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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
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RECENT QUESTIONS
1026 questions
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
WHY WERE THE MISNAGDIM AGAINST CHASSIDIM ?
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: What was the root behind the original argument between the Litvaks and the Chassidim? And how can a person... Read more
QUESTIONS ON LEARNING CHASSIDUS
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: 1) Is it true that Chassidus was only founded for people who were unlearned in Torah? ANSWER: No. The... Read more
IS IT TIME TO MAKE ALIYAH?
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: 1) There is a lot of confusion now in America (to say the least) with the uncertain election results,... Read more
HOW DOES A FATHER TEACH ABOUT TZNIYUS TO HIS DAUGHTERS ?
June 20, 2022
QUESTION: When trying to teach our daughters about dressing according to tzniyus, we find that social pressure really gets in... Read more