Read Ukraine, Rebbe Nachman & The War Within at Times of Israel
It’s stunningly difficult to make sense of the whys of this war, the layers of politics of this situation. Yet, Rebbe Nachman’s teachings give us a way to understand this war, and all conflict, on a personal, psycho-spiritual level. He makes it real for us, gives us a taste of our own psyches. War, explains the Rebbe, is simply an externalization of the microcosmic war within each of us…read more at the link, above.
In this short video, Chaya Rivka updates you on the situation in Uman, Ukraine and discusses Psalms Chapter 17
In Psalms for Life, a weekly 30 minutes class, we’ll explore the historical, spiritual and textual richness of the Book of Psalms with Breslov insights and more. At the end of each class we will recite Psalms together as a merit for anyone seeking a Refuah Sheleimah, a complete healing/recovery. Visit BreslovWoman.org get the link to the live class and for more Breslov inspiration.
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In the Radiant Torah weekly parsha class we discuss mystical insights on the psychospiritual messages of the parsha from Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. We’ll also explore ideas from Reb Noson, Rashi, the Midrash, the Zohar Hakodesh, Arizal, Rambam, Ramban, Ramchal, and other tzaddikim.
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בס״ד
UPDATE: It looks like a June or July trip is a possibility, IyH. We are hopeful that we’ll be able to make an announcement sometime after Pesach. If you haven’t already signed up to receive announcements about the possible BreslovWoman trip to Uman, please use the form below. And please daven to receive an invitation from Rebbe Nachman ben Fayga!
Rebbe Nachman vowed in the presence of two witnesses: “If someone comes to my grave, gives a coin to charity and says these ten Psalms (the Tikkun Haklali), I will pull him out from the depths of Gehinnom (hell).“
We have a tradition that Gehinnom isn’t just in the next world, it can be in this world, too. Today, many people are experiencing an urgent need to uplift themselves spiritually and find their personal tikkun. Rebbe Nachman’s promise is not for an elite few, it’s for everyone, including you.
Would you like to pray at Rebbe Nachman’s gravesite?
Over the past few weeks, some of you have contacted me about traveling to Uman. Safety concerns permitting, we’re planning to take a small group of women to Uman, Ukraine, in 2021, IyH. Our goal is to provide a wonderful, uplifting spiritual experience as we visit the kivrei tzaddikim in Uman, Breslov, Berditchev, and Medzhybizh (circumstances permitting.) We’re looking at various options now and hope to make a decision sometime after Pesach. We’d like to schedule a trip for May, June or July, and we hope to be able to give at least month’s notice before we leave, IyH, though shorter notice may be a possibility.
If you are interested in joining a Breslov Woman trip Uman this year, please use the form below to submit your name and contact information. Please type UMAN TRIP in the message box. This does not obligate you to join the trip, it is just a request to receive announcements regarding a possible Uman trip.
I can’t wait to return to Uman and share Rebbe Nachman’s teachings with you in this most holy place! B’H, we’ll be able to travel together this year.
With hope and joy,
Chaya Rivka
Please note: Ukraine is experiencing many changes due to health and economic factors that will most likely limit our options for amenities. This will require us all to be a little more flexible. Those of you who have traveled with me in the past with the BRI/Uman Experience trips know that I take your comfort and safety seriously.
בס״ד
Rebbe Nachman vowed in the presence of two witnesses: “If someone comes to my grave, gives a coin to charity and says these ten Psalms (the Tikkun Haklali), I will pull him out from the depths of Gehinnom (hell).“
We have a tradition that Gehinnom isn’t just in the next world, it can be in this world, too. Today, many people are experiencing an urgent need to uplift themselves spiritually and find their personal tikkun. Rebbe Nachman’s promise is not for an elite few, it’s for everyone, including you.
Would you like to pray at Rebbe Nachman’s gravesite?
Over the past few weeks, some of you have contacted me about traveling to Uman. Safety concerns permitting, we’re planning to take a small group of women to Uman, Ukraine, in 2021, IyH. Our goal is to provide a wonderful, uplifting spiritual experience as we visit the kivrei tzaddikim in Uman, Breslov, Berditchev, and Medzhybizh (circumstances permitting.) We’re looking at various options now and hope to make a decision sometime after Pesach. We’d like to schedule a trip for May, June or July, and we hope to be able to give at least month’s notice before we leave, IyH, though shorter notice may be a possibility.
If you are interested in joining a Breslov Woman trip Uman this year, please use the form below to submit your name and contact information. Please type UMAN TRIP in the message box. This does not obligate you to join the trip, it is just a request to receive announcements regarding a possible Uman trip.
