Welcome back to a new zman! R' Yitzi Grunhut of England opens the chaburah with the first Torah of Likutey Moharan: אשרי תמימי דרך ההלכים בתורת ה׳, "Fortunate are those who are wholesome in their way, who walk in the Torah of Hashem." Rebbe Nachman starts with a sharp statement: דע, כי על ידי התורה נתקבלין כל התפלות וכל הבקשות. All our tefillos and bakashos are accepted through the Torah. Why would that be? And what happens to a tefillah that is focused and sincere but missing Torah b'koach, Torah that is alive in us? In this interactive shiur, R' Yitzi explores: 🔹 What tefillah really means: connection, bakashah, emunah, and knowing who you're talking to 🔹 The bigger question: who is the "I" doing the davening? 🔹 Torah as the key to discovering who you truly are. "גל עיני ואביטה נפלאות מתורתך" and "פתח לבי בתורתך": not only "open my heart to Your Torah" but "open my heart with Your Torah" 🔹 The חן וחשיבות של ישראל (the grace and true importance of Klal Yisrael) and how it "fell" in galus 🔹 Why we see the glamour and glitter "by them": social media, "basking in reflected glory," and the galus mindset 🔹 How you can expect others to see your chen when you can't see it in yourself 🔹 Torah as אילת אהבים ויעלת חן, which raises chen on those who learn it 🔹 Why part of a tefillah can be "left behind," and how Torah b'koach lets all of you be heard This is the foundation Torah of Likutey Moharan, the "Bereishis" that holds everything that comes after it. 🎙️ Speaker: R' Yitzi Grunhut (England) 📚 Kollel Toras Chaim 🎧 Also on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Search Kollel Toras Chaim 🔔 Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss the next chaburah #RebbeNachman #LikuteyMoharan #Breslov #Torah #Tefillah #KollelTorasChaim #YitziGrunhut #LikuteyMoharanTorah1 #AshreiTemimeiDerech #RebbeNachmanOfBreslov #BreslovTorah #Chassidus #Chasidut #JewishLearning #TorahLearning #Shiur #Chaburah #Prayer #JewishPrayer #Davening #Emunah #Hisbodedus #Chen #Galus #Geula #KlalYisrael #Judaism #Jewish #TorahShiur #JewishWisdom #Spirituality #SelfDiscovery #Uman #Breslev #LikuteiMoharan #TorahBKoach #Hashem #Neshama #JewishEngland #UKJewish

Kavei el Hashem, chazak v’ya’ametz libecha, v’kavei el Hashem. Hope to Hashem twice: once through Torah, and again through tefillah. Each one needs the other.In this shiur on Likutey Moharan Torah 1, in English and Yiddish, Rabbi Dovid Firestone opens Da ki al yedei haTorah:Kavei and mikveh: all Hashem wants is for us to look up to Him. That’s the foundation of emunah.What is chashivus? To have real existence, to take up a place. Ani, akur v’suma chashuv k’meis, and why vayivez Esav es habechorah meant it had no place in him at all.A ba’al tzurah is an ish chochmah: someone whose every act is connected to the SourceZeh l’umas zeh asah Elokim: the panim and the achor, and ya’er Panav. How the klipah feeds off kedushah, and where our chen fell.Chen v’chashivus versus chashivus v’chen: by us the chashivus comes from the chen. By them it’s false, like dressing a monkey in make-up.Hakol kol Yaakov: when the voice of Torah and tefillah is strong, the hands of Esav have no powerWhat does chen have to do with my Gemara? When you learn, you engage in Hashem’s words, and the Shechinah sits opposite you.Torah as spiritual nutrition: learning sends kedushah to the whole body, from your heart to your little fingerAyeles ahavim v’ya’alas chen: the Torah raises the chen of those who learn it. A learning man without chen should check what’s wrong in the wiring.Kollel Toras ChaimAlso on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Kollel Toras ChaimHashtags:#LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #TorahAleph #Torah1 #RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #RabbiNachman #DovidFirestone #RabbiDovidFirestone #Chen #Chashivus #KavehElHashem #Emunah #Tefillah #Prayer #TorahLearning #TorahAndTefillah #KlalYisrael #Kedushah #Klipah #YaakovAndEsav #HakolKolYaakov #AyelesAhavim #Yiddish #YiddishShiur #Chassidus #Chasidut #Kabbalah #JewishInspiration #JewishWisdom #Chizuk #Judaism #Jewish #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim

Rebbe Nachman said that every line of his Torah is a klal, a headline with endless depth underneath, and that each Torah holds all of the Torah, nigleh and nistar. In this opening shiur, Rabbi Rietti begins Likutey Moharan Torah 1 from the very first word and shows how to learn it.How to learn the Rebbe’s Torah (Chayei Moharan): his words are mesugal, his Torahs are all bechinos, and ki’mo b’mikra, you can examine every word as closely as a pasukThe palace with treasure under the tiles: the Baal Shem Tov’s mashal for the Written and Oral Torah. Every “inconsistency” is a clue to dig, and the king’s son has to earn the palace.What is chen? An invisible connection. Noach matza chen, and why Esther found chen in the eyes of everyone who saw her.Kamayim hapanim lapanim: we are wired to reflect each other. The face (panim, always plural) and the mirror (mar’eh): what kind of face does your spouse deserve?Ashrei temimei derech: tam means whole, without a blemish, and Yaakov Avinu, ish tam, whose heart and mouth are oneBlossom where you’re planted: Yaakov, and Yosef in the worst place on earthDa: why “know” means the Rebbe drew this from the highest placeAl yedei haTorah: how Torah gets every tefillah and bakashah accepted, and nis’aleh v’nisromemLearning that becomes tefillah: Likutey Tefillos, and Shlomo HaMelech asking for wisdomSources: Rabbi Attia’s edition of Likutey Moharan, and Rabbi Chaim KramerL’ilui nishmas Gitel bas Shmuel.Kollel Toras ChaimAlso on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Kollel Toras ChaimHashtags:#LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #TorahAleph #Torah1 #RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #RabbiNachman #Rietti #RabbiRietti #ChayeiMoharan #HowToLearn #Chen #NoachMatzaChen #Esther #YaakovAvinu #IshTam #Temimus #TorahLearning #Tefillah #Prayer #Relationships #Marriage #Mindset #BaalShemTov #Chassidus #Chasidut #Kabbalah #JewishInspiration #JewishWisdom #Chizuk #Emunah #Judaism #Jewish #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim

Why does Shlomo HaMelech compare the Torah to a doe, ayeles ahavim v’ya’alas chen? And what does it mean that there is sechel, divine intelligence and light, in every single thing?In part 2 on Likutey Moharan Torah 1, Rabbi Rietti reviews the opening of Ashrei temimei derech and goes deeper:Da: why the Rebbe’s teachings come down from the highest place, and his Torah as a palace of connected rooms, bechinah to bechinahChen as connection: bechinah, matnas chinam, and Hashem’s chen for a person’s simple, wholehearted loveAntisemitism as a conditional prophecy: hakol kol Yaakov. When the voice of Torah is strong, the hands of Esav are weak.Avon means twisted thinking (Malbim): every aveirah starts with a crooked mindset. Lavan, the “white,” brilliant con man.Chen v’chashivus versus chashivus v’chen: the nations’ chen comes from fame, money and looks, sheker hachen. Ours is the connection inside, and our value grows out of it.Ayeles ahavim: a mother’s milk that is always there, the love that is always like the first time, and b’ahavasah tishgeh tamid, being “insanely in love” with TorahYa’alas chen as ma’alas chen: Torah raises the chen of the one who learns itIm tevakshena kakesef: search for it like treasure, and you’ll find yiras Hashem and da’as Elokim. Lefum tza’ara agra: the compensation is according to the effort.Tzarich tamid l’histakel: gazing with intent to understand, and how the brain “deletes” your own noseEizehu chacham? Halomed mikol adam: sechel in everything, multiple intelligences, and finding each child’s own way, al pi darkoWhere do thoughts come from? The real you is the one listening to your thoughts. Why the yetzer hara gets a 13-year head start, and the choice whether to open or ignore a thought that comes back.Gluing yourself, l’kasher atzmo: Post-it glue or superglueKollel Toras ChaimAlso on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Kollel Toras ChaimHashtags:#LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #TorahAleph #Torah1 #RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #RabbiNachman #Rietti #RabbiRietti #AyelesAhavim #LoveOfTorah #TorahLearning #Chen #Chashivus #Sechel #DivineIntelligence #Chochmah #Emunah #YiratShamayim #Mindset #Thoughts #YetzerHara #YetzerTov #Chinuch #MultipleIntelligences #JewishEducation #Antisemitism #Teshuvah #JewishInspiration #JewishWisdom #Chizuk #Chassidus #Chasidut #Kabbalah #Judaism #Jewish #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim

