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What is the state of Kabbalah today? Chassidim are centered on the ideas of Kabbalah, but, for the most part, not on studying the primary texts. Only people on an advanced level would touch the actual Zohar or Writings of the ARI, The big...
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Some of you have been asking why Rabbi Nachman and his teachings were, and to a degree, still are, persecuted. In thinking about it, I realized that this question is, indeed, pertinent to the entire theme of this group. Community can be a great...
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Rabbi Natan had passed away in 1844. Small groups of Breslovers continued in obscure Ukrainian towns. Opposition existed, but at least it was non-violent. There was little hope of becoming a mass-movement in that environment....
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Another pivotal teaching of Rabbi Nachman was that anything important will come with obstacles (Meni'ot). The very letters of "meni'ot" can be rearranged to spell "Ne'imot" (pleasant!). In order to merit arriving at holiness, G-d gives us...
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When Rabbi Nachman returned from the Holy Land, before returning home, he visited many of the senior Chassidic leaders in Ukraine, and as far as White Russia, where he attempted to make peace between Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, and his bitter...
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At this point, we need to digress a bit. There are many areas of Jewish Law and Tradition that are subject to different interpretations. One, which I hope to deal with in more detail in a future post, relates to the issue of visiting the graves...
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In the eight years that Rabbi Natan spent with Rabbi Nachman, he not only went through a spiritual transformation on a personal level, but enabled future generations to see and appreciate his experiences. Rabbi Nachman would...
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When Rabbi Nachman passed away in 1810, Rabbi Natan was only thirty years old. Many of the other followers were much older. Some had even been Chassidic leaders before coming to Rabbi Nachman. No one knew quite what to do....
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We left off with the exile of Spanish Jewry. They were scattered to many lands; some European (particularly Amsterdam), but mostly Mediterranean countries. The Turkish Empire, especially welcomed them. The King of Turkey said: "The King of Spain...
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We left off at the spread of Kabbalah that followed the renown of the Ari. In every corner of the Jewish world, Kabbalah had gone main stream, and spiritual renewal was in the air.
But the 17th century brought many disasters. In 1648 and 1649,...
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