Library of Weekly Reports

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.

Sold for a Pair of Shoes

The Job of a Shoemaker: It is written (Amos 2:6): ื›ึนึผื” ืึธืžึทืจ ื™ึฐื™ึธ ืขึทืœึพืฉึฐืืœึนืฉึธืื” ืคึดึผืฉึฐืืขึตื™ ื™ึดืฉึฐื‚ืจึธืึตืœ ื•ึฐืขึทืœึพืึทืจึฐื‘ึธึผืขึธื” ืœึนื ืึฒืฉึดืื™ื‘ึถื ึผื•ึผ ืขึทืœึพืžึดื›ึฐืจึธื ื‘ึทึผื›ึถึผืกึถืฃ ืฆึทื“ึดึผื™ืง ื•ึฐืึถื‘ึฐื™ื•ึนืŸ ื‘ึทึผืขึฒื‘ื•ึผืจ ื ึทืขึฒืœึธื™ึดืืƒ (So said Hashem, For three crimes of Yisrael, and for four, I will not turn away, for their sale of a tzaddik and a pauper

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26 December 2024 No Comments

What the Debate Was Really About

The Brothers Ate Eiver Min ha-Chai? When beginning the story of Yosef, the Torah tells us (Bereshit 37:2): ื•ึทื™ึธึผื‘ึตื ื™ื•ึนืกึตืฃ ืึถืชึพื“ึดึผื‘ึธึผืชึธื ืจึธืขึธื” ืึถืœึพืึฒื‘ึดื™ื”ึถื (And Yosef brought their defamation to their father). Much has been written about how the brothers defamed Yosef, but what was at the root of their disagreement

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28 November 2024 No Comments

Lost and Found

The Role of the Tzaddikim in Finding What We Lost: R' Simlai taught the following Baraita about the developing Jewish child in his mother's womb (Niddah 30b): ื•ื ืจ ื“ืœื•ืง ืœื• ืขืœ ืจืืฉื• ื•ืฆื•ืคื” ื•ืžื‘ื™ื˜ ืžืกื•ืฃ ื”ืขื•ืœื ื•ืขื“ ืกื•ืคื•…ื•ืื™ืŸ ืœืš ื™ืžื™ื ืฉืื“ื ืฉืจื•ื™ ื‘ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžืื•ืชืŸ ื”ื™ืžื™ื…ื•ืžืœืžื“ื™ืŸ ืื•ืชื• ื›ืœ ื”ืชื•ืจื” ื›ื•ืœื”…ื•ื›ื™ื•ืŸ

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19 September 2024 No Comments

Ya'akov's Fear of Going Down to Egypt

The Power of One Man's Personal Kedushah: After Ya'akov learned that Yosef was alive and well in Egypt, he knew that he needed to go and see him. He set out from his home with his family and all of his possessions and came to Be'er Sheva where he offered

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23 May 2024 No Comments

Revealing a Tefach and Covering a Tefach

The Secret Kavanah of Brit Milah (Part 1) We accept the mitzvah of brit milah without question. Even some of the outwardly less-observant members of our nation, for example, those who desecrate the kedushah of Shabbat without even the slightest pang of conscience, would never imagine not performing brit milah

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4 April 2024 No Comments

Strolling Around the Mall

In last week's article, The Danger of Breathing in Poisoned Air, we learned that the transgression that led to the Jewish men leaving their holy encampment and going to the Midianite market was because they were not breathing in the pure air that emanated from the mouth of Moshe Rabbeinu.

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23 July 2023 No Comments

The Light of the Tzaddik

A Teaching on Likutei Halachot Orach Chaim Chanukah 2 Many laws exist pertaining to the lighting of the menorah during Chanukah. Letโ€™s focus on just one halachah (Shabbat 21b): ืึธืžึทืจ ืจึธื‘ึดื™ื ึธื ืžึดืฉึผืื•ึผื ื“ึฐึผืจึทื‘ึธึผื”: ื–ึนืืช ืื•ึนืžึถืจึถืช ื ึตืจ ื—ึฒื ื•ึผื›ึธึผื” ืžึดืฆึฐื•ึธื” ืœึฐื”ึทื ึดึผื™ื—ึธื”ึผ ื‘ึฐึผืชื•ึนืšึฐ ืขึฒืฉึธื‚ืจึธื” (Ravina said in the name of Rabbah, โ€˜This is

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16 December 2022 No Comments
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