The sechel is an or gadol, a light too great to hold. So how do we receive it? Through the nun: malchus, the moon that has no light of its own.In part 2 on Likutey Moharan Torah 1, Rabbi Chaim Kramer, founder of the Breslov Research Institute, continues from Ki ish haYisraeli tzarich tamid l’histakel b’hasechel shel kol davar:Seeing Hashem in everything: whatever happens and whatever we see is made for us to come close to HashemChochmas adam ta’ir panav: knowing why you’re doing what you do, and what purpose you’re living forYaakov as chochmah: the bechorah, vaya’akveni zeh pa’amayim, and the twelve sons as the twelve great nerves of the brainThe sun, v’orach tzaddikim, and the ches of chiyus: the chochmah behind a jet engine, a car and indoor plumbingThe nun as a filter: you can’t look straight at the sun. Why every great light needs a tzimtzum, how the Gemara filters a Mishnah, and how Rabbi Akiva sorted everything into its place.Malchus is authority over yourself: emunah and tefillahReb Noson’s four legs of emunah: in Hashem, in the Torah, in the true chachamim, and in yourself. And how Breslov Research began with nothing but emunah.Ish haYisraeli nivra sheyihiyeh lo memshalah al hamalachim (Likutey Moharan II:1): start with the yetzer haraBelieving is seeing (Likutey Moharan 62): v’eirastich li be’emunah, v’yada’at es HashemRebbe Nachman in one word: live. The 22 players on the field and the 40,000 spectators in the stands.Why daven at all, if Hashem sent the illness? Emunah brings tefillah, and tefillah turns everything happening around you into a prayer.Kollel Toras ChaimAlso on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Kollel Toras ChaimHashtags:#LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #TorahAleph #Torah1 #RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #RabbiNachman #ChaimKramer #RabbiChaimKramer #BreslovResearch #Emunah #EmunahInYourself #BelievingIsSeeing #Tefillah #Prayer #Chen #Chochmah #Sechel #Malchus #Tzimtzum #YaakovAvinu #YetzerHara #RebNoson #EmunasChachamim #LiveDontExist #JewishInspiration #JewishWisdom #Chizuk #Chassidus #Chasidut #Kabbalah #TorahLearning #Judaism #Jewish #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim

Noach matza chen: Noach was spared, and the whole world with him, because he found chen. So what is chen, why has the chen and chashivus of Klal Yisrael fallen, and how do we raise it again?Rabbi Chaim Kramer, founder of the Breslov Research Institute, opens Likutey Moharan Torah 1, Ashrei temimei derech:Da ki al yedei haTorah: why our tefillos and bakashos are accepted only through the ko’ach haTorahThe history behind the Torah: the Rebbe said it in 1799, as the Czar’s decrees against the Jews began. Why nothing the leaders tried could help.Why the nations hold the chashivus now: ikar hachashivus v’hachen hu etzlam, and why the whole world still revolves around Am YisraelJewish pride: knowing who you really are, with the Rebbe’s story of the Exchanged Children (Bnei HaMelech v’HaEved) and the rose that had to be liftedWhat are we davening for? Parnassah and health, but where is the yiras Shamayim and ahavas Hashem in our tefillah?The four parts of emunah (Reb Noson): in Hashem, in the Torah, in the tzaddikim, and in yourself. And how Breslov Research began with nothing but emunah.The ches and the nun: chen is seichel received through malchus. The nun is emunah, the moon that has nothing of its own: leis lah migarmah klum.The yetzer tov and the yetzer hara: yeled misken v’chacham against melech zaken u’ksilIm paga becha menuval zeh, mashcheihu l’beis hamidrash: Torah b’ko’ach gives strength to malchus d’kedushahKollel Toras ChaimAlso on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Kollel Toras ChaimHashtags:#LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #TorahAleph #Torah1 #RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #RabbiNachman #ChaimKramer #RabbiChaimKramer #BreslovResearch #Chen #Chashivus #Tefillah #Prayer #TorahLearning #Emunah #EmunahInYourself #EmunasChachamim #JewishPride #KlalYisrael #AmYisrael #Malchus #YetzerTov #YetzerHara #NoachMatzaChen #SippureiMaasiyos #ExchangedChildren #RebNoson #Chassidus #Chasidut #Kabbalah #JewishInspiration #JewishWisdom #Chizuk #Antisemitism #Judaism #Jewish #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim

What is the sechel that Rebbe Nachman says we must look for in everything? And why does he call it an or gadol, a great light?In the third shiur on Likutey Moharan Torah 1, Rabbi Rietti goes word by word through Ki ish haYisraeli tzarich tamid l’histakel b’hasechel shel kol davar:Chen as connection, and how our true chen and chashivus fell, through avonos, which means twisted thinkingThe real World War Three: the battle between your ears, good thoughts against bad thoughts (Likutey Moharan 49)Sechel as your innate, divine intelligence, your mind’s eye: the tzelem Elokim inside you (Sforno, Rabbeinu Bachya, Sefer HaChinuch, Rambam)L’kasher atzmo: not just tying yourself, but gluing yourself (l’davek) to what Hashem is showing youGadol means independent, and why only Hashem is HaGadolChochmas adam ta’ir panav: Moshe Rabbeinu’s face, and the famous mistranslation of “horns”Yagati u’matzasi: why Torah is a gift that comes through toil and tefillah togetherYaakov Avinu as chochmah: the bechorah, vaya’akveni, and Rivka, who could see through a con manThe sun is always shining, and v’orach tzaddikim k’or nogahBinah from ben: building understanding brick by brick, the way the moon takes its light from the sunHashem sends you the thought, the word and the deed for this day, this person and this place: every moment holds the hint you need to come close to HimKollel Toras ChaimAlso on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Kollel Toras ChaimHashtags:#LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #TorahAleph #Torah1 #RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #RabbiNachman #Sechel #Chochmah #Chen #Emunah #DivineIntelligence #TzelemElokim #YaakovAvinu #MosheRabbeinu #Hashgacha #HashgachaPratis #Tefillah #TorahLearning #TorahShiur #JewishInspiration #JewishWisdom #Chizuk #Chassidus #Chasidut #Kabbalah #Mindset #JewishMindfulness #Hisbonenus #Teshuvah #YetzerHara #YetzerTov #SpiritualGrowth #Judaism #Jewish #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim #Rietti

After seventy years of sleep, the viceroy wakes and asks the question that starts every return: heichan ani ba’olam? Where am I in the world?In Shiur 26 we go line by line through what the servant tells him, and what he leaves out:Why the servant tells him about the soldiers first. It’s a limud zechus: “You were trapped. It’s not all your fault.”Why the companion hid, so as not to be pulled into the same sleep.The covered chariot. She came to take him home, and he wouldn’t wake.“Comfort in the discomfort.” How we squash the voice of the neshamah.Mei’ayin zeh? Why he asks “where is this from?” and not “what is this?”Why she wrote with tears: longing, not blame.Holding your pain up to the sun. First you see letters, then a map.Chen from Likutey Moharan Torah 1: the nun, our weakness, facing the ches, the chochmah.The mountain of gold and the castle of pearls. A pearl is made from pain, and gold has to be dug out and worked.Rebbe Nachman said that whoever heard this story had a hirhur teshuvah, a stirring to return. This is a chabura, not a lecture: we find ourselves inside the story.Nachman Fried | Kollel Toras ChaimAlso on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Kollel Toras Chaim#LostPrincess #RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #RabbiNachman #SippureiMaasiyos #RebbeNachmanStories #TheLostPrincess #Teshuvah #HirhurTeshuvah #HeichanAniBaolam #LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #TorahAleph #Chen #Hisbodedus #Hitbodedut #Neshamah #Emunah #Chizuk #Jewish #JewishInspiration #Torah #TorahShiur #Chassidus #Chasidut #Kabbalah #JewishWisdom #Uman #Geulah #NachmanFried #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim #FindingYourPurpose #Spirituality #Hope #NeverGiveUp #Failure #PainToPurpose #Relationships #Marriage

