Archive for January 2022
The Turkey Prince #6
This series is dedicated to the loving memory of Rabbi Moshe David Averick, l’illui nishmas Moshe David ben Naftali Yosef HaLevi v’Leah. May his neshama have an aliyah. וְאָז רָמַז הֶחָכָם וְהִשְׁלִיכוּ לָהֶם כְּתֹנֶת, וְאָמַר הֶחָכָם הַהִינְדִּיק לְבֶּן הַמֶּלֶךְ, ‘אַתָּה חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁהַהִינְדִּיק אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לֵילֵךְ עִם כְּתֹנֶת, יְכוֹלִים לִהְיוֹת לְבוּשׁ כְּתֹנֶת וְאַף עַל פִּי כֵּן…
Read MoreThe Turkey Prince #5
This series is dedicated to the loving memory of Rabbi Moshe David Averick, l’illui nishmas Moshe David ben Naftali Yosef HaLevi v’Leah. May his neshama have an aliyah. .וּשְׁאָלוֹ בֶּן הַמֶּלֶךְ: ‘מִי אַתָּה וּמָה עוֹשֶׂה פֹּה’? וְהֵשִׁיב לוֹ: ‘וּמָה אַתָּה עוֹשֶׂה פֹּה’? אָמַר לוֹ ‘אֲנִי הִינְדִּיק’, אָמַר לוֹ ‘אֲנִי גַּם כֵּן הִינְדִּיק And the Prince…
Read MoreGeulah
My eyes are openMy soul reawakens Everything holding me backHas transformed into a limitless launch The pain I held in for yearsMy silent, heavy, seemed-as-directionless tears Were rising all alongRaising the world in bitter-sea songשירה מריםMy name – my essence One tear closerOne moment forwardOne day closer Geulah “Redeem me!”I screamedI’ve been through enough swimming…
Read MoreThe Turkey Prince #4
This series is dedicated to the loving memory of Rabbi Moshe David Averick, l’illui nishmas Moshe David ben Naftali Yosef HaLevi v’Leah. May his neshama have an aliyah. וְהַמֶּלֶךְ הָיָה בְּצַעַר גָּדוֹל מִזֶּה, עַד שֶׁבָּא חָכָם אֶחָד וְאָמַר: ‘אֲנִי מְקַבֵּל עַל עַצְמִי לְרַפְאוֹתוֹ’. וְהִפְשִׁיט גַּם כֵּן אֶת עַצְמוֹ עָרוּם וְיָשַׁב תַּחַת הַשֻּׁלְחָן אֵצֶל בֶּן הַמֶּלֶךְ…
Read MoreThe Turkey Prince #3
This series is dedicated to the loving memory of Rabbi Moshe David Averick, l’illui nishmas Moshe David ben Naftali Yosef HaLevi v’Leah. May his neshama have an aliyah. .וְכָל הָרוֹפְאִים נוֹאֲשׁוּ מִלַּעֲזֹר לוֹ וּלְרַפְאוֹתוֹ מִזֶּה. הַמֶּלֶךְ הָיָה בְּצַעַר גָּדוֹל מִזֶּה And all the [professional and expert] doctors despaired from helping him, to heal him from…
Read MoreThe Turkey Prince #2
This series is dedicated to the loving memory of Rabbi Moshe David Averick, l’illui nishmas Moshe David ben Naftali Yosef HaLevi v’Leah. May his neshama have an aliyah. שֶׁפַּעַם אַחַת בֶּן הַמֶּלֶךְ נָפַל לְשִׁגָּעוֹן שֶׁהוּא עוֹף הַנִּקְרָא הִינְדִּיק, וְצָרִיךְ לֵשֵׁב עָרוּם תַּחַת הַשֻּׁלְחָן וְלִגְרֹר חֲתִיכוֹת לֶחֶם וַעֲצָמוֹת כְּמוֹ הִינְדִּיק. It once happened that a Prince…
Read MoreHakitzu VeRanenu #19: The Relationship between Body and Soul in the Nation and their Unification (Part One)
The fact that Zechirah is the point of holiness which stands as the foundation of all stages of redemption – both the stage of Pekidah, the rectification of the “body”, as well as the stage of the revelation of Zechirah, the appearance of Neshama with a proliferation of consciousness – teaches us an important principle…
Read MoreThe Turkey Prince #1
The Parable of the Turkey Prince Rebbe Nachman of Breslov (1772–1810) told many stories and parables during his lifetime. Sometimes a story has a special way of touching a deep chord within a person, as if grasping a person’s essence or raw nerve. Rebbe Nachman’s parable of “HaMashal MeiHaHindik” – “The Lesson from the Turkey”…
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