No Despair

Based on Biur HaLikkutim I, 64:1

When the Unfathomable One
Constricted His Infinite Light
Leaving the Vacated Space
All concealment, all division was born.
But do not despair!
God is good—God is hidden there.

The next instant
He restored the lost light
In a measured way, as a line
Or thread of divine fire
Within which all four worlds
And all worldly phenomena transpire.

In every human being
On every plane
Genesis happens all over again.
Right now, within you.

The mind is a “portion of God Above.”
The cosmic void is the eclipse of mind.
Within the void, how can God be absent?
Within the void, how can God be present?

Grasp the nature of mind, and know the Divine.
Grasp the nature of the Vacated Space
And truly know the Divine.

Thursday Night Breslov Shiur in Flatbush

One of Breslov's shining lights, Rav Avraham Moshe Wasilski, shlit"a, now gives a one-hour shiur in English every Thursday night at the Breslov of Flatbush Shul, beginning at 9:30 PM.

American-born Rav Avraham Moshe Wasilski has been Mara D'asra of the renowned Breslov Shul in Williamsburg since the passing of his illustrious father, Rav Herschel Wasilski, zatzal, in 1981. He has in-depth knowledge of Breslover Chassidus, as well as of the Breslover mesorah, which he received from his father and from other Gedolei Breslov of the previous generation.

Men and women invited, with separate section with mechitzah for women.

Refreshments served.

CONGREGATION BRESLOV OF FLATBUSH
1909 NEW YORK AVE. (BETWEEN AVES. J AND K)
BROOKLYN, NY11210

For more information, call Moshe Berlin: 718-851-9332

breslovofflatbush@gmail.com

"Three Weeks" Shiur for Women in Monsey

Rabbi Jonathan Rietti will speak on Sunday night, July 4th.

Topic: The Science of Anger -- and its relationship to the Churban

Where: 7 Pinewood Dr, Monsey NY

When: Sunday JULY 4, 2010, beginning 8:30 pm

$10 Suggested Donation

For more info please call: 347-598-9592 or 917-620-4511

Breslov Boston Connection

We recently received this notice:

Rabbi Chaim Kramer in Boston This Week

Subject of Talk: Peace and Joy and the Deeper Meaning of the 17th of Tammuz

Rabbi Chaim Kramer from Jerusalem
Founder and Director of the Breslov Research Institute

When: Wed. June 23, 2010, 8:00-9:30 p.m.

Where: Marchette Family home, 21 Portina Rd., Brighton

Suggested Donation: $10

Please RSVP the Marchettes at 617-903-0613 or by email

Bluegrass Bar Mitzvah With Andy Statman

From Uman to Nashville, the hills are alive with the sound of Andy Statman's music. And lately the hallowed halls of Lakewood have reverberated with the Andy Statman Trio's brilliant amalgam of Chassidic niggunim and bluegrass. We don't know whose Bar Mitzvah this was, but it must have been a memorable simchah.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72d884h_kms&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmDBly3nxQY&feature=related

Breslov Summer Shabbaton in Manhattan With Rabbi Kramer

Date: June 25-26 (Parshat Balak)

Guest Teacher: Rabbi Chaim Kramer, Director of the Breslov Research Institute (BRI)

Where: The Carlebach Shul

305 W. 79th St. New York, NY, 10024

Friday night communal dinner (June 25)

Topic: The Thirteen Mystical Stories of Reb Nachman of Breslov (Sippurey Ma'asiyot)

Rabbi Chaim Kramer is a son-in-law of Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld, pioneer of Breslov outreach in America a generation ago. A former talmid of the Mir Yeshivah of Jerusalem, Rabbi Kramer is a renowned historian, prolific author, Torah scholar and founder/director of the Breslov Research Institute. He has presented the works of Chassidic master Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and his disciples to the English-speaking world for more than thirty years. His publishing house has produced nearly 100 titles in English, French, Russian, Modern Hebrew, Spanish, and Korean. Rabbi Chaim Kramer and Rabbi Moshe Mykoff have almost completed a projected 15-volume English commentary on Likutey Moharan. (Volume 13 is hot off the press.)

Please join us for this inspiring and joyous Shabbaton!

For more information, please email us at: info@carlebachshul.org

New Stamp in Honor of Rebbe Nachman's 200th Yahrtzeit

The painting of the Rebbe's Tziyun (grave site) in Uman is by noted Breslover artist, R. Yitzchak Besancon. The signature is from one of the Rebbe's letters, while the chair was hand-carved for the Rebbe by the schochet of Teplik in 1808. It was hidden during the Russian Revolution and smuggled out of the Ukraine in pieces just prior to the Holocaust, in 1936. Rebbe Nachman's chair was restored in 1959 and once again in 1984. Today it may be seen in the Breslover shul in Me'ah Shearim.

Rabbi Kramer Tonight in Teaneck

Rabbi Chaim Kramer will give a shiur Tuesday night, June 15th, in Teaneck, NJ, at Congregation B'nai Yeshurun, 641 W. Englewood Ave. @ 8:30 PM.

Hope to see you there!

