Ups and Downs
It is important to know that just as our souls descend into this world to fulfill a unique and exalted purpose, so too, every "descent" that we experience...
Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter
Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter
Every Second is a New World
Rabbi Nachman said that God does not do the same thing twice, meaning to say, there is a wondrous newness in all things in creation....
Enemies First
In fact, that understanding is one of the keys that can give a person the strength to go beyond his obligation, and to bear the burdens...
Taking the Initiative
But when their own leader decided to leave, they had a perfect opportunity. They could easily have gone with him. And even if they hadn’t...
Being Satisfied Without Satisfaction
These words are especially relevant today. We live in a generation in which thousands of people suffer from the boredom of unfulfilled lives...
We Have Not Abandoned Your Covenant
This is how God acts towards the entire creation, and towards each individual according to his unique abilities. All the trials that a...
A Strange Vision
The entire scene was not real. There were no butcher shops, no customer, and no streets. It was a vision with an important message to convey...
A Tremendous Difference
He began to speak in a very loud voice, in public places, about the wickedness of Stalin himself. When the police heard about this behavior...
Preparing for the Ascent
When Rebbe Nachman taught this lesson, he himself was experiencing this level. His “head” was out of the water. Thus his manner was much gentler, and the Chassidim...
In All Your Ways
Ultimately, the only truly effective way to fight the evil inclination is to do good and let the negativity fall away by itself....
Through Faith
But the man on the wagon shouted again, “You can do it. You just don’t want to!” When the Tzaddikim heard these words, they understood...
The Power to Drive the World
When we overcome negative influences – or a lack of positive ones - and use our own initiative to serve God, we perfect ourselves and the world...