The first Torah in Likutey Moharan, Ashrei Temimei Derech, opens with a big promise: through the Torah, every tefillah and every bakasha is accepted, and the chen and chashivus of Klal Yisrael is raised up, in ruchniyus and in gashmiyus.In this shiur we go through the whole Torah to get the map of it before we go back and take it apart piece by piece:When the Rebbe said this Torah: Medvedevka, 1800, right after he came back from Eretz YisraelTefillah (connection) and bakasha (what I need in order to connect)What chen is, and why it comes before chashivus for a Yid but after it for the nationsTorah 1 and Azamra, the first and last Torahs: the ikar and the nekudah tovah“Want, pray, get”: turning a want into a needLooking for the seichel in everything, and the runway lights that show your pathYaakov and Esav: why the Rebbe says Yaakov zacha, merited, the bechorah instead of buying itThe ches of chen: chochmah, which is the chiyus of everythingThe nun of chen: Malchus, the receiverThe sun and the moon: “it has nothing of its own”Rav Natan’s chizuk: the moon always gets light from the sun, even when it’s dark. You are never disconnected.Let go of the ego, let go of “what about me?”, get into the position to receive, and the light shines back out of you. That is chen.#RebbeNachman #LikuteyMoharan #Breslov #BreslovShiur #Chen #Chassidus #KollelTorasChaim #YaakovAndEsav #Toldos #Malchus #Tefillah #Azamra #NekudahTova #Chizuk #umanRebbe Nachman, Likutey Moharan, Likutei Moharan Torah 1, Ashrei Temimei, Breslov, Breslov shiur, Chen, Chein, grace, Chassidus, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Kollel Toras Chaim, Yaakov and Esav, Toldos, bechorah, Malchus, sun and moon, Chochmah, seichel, tefillah, prayer, Kabbalah, Azamra, nekudah tovah, humility, ego, emunah, Torah in English, Torah shiur, Jewish learning, chizuk, Nachman Fried, Uman, Rav Natan, Likutei Halachos, Jewish spirituality

We aren’t only learning Likutey Moharan. We’re learning how to teach it. Torah isn’t for brain stimulation. The point is to become a mashpia, to share it with your spouse, your friends, your parents, and to radiate it out like the moon.The ground rules before we go back into Torah 1:Lilmod u’lelamed: we learn so that we can give it overNothing is random. Every encounter, person and object is a message from HashemWhy going back over the material is never repetitive: the same words say something new every daySpend 75–80% of the time on chazara. You’ll get new layers and keep the map of the TorahBuilding the Torah in layers, one floor on top of anotherRule #1: the Rebbe is talking directly to youSurrender: “When I open this sefer, I know nothing. I’m not fitting this into my life, I’m fitting me into this.”There’s no such thing as a stupid question. Challenge the Rebbe to understand him, not from egoTake the questions with you: in the dentist’s chair, falling asleep, and waking up with an epiphanyKollel Toras Chaim. Also on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.#RebbeNachman #LikuteyMoharan #Breslov #BreslovShiur #Chassidus #KollelTorasChaim #HowToLearnTorah #Chazara #Surrender #Chen #HashgachaPratis #AvodasHashem #TorahInEnglish #Chizuk #Uman

R’ Dovid Firestone opens Likutey Moharan Torah 1, Ashrei Temimei Derech, the seed that holds all of Rebbe Nachman’s Torahs. As his rebbe, Reb Tzvi Cheshin shlita, said: if he were starting Likutey Moharan, he would learn Torah Aleph for the rest of his life, because everything is included in it.The shiur starts with the Zohar on hanitzanim nir’u va’aretz: the world was in potential until Adam recognized Hashem’s goodness in it. That leads to the Rebbe’s goal in this Torah, making a shidduch between a person’s seichel and his actions, between chochmah and malchus.In this shiur:Why Likutey Moharan is really “She’eilos u’Teshuvos”: every Torah was an etzah given to a chassid who asked the Rebbe for helpThe background of Torah 1: a chassid whose tefillos weren’t “working” in businessChen in every part of life: shalom bayis, getting kids into school, business, harbatzas haTorahNot only will they answer your call, they’ll be waiting for you to askChes = chochmah and chayus, Nun = malchus, the moon; how together they become chen and form the TavThe power of the letters: the five motza’os hapeh, fire and water in every letter, and why פה (85) is the root of the whole personTorah 110: don’t make your Torah physical, because ruchniyus takes up no spaceAshrei as histaklus: seeing the seichel in everything, and closing your eyes to see (Torah 65)Ratzo v’shov: serving Hashem on the highs and the lowsAvraham and Sarah in Mitzrayim, and chochmas adam ta’ir panav: real beauty is inner wholenessWhy the chen and chashivus of Klal Yisrael fell to the other side, and zeh l’umas zeh: the world needs balanceKollel Toras Chaim, also on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Hashtags#RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #Torah1 #TorahAleph #AshreiTemimeiDerech #Chen #Chein #DovidFirestone #RabbiDovidFirestone #RebTzviCheshin #TzviCheshin #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim #Torah #TorahLearning #TorahShiur #Shiur #Chassidus #Chassidut #Kabbalah #Zohar #Emunah #Tefillah #Prayer #Davening #Hisbodedus #Chochmah #Malchus #OsiyosHaTorah #HebrewLetters #AlefBeis #RatzoVShov #Simcha #RebNosson #ParshasLechLecha #LechLecha #AvrahamAvinu #KlalYisrael #AmYisrael #Jewish #Judaism #Yiddishkeit #JewishWisdom #Success #Parnassah #ShalomBayis #Mashiach #Geulah #Uman

Your Weakness Is Where Your Connection to Hashem Begins | R' Nachman FriedWhat if the parts of yourself you try hardest to hide are actually the places where you can connect most deeply with Hashem?In this special shiur on Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, R' Nachman Fried joins the learning to share a powerful perspective on Rebbe Nachman's teachings and how they can transform our everyday lives.We often believe that our connection to Hashem comes through our strengths, accomplishments, and spiritual successes. But R' Nachman explains that the real starting point is often the opposite: our vulnerabilities, our confusion, and our willingness to admit, "I don't understand."Drawing on Rebbe Nachman's teaching of chen, he explores how true spiritual beauty isn't simply charm or favor. It's connection — allowing Hashem's light to shine through us and into the world.Through the symbolism of the sun and moon, we discover how letting go of our ego and recognizing that everything we have comes from Hashem creates the foundation for authentic connection.In this shiur:Why your vulnerabilities can become your greatest spiritual giftsHow to learn Likutei Moharan as a personal conversation with Rebbe NachmanFinding Hashem's guidance in everyday experiencesWhy admitting "I don't understand" opens the door to deeper understandingThe meaning of chen and its connection to Torah and tefillahHow the sun and moon represent our relationship with HashemMoving beyond ego to become a source of light for othersThe connection between personal spiritual growth and the ultimate GeulahA moving exploration of how Rebbe Nachman's Torah offers guidance, hope, and a path toward discovering our true purpose.Likutei Moharan — Torah Alef | Special Guest Shiur with R' Nachman Fried#LikuteiMoharan #RebbeNachman #Breslov #NachmanFried #AvodasHashem

R' Gedaliah Jaffe | Likutei Moharan — Shiur 3What do you do when something happens in your life that you simply cannot understand? How do you find Hashem in situations that don't seem to make sense?In this shiur on Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, Os Gimmel, we explore Rebbe Nachman's profound teaching about the relationship between emunah (faith) and chochmah (Divine wisdom).Although everything in creation contains a deeper Divine wisdom, our human intellect is limited. We cannot always understand the purpose behind what happens to us.Rebbe Nachman teaches that the key is not to force ourselves to understand everything, but to develop the humility to acknowledge what we don't know and trust that Hashem's wisdom is present even when we cannot see it.Through the beautiful symbolism of the sun and moon, we discover how emunah allows us to gradually receive the light of Divine wisdom.In this shiur:Why we cannot understand everything Hashem doesHow to have emunah when life doesn't make senseThe difference between human intellect and Divine wisdomWhy humility is essential for spiritual growthThe symbolism of the sun and moon in Rebbe Nachman's teachingsHow emunah creates the foundation for deeper understandingThe connection between chochmah, malchus, and chenAn exploration of how accepting our limitations can open the door to a deeper connection with Hashem.Likutei Moharan — Torah Alef, Os Gimmel | Shiur 3#LikuteiMoharan #RebbeNachman #Breslov #Emunah #JewishSpirituality

