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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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