The Treasure
I have succeeded in instilling in you a principle, said Rabbi Nachman: Do not deceive yourselves!
Rabbi Israel Isaac Besancon
Rabbi Israel Isaac Besancon
The Importance of Encouragement
If we ourselves have felt this need and endeavor to offer to those around us the comfort and warmth necessary for any progress, then we will...
The Cedar And The Reed
Let us be rather like the reed than the cedar, as the Talmud says. The reed, firmly planted, bends beneath the storm, but does not break...
Renewal
Even if there were good things in the past, even it the preceding days were filled with positive memories, real progress and uplifting, one must...
Start Today
At such times, the solution consists in erasing the past and starting over as if this were the first time in our lives that we heard words of Torah...
By a Hair’s Breadth
If we go back to the source of our greatest errors, we will find that the initial deviation was always trifling, negligible. We deviated a hair's...
The Supernal Light
How many sincere souls have already abandoned the ranks of Torah spiritual struggle because of the weight of their imperfection and the profound...
The Encounter
The basic test that all of us are obliged to pass is to overcome the hurdle that separates us from being our Beloved's, that of our true attachment...
If I Only Knew
The greatest wisdom is to understand at what point we are far from Wisdom and yet to still yearn for Wisdom...
Where are You?
If he perseveres and has the courage to take at least the first step, he commences a dialogue with God. The path of return will be shown to him.
The Dance of the New Moon
Persevere, hope, sing and dance! From the depths of your harsh ordeals, never let go of this thread. You will become an architect of rebuilding and...
The Purpose of Exile
Wherever we happen to be, there is something important for us to do, even if we don't know exactly what it is.