Please check here, as more events and lectures are scheduled in the coming weeks.

If you are interested in sponsoring a shiur, please contact Yossi Katz at yossik@breslov.org

Uman Sefer Torah Campaign Underway

The Breslov World Center, headed by Rabbi Nasan Maimon, handles all arrangements for the annual Rosh Hashanah event in Uman and also throughout the year. The new campaign's organizers state that "the money raised will only be used to benefit the activities in Uman like the upkeep and building of new Shul and Mikva, food, security and much, much more – all together, over $1 million is spent to maintain the Rebbe's Tzion and the multitudes of visitors who draw inspiration each year."

http://breslovworld.org/

Rabbi Chaim Kramer in New York Until July 1st

Yossi Katz of the US office of the Breslov Research Institute tells us:

Rabbi Chaim Kramer the Director of the Breslov Research Institute will be in the New York Area until July 1st. We will be updating this mailing list with more details of his trip as they become available to us. As of now there will be a Shiur on Sunday, June 11th in Great Neck, Long Island, at the home of the Hakimian Family: 569 Middle Neck Rd. Great Neck, NY 11023 The shiur is scheduled to begin at 8:45 PM. We hope to see you there.

For more info, or to sponsor a shiur, please contact Yossi Katz at: yossik@breslov.org

http://www.breslov.org/

Thursday Night Breslov Shiur in Flatbush

One of Breslov's shining lights, Rav Avraham Moshe Wasilski, shlit"a, now gives a one-hour shiur in English every Thursday night at the Breslov of Flatbush Shul, beginning at 9:30 PM.

American-born Rav Avraham Moshe Wasilski has been Mara D'asra of the renowned Breslov Shul in Williamsburg since the passing of his illustrious father, Rav Herschel Wasilski, zatzal, in 1981. He has in-depth knowledge of Breslover Chassidus, as well as of the Breslover mesorah, which he received from his father and from other Gedolei Breslov of the previous generation.

Men and women invited, with separate section with mechitzah for women.

Refreshments served.

CONGREGATION BRESLOV OF FLATBUSH
1909 NEW YORK AVE. (BETWEEN AVES. J AND K)
BROOKLYN, NY11210

For more information, call Moshe Berlin: 718-851-9332

breslovofflatbush@gmail.com

Men's Shiur @ Breslov Shtibel of Borough Park

Shiur tonight (Tuesday) from Rav Yitzchok Friedman, shlit"a

8:00 pm-9:00 pm

Maariv after the shiur

Congregation D'Chassidei Breslov
5504 16th Avenue

For any questions, please feel free to call 917-577-0668.

You can listen to the shiur live by calling:

718-855-2424 -- press "1"6"1

Yosef Karduner & Rav Lazer Brody: "Bli Yeria"

Sweet Singer of Breslov" Yosef Karduner and renowned author and lecturer Rabbi Lazer Brody make a great team, as this video of a kumzitz in Modi'in shows.

Yosef Karduner then performs his stirring original version of Psalm 23 ("Mizmor le-David Hashem Ro'e").

Local Boy Makes Good!

Well, not exactly local, since he was born in Bridgeport and lives, teaches and performs out of Providence, RI -- over four hours drive from NYC, sans the perennial traffic and vigilant state troopers. But multi-talented musician and performer, Fishel (AKA Michael) Bresler, played several Breslov Center Malaveh Malkas in Manhattan during our formative years, so this is only hakoras hatov. (Fishel, let's do it again!)

Check out the Fish on the clarinet and Shelley Katsh on keyboard and accordion, playing traditional klezmer music, then joined by the rest of the band here:

For the lowdown on this high soul, click here.

Don't Wait Until The Last Minute to Get Your Uman Tickets!

Mrs. Miriam Fried of Nesia Travel has been making full travel arrangements to Rebbe Nachman's kever in Uman, as well as kivrei tzaddikim in Europe and Eretz Yisrael, for decades. Her husband, Reb Shlomo Fried, a"h, a prominent Breslover Chassid and founder of Nesia, was one of the first travel agents to specialize in this field. Therefore, we encourage anyone interested in joining Rebbe Nachman's Chassidim for the annual Rosh Hashanah gathering in Uman to contact Nesia Travel as soon as possible.

"Anybody who comes to me for Rosh Hashanah should be happy all year long!"
-- Rebbe Nachman

Please note that the Nesia office is no longer at 1404 40th St., but at the Fried home:

Mrs. Miriam Fried / Nesia Travel
1661 43rd St.
Brooklyn, NY 11204

Tele. 718-633-3800

youritinerary@worldspan.com

Breslov Research Institute (BRI) Updates

Yossi Katz of the Breslov Research Institute tells us the following news:

1. LIKUTEY MOHARAN VOL. 13 NOW AVAILABLE


Purchase this new volume at your neighborhood Judaica store or online today here:

2. CHAIM KRAMER ARRIVING IN LA TOMORROW, WEEK LONG EVENTS - WILL BE IN NYC IN A WEEK

Please visit here for more info.

Rabbi Kramer will be in New York, arriving June 13th. He may be reached via Yossi Katz:

yossik@breslov.org