The Turkey Prince #10

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | February 17, 2022

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. וְכֵן הִתְנַהֵג עִמּוֹ עַד שֶׁרִפֵּא אוֹתוֹ לְגַמְרֵי. וְהַנִּמְשָׁל מוּבָן לִמְבִינִים And so, he behaved with him until he healed him completely. And the explanation is clear to…

The Turkey Prince #9

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | February 15, 2022

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. וְאַחַר כָּךְ אָמַר לוֹ ‘אַתָּה חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁהַהִינְדִּיק מֻכְרָח לִהְיוֹת דַּוְקָא תַּחַת הַשֻּׁלְחָן, יְכוֹלִים לִהְיוֹת הִינְדִּיק וְלִהְיוֹת אֵצֶל הַשֻּׁלְחָן Afterwards, he said to him, “You think that the…

The Turkey Prince #8

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | February 7, 2022

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. וְאַחַר כָּךְ רָמַז וְהִשְׁלִיכוּ לָהֶם מַאַכְלֵי אָדָם מֵהַשֻּׁלְחָן, וְאָמַר לוֹ ‘אַתָּה חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁאִם אוֹכְלִים מַאֲכָלִים טוֹבִים כְּבָר לֹא יְכוֹלִים לִהְיוֹת הִינְדִּיק, אֶפְשָׁר לֶאֱכֹל לְהַמְשִׁיךְ וְלִהְיוֹת הִינְדִּיק’ וְאָכְלוּ…

The Turkey Prince #7

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | February 3, 2022

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. אַחַר אֵיזֶה זְמַן רָמַז וְהִשְׁלִיכוּ לָהֶם מִכְנָסַיִם. וְאָמַר לוֹ גַּם כֵּן כְּנֶּאֱמַר לְעֵיל, ‘אַתָּה חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁעִם מִכְנָסַיִם לֹא יְכוֹלִים לִהְיוֹת הִינְדִּיק וְכוּ’ עַד שֶׁלָּבְשׁוּ הַמִּכְנָסַיִם, וְכֵן עִם…

The Turkey Prince #6

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | January 31, 2022

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…

The Turkey Prince #5

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | January 26, 2022

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…

The Turkey Prince #4

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | January 21, 2022

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…

The Turkey Prince #3

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | January 19, 2022

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…

The Turkey Prince #2

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | January 12, 2022

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…

The Turkey Prince #1

By Rabbi Nachum Aaron Kutnowski | January 9, 2022

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”…