Welcome to our archive of Torah essays and spiritual teachings. Each report is a deep exploration into the wisdom of Breslov Chassidut, examining the weekly parashah, fundamental principles of Jewish thought, and the transformative power of connecting with Hashem. From the spiritual mechanics of prayer and repentance to the hidden dimensions of Tanakh narratives, these essays invite you into a world where every word of Torah reveals pathways to healing, wholeness, and divine service. Whether you’re seeking clarity on timeless questions or practical guidance for your spiritual journey, these teachings are offered with the intention of bringing light, hope, and deeper understanding to your life and beyond.
Avraham saw a mountain, Yitzchak a field, but Ya'akov a houseโand with it, the secret of universal tefillah. Learn how the Patriarchs built a living pathway to Hashem and why only Ya'akovโs vision turns prayer into a home for all peoples.
What will bring the final geulah? This deep Torah essay explores Mosheโs test at the rock, Miriamโs well, and the true path to redemption: humble, unified prayer. Learn why only through the collective tefillah of Klal Yisrael can the wellsprings of Torah reopen and Mashiach come.
Discover the deep meaning behind the Omer offering of refined barley. Unlike the Sotah's coarse barley, the Omer symbolizes transformative teshuvah through silence, patience, and inner refinementโrevealing how true repentance begins with humility and culminates in divine elevation.
A Deeper Look into the Weeks of Shovavim Shimon ha-Tzaddik, one of the last surviving members of the Anshei Knesset ha-Gedolah โ 120 elders of B'nei Yisrael, including a number of prophets, which instituted many of our customary practices in Judaism, such as the wording of the Shemoneh Esreh โ
Rosh Hashanah and Breaking the Power of Imagination: Good things come in threes: three patriarchs (Avraham, Yitzchak and Ya'akov), three mochin [spiritual brains] (chochmah, binah and da'at), three kinds of seichel [intellect] (potential, actualized and acquired), three lower aspects of the Jewish soul (nefesh, ruach and neshamah), three 'garments', i.e.
Having Our Prayers and Requests Accepted: It is taught (Chullin 60b): ืจืื ืฉืืขืื ืื ืคืื ืจืื ืืชืื "ืืืขืฉ ืืืงืื ืืช ืฉื ื ืืืืืจืืช ืืืืืืื" ืืืชืื "ืืช ืืืืืจ ืืืืื…ืืืช ืืืืืจ ืืงืื" ืืืจื ืืจื ืืคื ื ืืงื"ื ืจืืฉ"ืข ืืคืฉืจ ืืฉื ื ืืืืื ืฉืืฉืชืืฉื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืืืจ ืื ืืื ืืืขืื ืืช ืขืฆืื (R' Shimon ben Pazi
Making One's Prayers a Delight to Hashem: In Chullin 60b, Rav Asi reconciles an apparent contradiction in the account of creation regarding when the grasses grew from the ground (see Bereshit 1:12 and Bereshit 2:5 for specifics). He answered as follows: ืฉืืฆืื ืืฉืืื ืืขืืื ืขื ืคืชื ืงืจืงืข ืขื ืฉืื ืืื
Yaakov's Encounter with the Ministering Angel of Esav After Yaakov Avinu conducted his family and possessions across the river when returning to what would eventually become known as Eretz Yisrael, we read the following in the Torah (Bereshit 32:25): ืึทืึดึผืึธึผืชึตืจ ืึทืขึฒืงึนื ืึฐืึทืึผืึน ืึทืึตึผืึธืึตืง ืึดืืฉื ืขึดืึผืึน ืขึทื ืขึฒืืึนืช ืึทืฉึธึผืืึทืจ (And Yaakov
Likutei Moharan 20 and Swords of Iron After Yaakov Avinu left Lavan, he went, as the expression goes, from the frying pan into the fire. His destiny was to come face to face with his brother Esav. Knowing that this was his destiny, he sent messengers to Esav (Bereshit 32:4):
A number of months ago, a friend of mine asked me why some people (such as 'yours truly') clap from time to time during davening, even during Shemoneh Esreh itself. At the time, I didn't give him much of an answer as I was caught off guard and didn't have
We discovered from our last article entitled Learning to Shoot Straight that perfect, whole tefillah is acquired through personal purity and tzedakah, i.e. the giving of charity.Therefore, if we want to remove the impediments that inhibit or limit our tefillot, we should learn how to purify ourselves and how to
In last weekโs article, we explained how tefillah [ืชืคืืื, prayer] is Mashiachโs fundamental weapon for defeating the forces of the Sitra Achra. By extension, we learned that this is also the weapon that each and every one of us must use to defeat the forces of evil in our lives.
