The 18th of Cheshvan is the Yortzeit of Rav Yisroel Dov Odesser aka Saba Yisroel - one of the Elders of Breslov. He is also known as the Baal HaPetek. The Petek (note) is where the saying Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman comes from. Rav Yisroel believed that Rebbe Nachman sent him…
Rav Meir Deutsch, a choshuv Breslover chassid from Jerusalem, was niftar yesterday from the Coronavirus. He was in the hospital for close to a month after being infected. He passed away at 73 years old. After he became close to Breslov in his younger years, he was ready to travel to Uman…
This is a beautiful video of Breslov Chassidim on their journey in Belarus last month.
Pictures courtesy of https://new.tyzhden.ua/ The usually packed streets in Uman were empty this year but a few thousand still made it in to gather at Rebbe Nachman for Rosh Hashanah 2020.
This week, in the Israeli media, there were many new stories about the situation regarding Uman Rosh Hashanah. Many interviews were conducted with Breslov Chassidim in Uman and Israel and the Bresov protests were also covered. It also causing quite a stir in the Israeli government. But after all that, there are…
Today, the 19th day of Av, is the Yortzei of Rav Naftali Hertz of Nemirov. He was one of the closest students of Rabbeinu z"l and a very close friend of Rav Noson z"l. Rav Naftali was born in the year 1780 to a very well known Chassidic family and from a…
Today, 5 Av, is the Yortzeit of the Tzaddik Rav Yechiel Michel Dorman zt"l who passed away in 2006 at the age of 93. Rav Michel is considered one of the great elders of Breslov and he played a very important role in the continuation of the Rosh Hashanah Kibbutz and Jews…
There is a specific photo from the year 1908 that shows Breslov Chassidim on Erev Rosh Hashanah in Uman davening at Rebbe Nachman's kever. It has been long-rumored that one of the people in the picture is Rav Shimshon Barsky zt"l but it has never been officially confirmed. He was the fourth…
