By: Yisrael Yitzchak Rosenfeld In the spirit of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov zt”l and the holy ARI zt”l (Rabbi Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi) …וְהָיָה עֵקֶב תִּשְׁמְעוּן אֵת הַמִּשְׁפָּטִים הָאֵלֶּה “And it shall […]
לא על הלחם לבדו – בקדושה Not by Bread Alone – But in Holiness By: J.J. Rosenfeld In just a few days, we will enter a very special period: Chodesh Elul, […]
Parashat Ekev ?מדוע חסידי ברסלב מוחאים כפיים ומתפללים בהתלהבות Anyone who sees Breslov Chassidim praying for the first time often notices that some clap their hands, sway back and forth, pray with […]
The Bar Mitzvah of Jacob and Esau Until the age of thirteen, the difference between Jacob and Esau was hardly noticeable. Both were educated by their grandfather Abraham and their […]
In this week’s Parashat Ekev we read: “To love HASHEM, your G-d, to walk in all His ways, and to cleave to HIM.” To love HIM means:to long for a close and intimate […]
By Yisrael Yitzchak Rosenfeld In this week’s Parshat Ekev, Moshe Rabbeinu tells the Jewish people: “Man does not live by bread alone, but by everything that comes from the mouth […]
By: Yisrael Yitzchak Rosenfeld A student once asked Rav Steinsaltz zt”l: “How can Hashem expect us to pray every single day if we recite the exact same words every day? Wouldn’t […]
By J.J. Rosenfeld “And it shall come to pass, because (eikev) you listen…”(Deuteronomy 7:12) The Purpose of the Torah Baal HaSulam writes in his famous essay Matan Torah that the sole purpose of […]
By J.J. Rosenfeld The Mei HaShiloach teaches a profound lesson that is both deeply spiritual and intensely practical: The mitzvot (commandments) are not meant to suppress our instincts—they are meant […]
The Kabbalistic Connection Between Tisha B’Av and Tu B’Av By: Yisrael Yitzchak Rosenfeld Chaverim, with HaShem’s help, we will now delve more deeply into the meaning of this remarkable period. 1. […]
