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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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In the middle ages, several forms of Kabbalah developed, all rooted in the original Kabbalah of our sages. In France and Germany, the Kabbalists emphasized humility, awe for the Names of G-d, and connecting various mitzvot (commandments) with...
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Many people ask me "what is Kabbalah? Is it a part of Torah? If it is, why is it that most people don't study it; including most rabbis? Why are some opposed to it? Is it taken into consideration in deciding Jewish Law (halachah)? Is it one book,...
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