R' Gedaliah Jaffe| Likutei Moharan Torah 1 — Shiur 2What if everything you encounter throughout your day contains a deeper message? What if even the most ordinary moments could become opportunities to connect with Hashem?In Shiur 2 of Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, we explore Rebbe Nachman's profound teaching that every object, experience, and situation contains a hidden Divine wisdom — the seichel that gives it life.Rebbe Nachman teaches that our avodah is to look beyond the surface of the physical world and discover the deeper purpose and Godliness within it.Through the example of a ringing telephone, the story of a father working to provide his children with a Torah education, and the symbolism of Yaakov Avinu's ladder, we discover how even our most mundane responsibilities can be connected to a higher spiritual purpose.We also explore the difference between intellectually recognizing Hashem's presence and developing a genuine emotional connection to Him.In this shiur:Finding Hashem in everyday experiencesUnderstanding the seichel hidden within everythingLooking beyond external appearances to discover deeper purposeWhy Yaakov Avinu's ladder represents the connection between Heaven and EarthThe difference between understanding something intellectually and connecting with it emotionallyHow Torah learning helps reveal the Divine wisdom within creationWhy spiritual wisdom is compared to the light of the sunUnderstanding the letter ches and its connection to chenLikutei Moharan — Torah Alef, Os Beis | Shiur 2#LikuteiMoharan #RebbeNachman #Breslov #AvodasHashem #TorahLearning

Chein - the Depper Layer | Likutei Moharan Torah 1 - R' Gedaliah JaffeWhat makes our tefillos more powerful? How does learning Torah help us find favor in the eyes of Hashem?In this opening shiur on Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, we explore Rebbe Nachman's teaching that Torah learning elevates the chen (spiritual favor) and importance of the Jewish people, allowing our prayers and personal requests to be received in Heaven.We explore the difference between true chen and the superficial attraction of the physical world, why spiritual favor has fallen into concealment during galus, and how Torah learning restores that holiness to its rightful place.Drawing on Rebbe Nachman's teachings, Chayei Moharan, the Zohar, and the commentary Ot La'or, this shiur introduces the deeper connection between Torah, tefillah, and our everyday spiritual lives.Topics include:Why Torah learning helps our tefillos be acceptedThe difference between formal tefillah and personal requests to HashemUnderstanding true chen versus superficial attractionHow galus conceals the spiritual importance of Klal YisraelElevating fallen sparks of holiness through Torah learningThe deeper significance of Klipas NogahFinding favor in the eyes of Hashem and othersLikutei Moharan, Torah Alef, Os Alef — Part 1#LikuteiMoharan #RebbeNachman #Breslov #TorahLearning #Tefillah

What is chen — grace, charm, favor — really? Rebbe Nachman teaches that chen is connection: the נ (malchus) joined to the ח (chochmah). When I'm connected, it reflects to you, and you reflect it to the next person, like the moon receiving the light of the sun. That chain of chen, one Yid to the next, is what brings ohr halevanah k'ohr hachamah.In this shiur on Likutey Moharan Torah 1 (Ashrei Temimei Derech):• Tamid l'histakel — "always" also means everyday consistency• Every person, object and encounter is a davar with Elokus inside it, and a message for my path• Chochmah vs. reishis chochmah: don't get stuck in the mechanics, trace everything back to its source• Yaakov vs. Esav: Esav brings the ches into the nun; Yaakov brings the nun to the ches• How could Yaakov "buy" the bechorah? Rashi's two stones in a tube: Yaakov was truly first• Ve'Noach matza chen: nun to ches• Lis lah migarmah klum: connection comes from letting go, from vulnerability, not strength• The Tam's derech: the biggest chochmah is being a Tam• Fitting myself into Hashem, not fitting Hashem into me• Avodah for the week: connect the events of your week to the parsha and the TorahKollel Toras Chaim, with Rabbi Nachman FriedAlso on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.#LikuteyMoharan #RebbeNachman #Breslov #LikuteiMoharan #Torah1 #TorahAleph #AshreiTemimeiDerech #RebbeNachmanOfBreslov #Breslev #Chassidus #Chasidut #Kabbalah #Chen #Grace #Chochmah #ReishisChochmah #Malchus #Sefiros #Yaakov #Esav #Bechorah #Birthright #Rashi #Toldos #Parsha #Torah #TorahLearning #TorahShiur #Shiur #JewishLearning #Judaism #Emunah #EmunasChachamim #Faith #Hashem #Elokus #Godliness #Tzaddik #LettingGo #Ego #Humility #Vulnerability #Mashiach #Geulah #ChachamAndTam #Spirituality #JewishSpirituality #Tefillah #Davening #Purpose #MeaningOfLife #DivineProvidence #Hashgacha #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim #NachmanFried #ליקוטי מוהרן #רבי נחמן #ברסלב #חן

| R’ Yirmi Ginsberg — Torah Alef Shiur 3What if everything around us is filled with Divine life, but we're simply not seeing it?In Shiur 3 on Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, R’ Yirmi Ginsberg explores Rebbe Nachman's profound teaching of seichel sheb'chol davar—the hidden wisdom and Divine vitality within everything in creation.From the trees outside our windows to our everyday thoughts, experiences, relationships, and even our Torah and tefillah, everything contains a deeper spiritual reality. But recognizing that Hashem created something is only the beginning. Rebbe Nachman teaches us to look deeper, connect ourselves to that hidden wisdom, and allow it to illuminate our lives.Through an exploration of Chochmah, the Sefiros, and the deeper meaning of Yaakov Avinu, R’ Yirmi explains how our awareness can transform the way we experience the world. We discover that the difference between a world that feels empty and one filled with Divine light is often the way we choose to see it.The shiur also introduces the relationship between Chochmah and Malchus, represented by the sun and moon, and why even the greatest spiritual light needs a vessel through which it can be received.In this shiur:What is the seichel sheb'chol davar?Discovering Hashem's life force within all of creationHow Chochmah reveals the deeper purpose of everythingThe difference between seeing and truly connectingWhy emunah changes the way we experience realityFinding Divine vitality within Torah, tefillah, and everyday lifeYaakov Avinu, the bechorah, and the meaning of ReishisWhy the sun represents Chochmah and the moon represents MalchusHow Divine wisdom illuminates our lives and brings us closer to HashemDiscover how to move beyond the surface of reality and begin experiencing a world filled with meaning, vitality, and the presence of HaKadosh Baruch Hu.Subscribe for more shiurim exploring the teachings of Rebbe Nachman and Pnimiyus HaTorah.#LikuteiMoharan #RebbeNachman #YirmiGinsberg #Breslov #Chassidus #Emunah #PnimiyusHaTorah

| R’ Moshe Chaim Eade — Shiur 6You spent weeks looking for the sechel in everything. Then the Rebbe tells you the light is too big to get, unless you come through the Nun. This shiur stays on that one turn. The moon has no light of its own. It only receives. The Rebbe says that’s the avodah, and that refusing to receive is Esav.The Torah in this shiurReview: Through Torah, all tefilos and bakashos are accepted. What’s missing is chen. The chen fell “by them” (Esav), and the avodah is to bring it back.The sechel: Look at the sechel in every davar, then connect to it. That sechel is the ches, the chayus, the reishis. It ties to Yaakov, who earned the bechorah.The turn: That light is so great it’s impossible to reach, unless through the Nun.The Nun is the Levanah: The moon has no light of its own and only receives from the chesed, the chochmah, the sun. A ches plus a Nun is chen.The goal: The moonlight becomes like the sunlight, which is Mashiach.Esav: One who doesn’t connect to the sechel, chochmah, and chayus is Esav. He despised the bechorah. He is the dark side of the moon, the side that never wants to receive.The pasuk to end on: Lo yachpotz kesil b’seivunah, ki im b’hisgalus libo. The fool doesn’t want to understand. He wants whatever his heart reveals.Questions the shiur leaves openThese are not answered, on purpose.If you look but don’t connect (mistakel without mekusher), did you do half the job?Temimus or sechel? Are you the simple Yid or the intellectual? Or both?Does the Nun go up to receive the ches, or does the ches come down and the Nun builds a vessel? Or is it just a change of position, like the moon?Does the Nun do something, or do nothing?Is there any chesed at all on Esav’s side? Where does his chen come from?How do you know when to move on from one sechel (the coffee) to the next (shiur)?

