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.
What the War of Gog and Magog is Really All About: "Moshe ben Amram! Why do you keep letting up and giving the Egyptians one respite after another? That just hardens their hearts and emboldens them even more. Don't you understand that? Just finish them off already! Enough is enough.
Why We Need to Know that Yoav was Buried in the Desert: Have you ever paid attention to how one thing leads to another, which leads to another, and so on, and before you know it, you've ended- up somewhere seemingly unrelated to where you began? If you've ever actually
A Practical Strategy to Survive the Darkness Let's be honest. No matter who we are or what we do, the war is taking its toll on us, sucking away our vitality. Many of us are sad or depressed. Grief, despair, worry, and sleepless nights are all on the rise. We
The Abduction of Dinah and Swords of Iron “We should have carpet-bombed the whole place immediately after the massacres took place on Simchat Torah (October 7, 2023). We could even have used bunker buster bombs and wiped them out once and for all! We had the whole world on our
How One Man's Sin Led to the Death of 36 Soldiers We are living through the greatest time of trouble experienced by Yaakov in over 75 years (and in certain respects, the most dangerous time that we have ever experienced on a global level), as it is written (Yirmeyahu 30:7):
The Essence of Kedushah and Swords of Iron In the past few articles, we explained the fundamental distinction between good and bad and the importance of having emunah. We also learned that we have the power to create angels by learning Torah, observing mitzvot and doing acts of kindness. These
Sichot ha-Ran 89 and Swords of Iron In last week's article entitled Men May be Created Equal, but Angels are Not, we expounded upon two major teachings contained in our holy Torah. The first teaching was from Pirkei Avot 4:11 which states that anyone who does a mitzvah acquires for
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):
Following in the Footsteps of R' Akiva and Nachman Ish Gamzu In our last article entitled Rabbi Akiva's Night in the Field which we published just prior to the start of the Festival of Succot, we learned how to face life, build and live by true emunah even in the
It has become a popular saying, often attributed to Mark Twain (although there is no known source that he ever said it) that, 'If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed, but if you read the newspaper, you're misinformed.' If true, we would seem to be caught between a rock
It is taught in Kabbalah that Hashem has three hands: יָד הַגְּדוֹלָה [yad ha-gedolah, the great hand], יָד הַחֲזָקָה [yad ha-chazakah, the strong hand], and יַד הָרָמָה [yad ha-ramah, the exalted hand]. What are these hands? They are spiritual lights, i.e. the sefirot in the upper world of Atzilut. Yad
A couple of weeks ago, we were having a conversation at the Shabbat table that centered on the question, If you had the opportunity to go back in time to when you were 18 years old and live your life over again, but with the advantage that you would be
