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24/02/2026

ATTACHMENT TO THE TZADDIK

It is very good to attach yourself to a true Tzaddik. In the upheavals at the time of the coming of the Mashiach, God will "grasp the ends of the earth and shake the wicked from it" (Job 38:13) . But one who is attached to a true Tzaddik will be able to cling to him so as not to be cast off with the wicked. By holding onto the Tzaddik he will remain firm.

Sichot Haran #22

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Those who draw close to a true Tzaddik have a taste of the Garden of Eden. For "the Tzaddik is the gardener of the garden" ( Zohar II, 166b) .

Sichot Haran #252

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Heed the wise

One who ignores the words of the wise can go mad. The main reason people are mad is because they refuse to follow good advice.

If a madman were to listen to sane people, he would definitely not behave like a madman. His madness might convince him that he needs to go about in torn clothing and roll in the dirt. But if he were to follow the advice of one of greater intelligence who tell s him that this is unnecessary, his madness would disappear .

The root of madness lies in not wanting to listen to the words of the wise. Understand this well.

Sichot Haran #67

22/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

Mashiach will conquer the entire world without firing a single bullet.
Siach Sarfey Kodesh 1-67
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Mashiach's main weapon is prayer!
Likutey Moharan I, 2
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Mashiach will have a great task just to bring people to pray a Shmoneh Esrey clean of outside thoughts.
Siach Sarfey Kodesh 1-20
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On the threshold of Mashiach , God runs the world with the utmost delicacy, like filigree work.
Siach Sarfey Kodesh 1-99
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20/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

One who is prepared to sacrifice himself for the sake of sanctifying God's Name will attain peace, and through this the ability to speak holy words of Torah and prayer and to bind the thoughts in the mind to the words which the mouth is speaking.

In order to pray with devotion, have in mind that you are willing to sacrifice yourself entirely in order to sanctify God's Name. To achieve perfect prayer, you must pray with a spirit of total self-sacrifice.

— Likutey Moharan I:80

18/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

You should constantly center your thoughts on contemplating the root of all things. This is the source of all that is good and all joys. You will feel an overwhelming joy, because when one contemplates this root which is wholly good then everything good and joyous is merged into one and radiates with abundant light.

— Likutey Moharan II, 34

To find true joy is the hardest thing of all. It is harder than all other spiritual tasks. You must literally force yourself to be happy all the time. Put all your energy into it. Use every kind of ploy. Often the only way is by literally doing something crazy

— Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom 20

17/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

It is a great mitzvah to be happy always!
Make every effort to maintain a happy, positive outlook at all times. It is a natural human tendency to become discouraged and depressed because of the hard sh i ps of life: everyone has their full share of suffering. That is why you must force yourself to be happy at all times. Use every possible way to bring yourself to joy, even by joking or acting a little crazy!
Likutey Moharan II, 24
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If you are happy, the whole world benefits .
Netiv Tzaddik 71
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A happy front
Even if you are upset and unhappy, you can at least put on a happy front. At first you may not feel genuinely happy in your heart. Even so, if you act happy you will eventually attain true happiness and joy.
Sichot Haran #74

15/02/2026

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15/02/2026

Understanding and perception of Godliness give hope and consolation in times of trouble. They constitute the very essence of the life of the World to Come, and they are the source of all its bliss. In time to come the whole world will be purified and all will become worthy of knowing God, even the nations of the world. As it is written: `For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of God like the waters cover the sea' (Isaiah 11:9). But there will be a great difference between the understanding they will attain and ours. Even within the Jewish people itself there will be great differences between the various Tzaddikim, and even more so between the just and the wicked. The perceptions granted to each one will depend on the struggles and bitterness he endured in this world for the sake of God. These Tzaddikim will become `burned' by these perceptions in the sense of being stirred and aroused by them, even though they seem very simple in the eyes of the Tzaddik who attained them in this world. In the World to Come his own perceptions will be unimaginably greater. Similar distinctions will exist on all the different levels. Understand this well and be warned. Make sure that you prepare yourself for the eternal life of the World to Come. `If you bec>> ome wise, the wisdom is yours...' (Proverbs 9:12) (Ibid.).

11/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

At all times one should give thanks to God for everything one experiences, and especially when one is released from danger. This, combined with the study of the law, will cause truth to radiate in his speech. He will be able to perfect all aspects of his speech.

Perfection in speech comes only through truth. He will pray in truth -- and this is perfect prayer. He will be worthy of learning Torah from a true teacher who will give true guidance in the path of truth. He will find his true partner in life and true partners for his children. The way to attain all this is through thanks and acknowledgement of God and the study of the law. In this way one can draw the blessing, and holiness and joy of Shabbat into the other six days of the week.

