Geulah – Transforming Pain Into Song
November 11, 2024
QUESTION: What is a song? ANSWER: Every song takes opposite musical notes and sounds and harmonizes them together. In a... Read more
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On The War In Eretz Yisrael
November 11, 2024
QUESTION: Questions asked recently by women in Jerusalem- this response is specifically for women. QUESTIONS: 1. Should we be affected... Read more
Birth Contractions Preceding The Geulah
September 2, 2024
QUESTION It has been told to me in the name of the Rav shlit”a that until now we have been... Read more
Is It Possible To Be Happy In Adar 5784?
February 11, 2024
QUESTION “When Adar enters, we increase in joy.” How can we be happy this year in Adar when there’s a... Read more
IMPORTANT MESSAGE
April 19, 2023
IMPORTANT MESSAGE Due to the heavy load placed on the Rav Shlita and on the very small staff that helps... Read more
Purim- Releasing Fear Through Shmoozing & Drinking Purim Wine
February 27, 2023
QUESTION: The Rav explained that fears come from daas ra, from impaired thinking, and that one can release his fears... Read more
Purim – Re-Acceptance of the Torah
February 27, 2023
QUESTION: At Har Sinai, the Jewish people were forced to accept the Torah when Hashem suspended the mountain above their... Read more
Questions on Mesirus Nefesh
September 20, 2022
QUESTION: (1) What are the conditions for “mesirus nefesh”, when it comes to (a) avodas Hashem, (b) recognizing our soul,... Read more
WAYS TO CONNECT TO THE TRUE TZADDIK (Abbreviated):
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: Rebbi Nachman of Bresslev wrote that one must gain a connection to the ”true tzaddik” of the generation. Who... Read more
UNDERSTANDING THE EVIL WITHIN
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: [The Rav has explained that] there are three parts in our soul: a part that is totally good and... Read more
UNCOVERING YOUR PERSONAL SHARE IN TORAH
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: The Rav has said that the main kind of Torah learning is to learn in order to know how... Read more
SKIPPING LEVELS
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: 1) Does a person need to go in a certain order of steps [in avodas Hashem], or is it... Read more
PRAYING BY GRAVES OF TZADDIKIM
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: QUESTION 1- Shalom, in honor of the Rav, who gives of his soul and time to bring the Jewish... Read more
FINDING THE TRUE TZADDIK
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: I have a question on the topic of the “true tzaddik that is in every generation”, which is oft-discussed... Read more
THE GAINS OF THINKING THAT THERE IS A CREATOR
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: The Rav in “Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh” (Part 1) discusses that one should think of the simple fact that there... Read more
SEEING FAULTS IN MY SPOUSE & IN OTHERS
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: 1) I have heard in the name of the Arizal that a wife is a “mirror” of her husband,... Read more
MAZAL & AVODAS HASHEM
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: QUESTION 1 I have heard most of the Rav’s shiurim on the topic of “Rosh Chodesh” (the series of... Read more
INTRUDING INTO ANOTHER’S PRIVACY THROUGH ESP
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: I want to know if it’s “permitted” for a person who has “spiritual powers” [of ESP, extrasensory perception] to... Read more
HEALING THE BODY THROUGH THE SOUL
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: Shalom u’berachah (peace and blessings). I am a family doctor. I have had the great opportunity to listen to... Read more
FREE WILL & THE SUBCONSCIOUS
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: 1) Is the “subconscious” synonymous with one’s true bechirah (free will)? The Rav describes that one’s subconscious contains the... Read more
DECISIVENESS
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: How can a person become more decisive and be able to make decisions? ANSWER: Generally, for this a person... Read more
CHOOSING A MESIVTA FOR A YESHIVA BOCHUR
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: How do we choose a Mesivta (yeshivah high school) for our son? ANSWER: There are certain general rules [besides... Read more
CHANGING A STUBBORN PERSON
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: What can we say to a person in order to help him take a different course of action, when... Read more
PURIFYING THE MIND
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: I’ve tried learning Mishnayos (Seder Nezikin) for 2 years already but I still don’t feel that my mind is... Read more
ACCESSING A SERENE STATE
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: I wanted to know more about what happens when I fall into a deep sleep and I don’t even... Read more
HOW TO REACH THE YECHIDAH THROUGH TORAH STUDY
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: The Sfas Emes in parshas Beraishis writes that just as the Chayah and Yechidah parts of the soul are... Read more
WHY IS GEMARA SO IMPORTANT
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: Why does most of a man’s time need to be spent on learning Gemara in-depth? What do we get... Read more
HOW MESIRUS NEFESH & MATNAS CHINAM WORKS
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: 1) The Rav has said that it is not within our power to change the generation, except through mesirus... Read more
SUFFERING FROM PERFECTIONISM IN KIRUV & IN LEARNING
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: I love to help others and I think about others all the time. I especially want to do kiruv.... Read more
UNDERSTANDING THE RAV’S TRUTHFUL APPROACH
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: 1) Is it possible that the Rav’s words about subjects such as the Erev Rav, the severity of Internet... Read more