Rav Chaim Kramer, founder of the Breslov Research Institute, learns the opening lesson of Likutey Moharan, Ashrei Temimei Derech, and asks a hard question: there is more Torah being learned today than in hundreds of years, so why are our tefillos not answered, and why has the chen v’chashivus of Klal Yisrael fallen?In this shiur:Noach matza chen: how Torah saved Noach and the whole worldThe Rebbe’s lesson in its history: the Czar’s decrees of 1797–1799, and why the Rebbe said no one will listen to us until our chen is raisedWhy the world’s gedulah really belongs to Klal Yisrael, and the Exchanged Children (Ma’aseh 11): the rose that must be lifted back upThe four parts of emunah according to Reb Noson, including emunah in yourself, and how Breslov Research began “with nothing”Yetzer tov vs. yetzer hara: misken v’chacham vs. melech zakein u’ksilTorah B’Koach: learning with fervor, and learning even when you don’t feel like itBringing Hashem into your learning and davening: Torah lishmahChes + Nun = Chen, and how they form the Tav: divrei chachamim b’nachas nishma’imMaking divrei chen through praising tzaddikim (Torah 29)Start with yourself: put your koach into what you can doKollel Toras Chaim, also on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Hashtags#RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #Torah1 #TorahAleph #AshreiTemimeiDerech #Chen #ChaimKramer #RabbiChaimKramer #BreslovResearch #KollelTorasChaim #TorasChaim #Torah #TorahLearning #TorahShiur #Shiur #Chassidus #Chassidut #Kabbalah #Emunah #Tefillah #Prayer #Davening #TorahLishmah #TorahBKoach #ParshasNoach #Noach #ReboNosson #RebNoson #LikuteyHalachos #ExchangedChildren #RebbeNachmansStories #YetzerHara #YetzerTov #Malchus #JewishPride #KlalYisrael #AmYisrael #Jewish #Judaism #Yiddishkeit #JewishWisdom #Mashiach #Geulah #Uman #Monsey #NaNachNachma #Hisbodedus

This is the second recorded shiur with my chavrusa r' Sruly Schubertmay he have a refuah sheleymaWhy do some people's words go straight into your heart, while others' don't land? Rebbe Nachman says the answer is chen. In this shiur on Likutey Moharan Torah 1, we take the word חן apart, letter by letter. In this shiur: • Chen and chashivus: what we lost through our aveiros, and how the Torah, the "ayeles chen," lifts it back up • The ches (ח) is chochmah: the Godliness and chiyus inside every davar we meet. Nothing in our life is random. Every encounter is a light on the runway, showing us the path to Hashem • The nun (נ) is malchus, the moon: it has no light of its own, only what it receives. When nothing stands between the moon and the sun, it shines like the sun. Humility and letting go of ego are what line us up • Yaakov and Esav: why Yaakov really was the bechor, and what "vayivez Esav es habechorah" means for us • The yetzer tov, "poor but wise," and the yetzer hara, "an old foolish king." Two nations inside every one of us, and "when one rises, the other falls" • "If this menuval meets you, drag him to the beis medrash": the Torah is the koach that lines up the nun with the ches • When ches and nun connect, we radiate chen, and all our tefillos and bakashos are accepted, before people and before the Borei Olam The shiur closes with a niggun: V'shavu Banim. Kollel Toras Chaim — also available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. #RebbeNachman #LikuteyMoharan #Breslov #Breslev #Torah #TorahShiur #Chen #Chassidus #Uman #Kabbalah #Tefillah #YetzerHara #Emunah #JewishInspiration #KollelTorasChaim

In Shiur 8 of our journey through Rebbe Nachman's story of the Lost Princess, the viceroy finally finds her. She's no longer just trapped in the place of lo tov; she has become its queen.We begin with the idea of the Tzaddik HaEmes: how the infinite connects to the finite through the Torah and through the tzaddik who nullifies himself. We look at the five tzaddikim given this title: Moshe Rabbeinu, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the Arizal, the Baal Shem Tov and Rebbe Nachman.Then we go word by word through the meeting:• הציצה: the soul peeks out, and we squash the inspiration• ועמדה מכסאה: getting off the "throne" of comfort we built inside our discomfort• ונגעה בו: the poke of inspiration that keeps coming back• "את היא הבת מלך שנאבדה": the tzaddik sees who we really are beneath the disguise• "My father, the king": blaming Hashem without knowing the Father's painThree lessons for the week: 1. We are often in the place of lo tov without knowing it. 2. Real change starts when you get off the throne. 3. Listen to the poke before it becomes a push, a slap or a zetz. 📚 Part of The Lost Princess: A Torah Journey Through the Story of Rebbe Nachman🎧 Also on Apple Podcasts and Spotify: Kollel Toras ChaimHashtags#LostPrincess #RebbeNachman #Breslov #SipureiMaasiyos #TorahShiur #Chassidus #Emunah #Tzaddik #Teshuvah #Inspiration #JewishLearning #Torah #Yiddishkeit #KollelTorasChaim #Hashem #Neshama #Kabbalah #SpiritualGrowth #JudaismPodcast #Uman #Breslev #NachNachma #TorahVideo #Mussar #JewishInspiration

After seventy years asleep, the viceroy wakes up and asks, heichan ani ba'olam, "Where am I in the world?" Those words can sound like giving up. Sung with a different niggun, they become the strongest chizuk there is. In this chaburah on Rebbe Nachman's story of the Lost Princess, we read the scene of the kerchief written in tears and look at why the servant answers so differently after each fall. First the viceroy goes to her. Then she comes to him, shakes him, and still can't wake him. We also learn: • Why every hirhur teshuvah is the lost princess calling from inside you, and why we keep squashing it • Hashem's Ayekah to Adam: knowing where you are before you start again • The "shmutziger Ribbono Shel Olam" and why the outlet is always on the bottom • Why a plugged-in toaster oven is worth more than an unplugged supercomputer • Korban, the Hebrew word for victim, and letting go of blaming the messenger • B'simcha has the letters of machshavah: joy is a state, not a feeling, and its source is your chelek Elokah mima'al We close by taking on Tikkun HaKlali together and davening for one another. #LostPrincess #RebbeNachman #Breslov #Breslev #RabbiNachman #SippureiMaasiyos #Torah #Chassidus #Teshuvah #Simcha #Hisbodedus #Uman #JewishInspiration #Emunah #TorahShiur #Chizuk #JewishWisdom #Kabbalah #Neshama #TikkunHaklali