Then the simple unity which underlies all the diverse phenomena of this world will be revealed, and one will believe and know how all the different things in the world stem from the blessed unity of God. To know this is very precious. Even in God's eyes it is something wondrous and precious.

Likutey Moharan II:2

10/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

Before a person sits down to study he should understand that at the very moment he is learning, the Tzaddik in the Garden of Eden will be listening to his voice. He must therefore bind himself to the Tanna Mishnaic teacher or Tzaddik who first revealed the Torah teaching which he is studying in order that their two souls may `kiss' and be attached to one another. This brings great joy to the Tanna, and through this the student sitting learning will be able to return to God and put fresh life into all the days of his life that were spent in darkness.

But this can only come about when he studies Torah for its own sake with the intention of fulfilling God's commandment to study Torah which is equal to all the other commandments put together and to fulfill the Torah he learns. But when someone learns because he wants to be considered clever, etc.., he is worse than a carcass of a dead animal (which is forbidden to be eaten unless it was ritually slaughtered) and he will certainly not be able to attach himself to the spirit of the Tanna. He will never see the truth. He will turn into an enemy of the true Tzaddik and cause the exile of the Shechinah, because the oral Torah is in exile on the lips of this so-called Torah scholar.

Likutey Moharan I:12

28/01/2026

Tuesday night-Wednesday January 27-28 / 10 Shevat

Today is the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Shalom Sharabi, the "RaShaSh" (1720-77), author of Siddur HaKavvanot Kabbalistic prayerbook, and of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak, the "Frierdiker (=previous) Rebbe" of Lubavitch (1880-1950). On 10 Shevat 1951 Rabbi Menachem Mendel Shneerson of Lubavitch formally became Rebbe in succession to his father-in-law, the Friedriche Rebbe.

During the month of Shevat more than all of the rest of the year, one should strive to love peace and pursue peace between each person and his fellow and between each man and his wife"
(Mo-ed LeKol Chai)


Friday night-Saturday January 30-31 / 13 Shevat
Shabbat Parshat BESHALACH
SHABBAT SHIRAH

Torah Reading: BESHALACH (Exodus 13:17-17:16) telling the story of the crossing of the Red Sea, the Song (Shirah) sung by Israel after the miracle, their entry into the Wilderness, receiving the first commandments, the Manna and the war with Amalek. Haftara: Judges 4:4-5:31 Song of Debora.
One should pray with particular joy and song on this auspicious Shabbat. In the morning service, many communities sing the Song of the Sea together verse by verse. Some have the custom of eating cooked wheat or buckwheat kernels in memory of the Manna. Some have the custom of scattering breadcrumbs for the birds in reward for their singing.

"Even though Israel has no MAZAL (constellation), D'LI is Israel's Mazal!"

27/01/2026

TODAY!!!
On Tuesday of the week of Shabbat Beshallach, it is propitious for one's livelihood to read the Torah portion about the Giving of the Manna in the Wilderness (Exodus 16:4-36) twice in Hebrew and once in the Aramaic Targum (Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Riminov d. 1815). Those who do not know Aramaic may read the passage in their own native language vernacular.

TU BISHVAT, New Year of the Trees will be on Sunday night-Monday February 1-2. Don't forget to prepare a selection of fruits with which to celebrate Tu BiShvat through the recital of many blessings!!! In some communities it is customary to organize a collection to provide fruits for Tu Bishvat for those who cannot afford to buy their own.

26/01/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

The greatest barriers of all are those in the mind. The heart is slippery. People do not concentrate their entire heart and mind on the true importance of what they need to achieve. For example when someone wants to travel to the Tzaddik and starts experiencing difficulties, if he really concentrated his whole heart and mind on the fact that his entire life and being and that of all his descendants depend on his reaching his goal, nothing in the world could stop him. None of the barriers would be of any significance at all in his eyes. The main barrier is that people are not firm in their own minds. A person may have reached the Tzaddik in spite of all the obstacles. But if some little doubt then arises in his mind and his heart begins to falter as a result, this is the biggest obstacle of all. The same is true of prayer. There are many barriers to prayer. A person may succeed in overcoming all of them and praying as he should. But once doubts about God or about the Tzaddikim arise in the crookedness of his heart, this is the worst obstacle of all. The way to fight it is to cry out to God with a voice which rises from the very depths of the heart.

Likutey Moharan II:46