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
Category: "Avodah"
157 questions
D’veykus & Mitzvos
October 8, 2021
QUESTION: I feel deeply connected to ruchniyus whenever I focus on how much I love Hashem or fear Hashem or... Read more
My Husband Is Slacking Off In Ruchniyus
August 27, 2021
Question: If a married woman is more spiritual than her husband – who doesn’t want to learn Torah or daven... Read more
Gemara In-Depth Vs. Feeling Closer To Hashem
August 27, 2021
Question: Why is Gemara in-depth the deepest kind of connection a person can have with Hashem? I feel closer to... Read more
What is d’vekus?
August 22, 2021
Question: Lkvod haRav, What are the different forms of d’veykus? Answer: 1. The purpose of life is always d’veykus with... Read more
Social Anxiety
August 20, 2021
Question: Through hisbodedus, I feel that I have entered into the “inner world” that the Rav describes. I have begun... Read more
D’veykus While Learning Torah
August 20, 2021
Question: In sefer Bilvavi Mishkan Evneh (Part One), the Rav says in parenthesis that “d’veykus (bonding with Hashem) is only... Read more
Dreaming of A Tzaddik
August 19, 2021
Question: If a person has a dream about a tzaddik who was already niftar (deceased), what does this mean for... Read more
Different Ways of Tzaddikim
August 19, 2021
Question: 1) In the sefarim of Chassidus, as well as in the earlier sefarim, it is mentioned many times that... Read more
Dealing With Tzedakah Collectors
August 19, 2021
Question: There are many different people from Eretz Yisrael who come here collecting for various causes, such as to pay... Read more
Ahavas Yisrael: Start Loving Or Stop Hating?
August 19, 2021
Question: If a person unfortunately feels a lot of hatred for others, and he hates anyone who disagrees with his... Read more
Travelling Abroad To Kivrei Tzaddikim
August 19, 2021
Question: Is there an inyan (a concept) to travel to graves of tzaddikim who are buried in chutz l’aretz (outside... Read more
Erev Rav In The Soul
August 19, 2021
Question: 1) Is the Erev Rav aspect in the soul (or the “spark of Erev Rav” in the soul) found... Read more
How To View Evil People
August 19, 2021
Question: Since Hashem created evil and He put evil people in our world, and there is nothing independent from His... Read more
Kaballah Instead of Gemara
August 19, 2021
Question: Lately, when I learn Gemara my learning feels dry to me and I don’t have that much cheishek (enthusiasm)... Read more
Davening With Peshitus
August 19, 2021
Question: How does a person utilize the heart during davening? Answer: With temimus (earnestness) and p’shitus (simplicity). To daven with... Read more
P’shitus On Rosh HaShanah
August 19, 2021
Question: What are the main thoughts to think about on Rosh HaShanah and during the davening on Rosh HaSHanah? Answer:... Read more
Temimus Vs. P’shitus
August 19, 2021
Question: 1) The Rav mentioned in a derashah (“Living A Life of Neshamah”) that the level called p’shitus is higher... Read more
Is There A Bilvavi Group?
August 19, 2021
Question: Is there a group of people who do any inner work on themselves or who get together to do... Read more
Avodah Before The Geulah
August 19, 2021
Question: Are we able to be calm and serene now, through having bitachon and relying on Hashem that He will... Read more
In Eretz Yisrael to Learn Torah
August 17, 2021
Question: I am a baal teshuvah and recently came to Eretz Yisrael to learn Torah. I love to learn hashfakah... Read more
Crying Vs. Emunah
August 11, 2021
Question: I want to know: If a person has total emunah that everything is from Hashem, does that mean he... Read more
Serious & Sensitive Nature
August 11, 2021
Question: My nature is that I am a bit sensitive. Before I got into learning Gemara in-depth, I could easily... Read more
How To Reach Heart-Recognition of Hashem
August 11, 2021
Question: I understand from the Rav’s approach that emunah must be coming from our heart, that we must be able... Read more
Suffering From Perfectionism In Kiruv & In Learning
August 11, 2021
Question: I love to help others and I think about others all the time. I especially want to do kiruv.... Read more
Changing Our Thinking Patterns
August 11, 2021
Question: 1) Would it be accurate to say that our machshavas (thoughts) and feelings come hand in hand with the... Read more
The Path of Teimanim – Yemenites
August 11, 2021
Question: I’ve seen the Rav’s response that the great tree of soul roots [discussed in Arizal and Ramchal] contains the... Read more
Can Your Soul Change
August 11, 2021
Question: Can a person’s nature (and 4 elements) change as he goes through different lifetimes, or does one’s current lifetime... Read more
The Baal Shem Tov and Rebbi Nachman – Simplicity and Complexity
August 11, 2021
Question: What did R’ Nachman of Breslev introduce in Chassidus which the Baal Shem Tov hadn’t yet revealed? Answer: The... Read more
Mesirus Nefesh On A Practical Level
August 11, 2021
Question: In the Rav’s derashah “The Avodah of Our Generation”, the Rav writes that the way to overcome the “50th... Read more