemaker Report, and it adds a whole level of understanding about what the word is really describing, when he talks about…

Rav Berland reminisces – Part 4

The concluding part of R Berland's translated remarks. Read part 1 HERE, part 2 HERE and part 3 HERE. Enjoy! == R STERN: Does the Rav want to add something else for the public? R BERLAND: Not really, just that I waited for half an…

Rav Berland reminisces – Part 3

Continuing the awesome shiur. Read part 1 HERE, and part 2 HERE. == R STERN: So how did the Rav get to Breslov, in the end? R BERLAND: I will tell you what happened. There was a puncture during the drive, exactly between Chazon Ish…

Back to the Moon…

Great, how in the middle of our current 'WAR WITH IRAN' how the US is finally going back to the moon... Isn't it? My daughter sent me this (if it whites out, it's a short discussing one of the recent pictures of earth 'from outer space',…

Rav Berland reminisces – Part 2

Continuing the awesome shiur the Rav gave over just before Pesach. Read part 1 HERE. == My father-in-law [R Avraham Shaki] bought me an apartment for 3,000 shekels. After seven years, we sold it for 7,000, and I bought an apartment for…