The Words of a Tzaddik Bring Life
The power hidden in every word a tzaddik utters is awesome: each person can find in them specific advice for the rectification of his soul.
Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter
Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter
Respect, How Far?
For me it was an unforgettable lesson in how far one must go to avoid even the slightest possibility of hurting someone’s feelings – no matter who..
Rebuke – A Mitzvah of Compassion
As we have said, rebuke must be accompanied by compassion, for without it, our words will not be heard at all. Rebbe Nachman taught that we...
Today If You Heed His Voice
Our main effort is to treasure every moment of the present and to realize that the only thing we have in the world is now and today...
This Transient World
If we would only realize how little time we have in this world and that ultimately the body returns to the earth, we would understand how...
The Meaning of Teshuvah
For when we return to our true “place,” to the source of our being, we can fulfill our true potential – and fulfillment leads to a sense of rest...
Immortality
Many people long for immortality. They look for it in wealth or in fame. They imagine that it lies in making a name for themselves...
Between Israel and the Nations
On this day, when the eyes of the Jewish People look towards their Father in Heaven, beseeching that He acquit them in judgement, of what...
The Essence of Human Beings
Really, all the things we do are not our essential selves. They are merely an expression of a deeper level of the soul; they are like the fruits...
Learning to Trust, Learning to Live
The best method is to strengthen our faith in God and our belief in Divine Providence. This is also a more direct approach to joy, since faith...
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...
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....