Before learning the first Torah in Likutey Moharan, we hear the stories behind it. A man came to Rebbe Nachman in Medvedevka and complained that his prayers weren't being answered. He saw it because he had no chen or chashivus among the people of his town, who didn't respect his long davening. The Rebbe told him to learn something right after davening, Mishnah or Gemara, and promised that his tefillah would be accepted and that he would find chen in the eyes of Hashem and people. The man came back: "My learning doesn't light my way like the sun." The Rebbe answered: "If only it would light for you at least like the moon first. Then it will shine like the sun." When he came a third time, full of simcha, the Rebbe revealed this Torah and said: "Vos hot a mentsh tsu ton af der velt? Nor davnen, un lernen, un davnen." What does a person have to do in this world? Only davnen, learn, and davnen. • Why the first 15 Torahs of Likutey Moharan are on the stories of Rabbah bar bar Chanah, and how Rabbah bar bar Chanah himself came to the Rebbe and asked him to reveal their secrets • Why Reb Nosson didn't hear Ashrei Temimei Derech directly from the Rebbe, and how he put the text together • "Davnen, learn, and davnen": why not "learn, davnen, and learn"? • The three visits of the man from Medvedevka: chen, the sun, and the moon • Learn Torah b'koach, in simplicity, and the yetzer hara will be subdued • Reb Nosson's own struggle: losing his chen with his family after coming close to the Rebbe, and how this Torah fixed everything • "Going with a Torah": turning the learning into tefillah and hisbodedus We should merit to keep this Torah in complete simplicity, to learn and to do. #RebbeNachman #LikuteyMoharan #Breslov #Torah #Tefillah #Chen #Chassidus #ReiNosson#RebbeNachmanOfBreslov #BreslovChassidus #LikuteiMoharan #Uman #TorahShiur #JewishLearning #Prayer #Hisbodedus #Hitbodedut #Simplicity #Emunah #Judaism #Spirituality #Faith #JewishWisdom

| R’ Moshe Chaim Eade — Shiur 4What if the deepest wisdom in life is learning to recognize Hashem within everything we experience?In Shiur 4 on Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, R’ Moshe Chaim Eade explores Rebbe Nachman's teaching of seichel sheb'chol davar—the Divine wisdom hidden within all of creation.Through the deeper meaning of Yaakov and Esav, the concept of Chochmah, and the spiritual significance of the bechorah, we discover how Torah teaches us to look beyond external appearances and uncover the Divine purpose at the heart of life.R’ Moshe Chaim also explores the relationship between Chochmah and spiritual vitality, why Hashem's light can feel overwhelming, and how the first step toward genuine connection is recognizing the Divine presence within each experience.An inspiring exploration of finding meaning, illumination, and greater closeness to Hashem in everyday life.Likutei Cafe | Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef | Shiur 4 | R’ Moshe Chaim Eade

| R’ Yirmi Ginsberg — Shiur 2Why do we sometimes daven every day without feeling truly connected to Hashem? And what does Rebbe Nachman mean when he teaches that through Torah, our tefillos are received?In Shiur 2 on Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, R’ Yirmi Ginsberg explores the deeper meaning of Torah, the true nature of tefillah, and the hidden seichel—Divine wisdom and vitality—that exists within everything.Through an in-depth exploration of Rebbe Nachman's precise language, we discover that Torah is not simply about acquiring knowledge, and tefillah is not merely about asking for what we need. Both are pathways toward genuine closeness and deveikus with HaKadosh Baruch Hu.R’ Yirmi also explores the spiritual wisdom of Yaakov Avinu, the four stages of uncovering Divine meaning, and how recognizing the inner purpose of davening can transform our experience of prayer.A powerful invitation to rediscover the heart of tefillah and develop a deeper, more meaningful relationship with Hashem.Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef | Shiur 2 | R’ Yirmi Ginsberg

| R’ Shlomo Karmely — Shiur 2The sun shines with its own light, while the moon reflects the light it receives. Rebbe Nachman teaches that this relationship reveals something profound about our own connection to Hashem.In Shiur 2 on Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, R’ Shlomo Karmely explores the deeper meaning of chein, the relationship between Chochmah and Malchus, and the essential role of emunah in receiving Divine wisdom.Through stories of tzaddikim and the teachings of Pnimiyus HaTorah, we discover that we don't need to fully comprehend the spiritual significance of every mitzvah to connect with its holiness. Sometimes the greatest spiritual work begins with simple faith.R’ Shlomo also explores the deeper meaning of the moon's diminished light, the distinction between Yaakov and Esav, and how genuine spiritual growth comes from balancing the pursuit of Divine wisdom with humility, patience, and emunah.An illuminating exploration of how to experience greater meaning, vitality, and simcha in everyday Jewish life.Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef | Shiur 2 | R’ Shlomo Karmely

What if true happiness doesn't come from having more, achieving more, or getting everything you want—but from learning to see Hashem in everything you already have?In Shiur 4 on Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, R’ David Reboh explores Rebbe Nachman's profound teaching about chein—the true Divine grace that comes from living with a constant awareness of Hashem.Drawing on the teachings of R’ Gedaliah Koenig and the deeper meaning of the letters ח and נ, R’ David explains how Torah gives us the ability to look beyond the surface of life and recognize the Divine wisdom hidden within every experience.Through powerful stories of tzaddikim and the contrast between Yaakov and Esav, we discover the difference between chasing worldly importance and pursuing genuine closeness to Hashem.Why do we experience setbacks? What is the relationship between spiritual growth and material success? And how can even traffic, business challenges, and ordinary daily responsibilities become opportunities to connect with Hashem?In this shiur:The deeper meaning of chein and chashivusWhy true happiness comes from closeness to HashemDiscovering Divine wisdom beneath the surface of everyday lifeThe difference between Yaakov and Esav's approaches to this worldUnderstanding wealth, success, and material blessings through TorahHow life's challenges can become opportunities for spiritual growthBringing the teachings of Likutei Moharan into hitbodedus and daily lifeDiscover how to stop living on the surface and begin experiencing the deeper beauty, meaning, and Divine presence within everything.Likutei Moharan • Torah Alef • Shiur 4Subscribe for more shiurim exploring the teachings of Rebbe Nachman and Pnimiyus HaTorah.#LikuteiMoharan #RebbeNachman #DavidReboh #Breslov #Chassidus #Emunah #PnimiyusHaTorah

| R’ Moshe Leventer — Torah Alef Shiur 1What does it mean to find true beauty and meaning in Yiddishkeit? And how can our Torah learning change the way we experience Hashem in our everyday lives?In this introduction to Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, R’ Moshe Leventer explores Rebbe Nachman's teachings on chein, the hidden seichel within everything, and the profound connection between Torah and tefillah.Through practical guidance on Torah lishmah, Torah b'koach, and establishing consistent daily learning, we discover how even small commitments to Torah can strengthen our emunah, awaken our tefillos, and help us recognize the holiness within ordinary moments.An inspiring invitation to move beyond distraction and routine, rediscover the sweetness of Yiddishkeit, and build a genuine, lasting connection with Hashem.Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef | R’ Moshe Leventer

R’ David Reboh — Torah Alef Shiur 3What if the ordinary moments of your day are actually opportunities for Hashem to communicate something meaningful to you?In Shiur 3 on Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef, R’ David Reboh explores one of Rebbe Nachman's foundational teachings: “להסתכל בהשכל של כל דבר”—to look for the hidden wisdom within everything.Every encounter, every experience, and every situation contains a deeper spiritual reality. But recognizing that Hashem is behind everything is only the beginning. Rebbe Nachman teaches us to go further—to discover how those experiences relate to our own lives and how they can guide us toward a closer relationship with Hashem.Through powerful stories of tzaddikim, personal experiences, and practical examples of Hashgacha Pratis, R’ David explains how Torah develops our spiritual awareness, transforms the way we see the world, and brings us closer to the true chein—the Divine grace that elevates our tefillos.In this shiur:Discovering the hidden seichel within everythingUnderstanding Hashgacha Pratis in everyday lifeHow to recognize personal messages without overthinkingThe relationship between Torah, chein, and answered tefillosWhy Divine wisdom illuminates our path in lifeLearning from ordinary encounters and everyday experiencesThe tzaddik's ability to see beyond the surface of realityLearn how to move through life with greater awareness, recognizing that even the simplest moments can become opportunities to grow closer to Hashem.#LikuteiMoharan #RebbeNachman #DavidReboh #Breslov #HashgachaPratis #Chassidus

What makes a prayer get accepted? In the first shiur on Likutey Moharan Torah 1, we learn Rebbe Nachman's opening teaching: "Da, ki al yedei haTorah niskablin kol hatefillos v'chol habakashos." Through Torah, all our prayers and requests are accepted. This shiur gives the map of the Torah without getting lost in diyukim. We learn it in its simple meaning and try to take it inside. In this shiur: • Ashrei temimei derech: why simplicity is wholeness, and why chochmos can get in the way of avodas Hashem • The difference between tefillah and bakashah: tefillah is connection • Daas, emunah, and yediah: seeing the Godliness beneath the surface • Giving, receiving, and taking: how the yetzer hara turns both the giver and the receiver into takers • What chen really is, and why it isn't just "charm" or "grace" • Ayeles ahavim v'ya'alas chen: how Torah brings chen to those who learn it • Look for the seichel in everything: like the emergency floor lights on a plane, every encounter lights the way • Yaakov Avinu and the bechorah: tracing everything back to its reishis • The sun, the letter ches, and chiyus • The nun of chen: become a receiver like the moon, and the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun When we stop taking and become real receivers, with no ego and nothing of our own, we connect the nun to the ches and get the chen that makes all our tefillos accepted. Ashreinu! #RebbeNachman #LikuteyMoharan #Breslov #Torah #Chen #Tefillah #Emunah #Chassidus#TorahShiur #TorahLearning #Shiur #JewishLearning #Kabbalah #Chassidut #Hasidism #TorahWisdom #DafYomi #JewishWisdom

