On Mussar – Chassidus – a non-Kabbalistic explanation
February 21, 2019
Question: I read the response of the Rav about the difference between the approaches of mussar and chassidus. However I... Read more
Category: "Avodah"
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Defining Pnimius – Inwardness
January 21, 2019
1) Often the Rav speaks of a general definition “The more a person becomes inward (pnimi).” What does the Rav... Read more
Teshuvah For Violating The Bris
January 7, 2019
In a case of a person who has been stumbling in the sin of “violating the Bris” [the sin of... Read more
Sins Involving Personal Holiness
January 7, 2019
Are the ways of avodah written in the Rav’s “Bilvavi” sefarim and “Da Es” series also for a person who... Read more
Learning Chassidus
January 7, 2019
For someone who wants to understand the fundamental teachings of Chassidus (including someone born Chassidic and raised Chassidic), what is... Read more
4 Elements of Fear
January 7, 2019
In our generation we are finding two central causes for all personal issues: depression, and fear. There are therapists today... Read more
Elements of Intimacy
January 7, 2019
1) The sefer “Asiris HaEifah” of the Kamarna Rebbe writes that a person need to begin his avodah by first... Read more
Understanding Myself & Others
January 7, 2019
I am interested in learning more about the powers of the soul, and I would be happy to know if... Read more
Examples of Expansion & Contraction
January 7, 2019
I need a clarification on the concepts of “expansion” and “contraction” of the soul. I do not understand the concept... Read more
Spiritual Satisfaction for the Jewish Woman
January 7, 2019
Shalom, Rav. I want to know more about a woman’s role in building the home, in a way that a... Read more
Jealousy Attacks
January 7, 2019
Shalom, honorable Rav. My entire soul and life lays in this question. The dominant element which I identify in my... Read more
Havayah & Bris Kodesh
January 7, 2019
Is there a connection between the revelation of the power of havayah and guarding the Bris Kodesh? I don’t mean... Read more
Power of havayah
January 7, 2019
The Rav has explained in many places that the fundamental of all inner avodah is to reveal the power of... Read more
Down in the Dumps
January 7, 2019
My ruchniyus (spiritual situation) has taken a downslide. Nothing comforts me. What should I do?... Read more
Accessing the Light of the Neshama
January 4, 2019
I read a response of the Rav in which the Rav explained that in our generation, the avodah (task) of... Read more
Guide To The Bilvavi Sefarim
December 28, 2018
(1) I want to ask about the order of how I should work on implementing the nine volumes of the... Read more
Treating Negative Thinking Patterns
November 29, 2018
I have learned the sefer ‘Da Es Dimyoncha”, and the Rav has written there that the imagination is a “second”... Read more
Havayah & Bris Milah
November 29, 2018
Is there a connection between the revelation of the power of havayah and guarding the Bris Kodesh? I don’t mean... Read more
Havayah & Bris Kodesh
November 29, 2018
The Rav has explained in many places that the fundamental of all inner avodah is to reveal the power of... Read more
Reacting To Tragedy
November 17, 2018
When I hear about tragic news, for example when I heard about a four-year-old child who was killed, or a... Read more
How To Learn Sefer Da Es Atzmecha
November 17, 2018
As I was learning the wonderful sefer “Da Es Atzmecha” (Getting To Know Your Self), I identified that I have... Read more
How Can I View Spirituality As Real
November 17, 2018
Shalom, Rav. I heard the Rav say in a shiur that a person needs to recognize spiritual life just as... Read more
Figuring Out My Individual Path
November 17, 2018
The Rav has given many shiurim and has spoken largely about many paths in serving Hashem, and that each person... Read more
Enlightenment OR Enlightenment?
November 17, 2018
In my past, I have been involved in many different “spiritual paths” of goyim. From listening to the shiurim of... Read more
Emotional Regulation
November 17, 2018
If a person is a very emotional type, and his mind becomes frazzled whenever he becomes very emotional or very... Read more
Introspection When Suffering
July 13, 2018
Shalom l’kvod HaRav, Chazal have spoken much on how to guide us in the matter of making self-accounting, especially after... Read more
Balancing Intellect & Emotion
July 13, 2018
1) What is the proper relationship between intellect and emotion, [and] between the spiritual and the realm of action? How... Read more
Preparing for Moshiach
June 17, 2018
It is clear to any sensible person that Moshiach is at the doorway, and the great war [preceding Moshiach’s arrival]... Read more