Author: jspunberg

A Jewish woman is accused of gossiping and is taken befor the Rabbi. She insists she has done no wrong. She just stated her opinion […]

(Courtesy: Rabbi Amy Eilberg) Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev brings us a remarkable teaching about newness and birth, as he reflects on the verse, “Hashiveynu […]

(Courtesy: Rabbi Yosef Benarroch) It is told that before Rosh Hashanah the great Hasidic master Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev was searching for the appropriate […]

(Courtesy:Rabbi Lewis Eron) Once, during the holy season of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, the Hasidic master Rabbi Levi Yitzhak of Berditchev, paused in his […]

(Adapted by Yrachmiel Tilles from “From My Father’s Shabbos Table”) A well-known preacher once came to Berditchev before Rosh Hashonah and requested permission from the […]

By Levi Yitzchak of Berdichev Where I wander – You!Where I ponder – You!Only You everywhere, You, always, You.You, You, You.When I am gladdened – […]

At the festive meal following a circumcision, Rabbi Yitzchak Meir, the “Chidushei HaRim” of Gur, once asked a certain chassid to tell a story he […]

When he had reached a ripe old age, one of the respected citizens of the community of Uman sold all his belongings and set off […]

(Courtesy: Rabbi Yehudah Prero) The prayers on Rosh Hashanah differ from the rest of the year. Some passages appear unfamiliar, with words and sentences we […]