Before learning the first Torah in Likutey Moharan, we hear the stories behind it. A man came to Rebbe Nachman in Medvedevka and complained that his prayers weren't being answered. He saw it because he had no chen or chashivus among the people of his town, who didn't respect his long davening. The Rebbe told him to learn something right after davening, Mishnah or Gemara, and promised that his tefillah would be accepted and that he would find chen in the eyes of Hashem and people. The man came back: "My learning doesn't light my way like the sun." The Rebbe answered: "If only it would light for you at least like the moon first. Then it will shine like the sun." When he came a third time, full of simcha, the Rebbe revealed this Torah and said: "Vos hot a mentsh tsu ton af der velt? Nor davnen, un lernen, un davnen." What does a person have to do in this world? Only davnen, learn, and davnen. • Why the first 15 Torahs of Likutey Moharan are on the stories of Rabbah bar bar Chanah, and how Rabbah bar bar Chanah himself came to the Rebbe and asked him to reveal their secrets • Why Reb Nosson didn't hear Ashrei Temimei Derech directly from the Rebbe, and how he put the text together • "Davnen, learn, and davnen": why not "learn, davnen, and learn"? • The three visits of the man from Medvedevka: chen, the sun, and the moon • Learn Torah b'koach, in simplicity, and the yetzer hara will be subdued • Reb Nosson's own struggle: losing his chen with his family after coming close to the Rebbe, and how this Torah fixed everything • "Going with a Torah": turning the learning into tefillah and hisbodedus We should merit to keep this Torah in complete simplicity, to learn and to do. #RebbeNachman #LikuteyMoharan #Breslov #Torah #Tefillah #Chen #Chassidus #ReiNosson#RebbeNachmanOfBreslov #BreslovChassidus #LikuteiMoharan #Uman #TorahShiur #JewishLearning #Prayer #Hisbodedus #Hitbodedut #Simplicity #Emunah #Judaism #Spirituality #Faith #JewishWisdom

Episode Title:Finding Hashem in Everything | R’ Joey Rosenfeld — Likutei Moharan Torah AlefEpisode Description:Rebbe Nachman teaches that a Jew must always look for the hidden wisdom within everything—“להסתכל בהשכל של כל דבר.” But what does it actually mean to discover Hashem within the ordinary experiences of life?In this shiur, R’ Joey Rosenfeld explores the profound relationship between Chochmah and Malchus, the difference between intellectual understanding and Divine awareness, and the transformative power of bitul.Through the teachings of Chassidus and the deeper significance of Yaakov Avinu, we discover that the goal of spiritual wisdom is not to transcend the world and leave it behind, but to bring the light of Hashem into every aspect of our lives.A powerful exploration of how Torah can illuminate our relationships, our challenges, our tefillos, and the everyday moments through which we draw closer to HaKadosh Baruch Hu.Likutei Moharan, Torah Alef | R’ Joey Rosenfeld

Why is Lechu Chazu the only Torah in Likutey Moharan with no number? Rebbe Nachman said it on his way to Uman, and Rav Noson put it at the very start of the sefer. In this shiur we look at why it isn't only the opening to Likutey Moharan as a whole but the key to Torah Aleph in particular.In this shiur: • Why the "וכו׳" at the end of Lechu Chazu is the biggest proof, and why Rav Noson wasn't afraid of anything • The plural "על ידי": Rav Shimon bar Yochai and Rebbe Nachman, the נ״ח • Rav Shimon's promise that the Torah won't be forgotten, and why "we won't find a clear halacha and a clear mishnah in one place" isn't a concession • "כי לא תשכח מפי זרעו": how the secrets of the Torah show up inside its revealed layer • "דאיהו": every sefer that shines like the Zohar, and why the hidden secrets of the Torah are usSome of these are my own readings, and I stand to be corrected.#RebbeNachman #Breslov #LikuteyMoharan #LikuteiMoharan #LechuChazu #TorahAleph #Torah1 #RabbiNachmanOfBreslov #RavShimonBarYochai #Rashbi #Zohar #Kabbalah #Chassidus #Uman #TorahShiur #JewishLearning #Torah #Emunah #NachmanFried

"On the way, I told a story — and whoever heard it had a hirhur teshuvah."Rebbe Nachman isn't telling a story. He's telling your story. In this shiur, given before Shabbos Bereishis, we go back to the opening of The Lost Princess and walk through it word by word, the way the Rebbe wrote it: every word meduyak.We learn:• "Ana v'amar," he answered. Who is the Rebbe answering? Every question you will ever have in life. "B'derech": we're all on the road, and this is the story of the road.• Hern vs. derhern. You can hear the story and not hear it. Derhern means it goes into your heart.• The power of a hirhur teshuvah. The Gemara in Kiddushin says that even a rasha gamur who betroths "on condition that I am a tzaddik" makes a valid kiddushin, because maybe he had a thought of teshuvah. A thought you dismissed still counts, because it came from Hashem.• The three characters. The King is Hashem. The viceroy is the tzaddik, and the tzaddik inside every one of us ("v'amech kulam tzaddikim"). The princess is the Shechinah, the chelek Eloka mima'al buried in us under layers of ego. And why are the six sons mentioned once and never again?• Giver, receiver, and taker. The yetzer hara says "chap, take!" A receiver becomes a taker when he grabs before it comes, like jumping at the first plate of kugel at the kiddush. A giver becomes a taker when he thinks he's the giver. You're not the giver. You're the bank teller.• The castle and the soldiers. Olam HaZeh looks impossible to get into, and then nobody stops you. It's beautiful, everyone is welcoming, and it's a trap to make you forget why you came down.• "Eilech v'anaseh," let me go and try. These are the key words of the whole story. The obstacle only looked big from outside.• Why didn't the viceroy get up? He finally sees the princess and doesn't move. She has to come to him and shake him. The corner is the meitzar, being stuck, the anxiety of two feelings at war. Freeze, fight or flight.Why didn't the viceroy get up? He finally sees the princess and doesn't move. She has to come to him and shake him. The corner is the meitzar, being stuck, the anxiety of two feelings at war. Freeze, fight or flight.The takeaway: the Yamim Tovim are behind us and the long winter is ahead. Don't get lost in the ballroom. Remember the mission, which is to search for the princess inside you, and hold on to the tzaddik who said, "What do you have to worry about, since I go before you?"📖 From The Lost Princess: A Torah Journey Through the Story of Rebbe Nachman by Nachman Fried, Eilech V'anaseh🔔 Subscribe for more shiurim on the stories of Rebbe Nachman and Breslov chassidus.#TheLostPrincess #RebbeNachman #Breslov #LostPrincess #SipureiMaasiyot #RebbeNachmanStories #EilechVanaseh #LetMeGoAndTry #Chassidus #Torah #Shiur #TorahShiur #JewishWisdom #JewishStories #Kabbalah #Teshuvah #HirhurTeshuvah #Repentance #ReturnToGod #Shechinah #Neshamah #Soul #TrueSelf #Ego #YetzerHara #Distraction #Anxiety #FreezeFightFlight #Fear #Mission #PurposeOfLife #FindYourself #Search #Tzaddik #Viceroy #Princess #Giver #Receiver #Taker #Sefirot #Malchut #OlamHazeh #Emunah #Chizuk #Inspiration #Motivation #JewishSpirituality #Spirituality #SelfGrowth #PersonalGrowth #ShabbosBereishis #Bereishis #AfterSukkos #Kiddushin #Gemara #Judaism #JewishLearning #Uman #NaNachNachma #Hashem