I can’t wait to return to Uman and share Rebbe Nachman’s teachings with you in this most holy place! B’H, we’ll be able to travel together this year.
With hope and joy,
Chaya Rivka
Please note: Ukraine is experiencing many changes due to health and economic factors that will most likely limit our options for amenities. This will require us all to be a little more flexible. Those of you who have traveled with me in the past with the BRI/Uman Experience trips know that I take your comfort and safety seriously.
It’s Elul, the time to prepare for Rosh HaShana, the Jewish new year. Women are learning May You Have a Day on their own and together with friends and family. They tell me a chapter or two a day is making a real difference in their life. (There are 120 chapters!) Read a chapter such as the one below. Share your thoughts with a friend, relative or a child. Talk it over with Hashem. Get started. You never know how far you can go unless you begin.
Some thoughts:
Rebbe Nachman explained that whenever you want to do something with kedusha, you will face obstacles, especially when what you are yearning for is connecting to the Tzaddik. This year is the world has been in turmoil. The yetzer hara is staging obstacle after obstacle to being in Uman for Rosh Hashana. Yet, the Chasidim keep arriving, BH.
What I keep thinking and feeling and breathing is this: It must be vital to not only to each individual Breslover and those with a kesher to the Rebbe, but actually vital to the balance of the world for the Breslovers who are able, to be there for Uman Rosh Hashana and daven by the Rebbe. The point is for those obstacles to increase our yearning and desire.
(In no way is this meant to be a criticism, God forbid, to those who decided for health and/or reasons that the risks, especially this year, are not appropriate for them to take. Even Reb Noson was not able to go one year.)
There is a secret code-word among Breslovers. If you want to
know if someone is a Breslover, mention the word “meniot”.
This word means “obstacles”.
Meniot arise every day. Obstacles pop up to whatever it is you truly want to do. When Breslovers speak of meniot, they are usually speaking of obstacles that have something to do with spiritual growth.
Rebbe Nachman teaches that the greater the value of your goal, the bigger the meniot will be. But things are not what they seem. Obstacles aren’t sent to stop you from fulfilling and achieving your goal, instead, they are sent in order to strengthen your desire to achieve your goal!
Want to get something important done? Know this: The magnitude of the obstacles you will face is in direct proportion to the drive and desire you need to achieve something. Rebbe Nachman explains that any time you want to do anything involving holiness, you are going to face obstacles. Do not let them stop you. They are there to specifically increase your desire.
When you see an obstacle while you are engaged in doing something holy, like trying to come closer to Breslov teachings, rest assured that these meniot are a very good
sign indeed.
May you have a day in which you remember the deeper purpose of every obstacle you encounter.
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Photo credit: Chasidim on Stones in Bug River (Beneath Reb Noson of Breslov Ohel) by Vladi Melnik
Dear Friend,
I was checking out the airfares to Kiev, Ukraine today and saw that some flight ticket prices have dropped since a few weeks ago. This is unusual in our experience–in fact, they usually go up closer to the trip.
If you were hoping to travel to Rebbe Nachman in Uman, I encourage you to book today.
Have you dreamed of going to Rebbe Nachman’s holy gravesite in Uman?
In our fourth year, now with longer trip and additional time in Mezhibuzh (Baal Shem Tov).
Join BRI Women’s Chaya Rivka Zwolinski and discover the power of your prayers.
Begin at the advocate of Israel, Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev; step back in time to Mezhibuzh and the resting place of the holy Baal Shem Tov; step up to the sweetness of praying at the gravesite of Reb Noson in Breslov, author of Likutey Tefillot (The 50th Gate); and enjoy the otherworldly delights of Shabbos with Rebbe Nachman in Uman.
You’ll make hitbodedut in Sofiefka Park where Rebbe Nachman himself made hitbodedut, learn inspiring Breslov Chassidut and the history of the Tzaddikim, and experience Jewish Ukraine, and so much more.
Stay in comfortable and clean lodgings at the lovely hotel at the Baal Shem Tov and in our private BRI guesthouse in Uman, enjoy fresh, delicious meals and snacks, and travel with a truly special group of women.
$1099 complete ground package.
BOOK BEFORE PURIM & SAVE, PAY JUST $999.
Private rooms available for surcharge. (Airfare not included.)
Call or text 917-348-1573 or email briwomen@breslov.org
For information on our upcoming men’s trip, click here.
*Depart Israel, May 28; Depart NYC/USA Afternoon May 27—we’ll help you make your flight reservations.