I am really praying that we all get to Meron this year. With no limitations or state-sponsored violence against the visitors. For the first time in about five years…. But we all know that the Evils won’t like that, because praying in Meron on L’ag B’omer is a key way of ‘sweetening judgements’ on the […]
Insights from Uman, Adar 5785:
While I was sitting at Rabbenu’s Tzion, motzash, I took my notebook with me to jot down any thoughts or insights that might come to me.
Some of them were personal – ideas on how to do certain things, tackle certain issues etc – but many…
More lessons learned from Uman
The last time I was in Uman was July-time, 2022.
It was about five months after the war in Ukraine had begun, and about a month ahead of the annual kibbutz for Rosh Hashana. One of the tour companies owned by chassidim of the Rav were the only…
If you dance, you won’t decompose in the grave – more words of the Rav
Excerpt of a shiur given over on Monday, the week of Parshat Yitro 5785
(See part 1 HERE)
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Here, Chapter 17 [of Pirkei Di Rebbe Eliezer], it’s talking about Jezebel, that she used to dance.
Whoever dances, they don’t decay in the…
Rivkaleh’s Story – more comments from the Rav
Excerpt of a shiur given over on Monday, the week of Parshat Yitro 5785.
(The Rav has been speaking about Purim, and about how the Jews in Bavel despaired of ever being redeemed, and so started marrying non-Jews.)
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There is the story…
There is no yeoush in the world
Yesterday morning, I woke up feeling ‘down’.
Traditionally, I get seriously depressed every single year around the time of pre-Purim, for reasons that are still not totally obvious.
Regardless of whether there is ‘stuff’ going on…
Some thoughts on Purim
This year is going so fast, it's hard to believe we're at Purim already.
Rebbe Nachman teaches that really, all beginnings begin from Purim.
We need the 'joy' of Purim to have the 'redemption' of Pesach.
Most years, I usually find the…