Why does every tefillah and every bakashah get accepted through Torah? And what is real chen?In this shiur on Likutey Moharan Torah 1 (Ashrei Temimei Derech), we go back to the opening pasuk and ask what was bothering Rebbe Nachman. Why does it say "temimei derech" before "haholchim b'Toras Hashem"? And what does "Toras Hashem" actually mean?We learn:• The Lost Princess connection. The viceroy stood up on his own because he saw the King's pain, and so did we: we weren't drafted into this world, we signed up. He asked for a horse, a companion and money for expenses, and that shows us the difference between tefillah (the search for connection) and bakashah (the tools for the journey). "Bikesh" and "levakesh": as long as you're searching, you're receiving.• Ohr halevanah k'ohr hachamah. The moon has no light of its own. When I become a nun, a receiver, and know that everything I have is Hashem's, I can shine in the darkness of Olam Hazeh.• Ir v'Kadish and Nachal Novea. Rebbe Shimon lifts us from above and Rebbe Nachman pushes us up from below. "Why worry, since I go before you": the Rebbe has already been inside every challenge we will face.• The mechanics of chen. Connect your malchus to chochmah (nun to ches, Noach found chen), and it shines through your face onto everyone around you, in ruchniyus and in gashmiyus, for the individual and for Klal Yisrael.• EGO = Edge God Out. Ego is the place where I don't let God in. Hurts we bury and guard all our lives become the wall that stops us from receiving. Let go a little and you become a vessel.The takeaway: chen isn't just a word, it's work. Let go of a little more ego, connect to the Godliness in everything, and ask yourself: am I doing this for me, or for You?Ashreinu.#RebbeNachman #Breslov #LikuteyMoharan #Torah #Chassidus #Kabbalah #JewishWisdom #Shiur #TorahShiur #LikuteyMoharanTorah1 #AshreiTemimeiDerech #TheLostPrincess #LostPrincess #RebbeNachmanStories #Tefillah #Prayer #Bakashah #Chen #Grace #Charm #Ego #EdgeGodOut #LettingGo #Emunah #Bitachon #Faith #Trust #Spirituality #JewishSpirituality #Neshamah #Soul #Shechinah #Geulah #Redemption #Tzaddik #Tzadikim #RebbeShimon #RashbiZohar #Zohar #PnimiyutHaTorah #Chochmah #Malchut #Sefirot #Tehillim #Psalms #Noach #KlalYisrael #Hashem #FindingGod #HiddenGod #Simplicity #Temimut #Humility #SelfGrowth #PersonalGrowth #Avodah #Uman #NaNachNachma #JewishLearning #Judaism

R' David Reboh Torah 1 - Shiur 2R' Reboh describes how Rabbeinu and later Rav Kenig seemed to “create reality” around whatever Torah they were learning, giving the example that while learning Torah Alef in Likutei Moharan (Tinyana) Rav Kenig was unexpectedly taken to meet the rabbis of Montreal because the Torah discusses connecting to all Jews via Gedolei Yisrael. He urges learning a Torah be’emet by knowing its parts clearly, internalizing it until it becomes a unified “ruach,” and living with it through hitbodedut and life changes, as part of a broader view that all Likutei Moharan is one mahalach. The shiur introduces Torah Alef’s themes: Torah brings accepted tefillot and chen, and a Jew should seek and connect to the sechel she’bekol davar, treating events as non-haphazard hints without becoming confused. Stories include interpreting a bird hitting a window as mussar, and Rav Elazar Kanievsky advising an over-literal hint-seeker to first understand Gemara and Rashi to avoid ga’avah and confusion. The world is presented as metaphors rooted in Torah and sefirot, and the “sechel” is described as a great light requiring tzimtzum, associated with Yaakov, bechor, and shemesh.00:00 Morning Opening00:21 Torah Shapes Reality02:16 Living the Torah04:42 Program and Torah Alef06:39 Finding Wisdom Everywhere07:47 Bird Window Lesson09:21 World as Torah Metaphor10:23 Sefirot and Human Design12:49 Everything as Mashal14:00 Hints and Remezim14:10 Hints and Free Choice14:39 When Signs Become Confusion15:37 Tzadikim and Ruach Hakodesh17:20 Gemara Lesson on Humility19:40 Practical Remazim and Mussar22:30 Sechel Ohr Gadol and Tzimtzum24:41 Yaakov the Bechor and Chochmah26:35 Beit Hamikdash Mindset27:59 Wrap Up and Shabbat Shalom

R' David Reboh Torah 1 - Shiur 1R' Reboh introduces a new worldwide Likutei Moharan chabura through L’tayen B’torato, emphasizing the kiddush Hashem and achdut of learning together and focusing discussions on Torah Alef, chen, chashivut, and limud Torah. He begins Torah Alef, explaining that through Torah all prayers and requests are accepted and Israel’s chen and importance rise, while currently true chen has fallen and seems to be valued among the nations. He teaches that Torah is “ayelet ahavim ve’ayalat chen,” giving grace to the learner, and that a Jew must seek the sechel and chochmah within every thing and situation to draw close to Hashem. Using stories about Yosef’s chen in prison, a hospital elevator incident, and Baal Shem Tov’s “got junk” episode, he illustrates divine messages in daily events, the concealment of Hashem, sefirot as modes of interaction, and how strong Torah learning provides the “code” to perceive these remazim.00:00 Launching the Chabura01:41 Rabba Bar Hana Secrets03:04 How Rebbe Nachman Teaches05:31 Torah Accepts Prayers06:21 Losing and Regaining Chen09:36 Yosef and the Miracle of Chen12:07 Seeing Sechel in Everything15:21 Tzimtzum and Hidden Messages17:54 Hospital Elevator Story20:06 Elevator Lesson in Kindness20:59 Seeing Yourself in Others21:34 Sefirot and Divine Interaction23:21 Your Body Mirrors Sefirot25:13 Baal Shem Tov Got Junk Story29:07 Messages from a Non Jew30:13 Snowplow Teshuva Insight31:17 Elul Border Check Reminder33:39 Workday as Divine Hints34:33 Torah as the Code34:46 Build Seder and Finish Strong35:16 Closing and Continue Tomorrow

R' Yirmi Ginzburg Torah 1 - Shiur 1I assert that the Torah will not be forgotten because the Sefer Zohar and the teachings of Rabbi Shimon ben Yochai sustain and restore it. We trace how, after the destruction of the Second Temple, many feared the loss of Torah, yet figures such as Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Shimon renewed the chain of learning and preserved the tradition. I explain that Rabbi Nachman presents his own teachings as a continuation of that salvific stream and that his teachings, like the Zohar, can lead Klal and individuals out of exile. We distinguish between communal exile and personal exile and show how study of the Zohar and Hasidic instruction can return a person to spiritual freedom and confidence. We invite listeners to engage with these texts and practices as practical means to navigate hardship and to access deeper revelation and growth. I recount the historical rupture and the sustained promise that Torah will not be effaced. I describe the despair after the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash and the dislocation at Yavneh, when sages feared that the Devar Hashem would be lost and people would wander in search of guidance. I explain how voices in the Talmud foresaw a famine of spiritual knowledge and how countervailing testimonies insisted otherwise. I relate how Rabbi Kiva revived Torah study after catastrophe and how that precedent frames our trust that transmission can endure even through calamity. I then articulate the specific claim offered by Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai and the subsequent mystical rationale. I show how the Sefer Zohar is presented as the luminous instrument that will carry Israel out of exile. I recount the teaching that the final letters of a targumic passage conceal the name Yochai, and how the Zohar’s light is said to illuminate the darkness of forgetfulness. I conclude by affirming that, for us, these narratives justify continued attachment to the Zohar and Hasidic exposition as vehicles of resilience and continuity.Takeaways:I describe how Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai and the Zohar preserve Torah through exile.We explain that the Zohar offers enduring light and practical guidance which helps communities survive spiritual darkness during exile.I recount the Gemara debate about whether Torah will be forgotten and why it persisted.We show how personal inner exile and communal exile both require different paths to redemption.I assert that the teachings of Rabbi Nachman and the Zohar renew faith and study practice.We emphasize practical steps such as consistent study, community support, and trust in tzadikim during hardship.I note historic examples like Rabbi Akiva and Rabbi Nachman demonstrating resilience that rebuilt Torah life after tragedy.