(Courtesy: Jeff Spiegel ) A story is told about Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev who on the non-Jewishnew year came out of his study and wished […]
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SINAI: BETWEEN A ROCK AND A HARD PLACE
(Courtesy: Or N. Rose and American Jewish World Service) At first glance it is difficult to understand the meaning of the rabbinic teaching [Avodah Zarah […]
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Wisdom from the Hasidic movement sheds light on our Hebrew wanderers in the matter of the fifth commandment, which has an additional phrase in Deuteronomy […]
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A story tells that the rabbi Levi-Yitzhak from Berdichev was confronted by an atheist philosopher who rattled off a list of arguments against the existence […]
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(From “ Or Haganuz ” by M. Buber) Rabbi Moshe Leib of Sassov was a devoted follower of the tzadik of Berdichev. His student, Rabbi […]
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By Rabbi Asman Levi Yitzkhak from Berdichev was, indeed, one of the most prominent tzaddiks of the end of the 18-th century and a leader […]
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Some Torah Insights from the “Kedushat Levi” (By Rabbi Pinchas Frankel) Rabbi Levi Yitzchak is one of the most beloved figures in Jewish History. Born […]
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The World of a Hasidic Master:Levi Yitzhak of Berdichev Written by Samuel H. DresnerPublished by Jason Aronson (October 1994) – ISBN 1568212399
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A veritable treasure of magnificent Jewish music originally published in the United States during the period 1925-1955 has virtually disappeared from print. Most of the […]
Continue readingTHE HASSIDIC APPROACH TO JOY
Courtesy: Rabbi Shloma Majeski Joy is important, not only as the antithesis of depression, but as a fundamental element of our Divine service in its […]
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