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Untrodden Sands

I'd like to invite you to a three-minute dream excursion on the untrodden sands of the Negev desert in southern Israel for a session of solitary personal prayer (hitbodedut) with Hashem. You don't have to be a righteous saint to speak to Hashem any time you like, anywhere. Your prayers - with the background accompaniment of the mineral, plant, and animal creations - are a symphony that ascends to the highest portals of Heaven and never come back unanswered.

This week's Torah portion is Teruma. Have a wonderful Shabbat!

The Sycamore, the Sagebrush, and the Snail

This world is a spiritual desert, and one must learn how to survive, as you'll see in the following 6-minute clip that is part of this week's "Land of Israel" series:

The Wisdom of the Banana Grove

This week, you'll be my guest travelling around the exquisitely beautiful Land of Israel, seeing all the wonderful messages that we learn the wisdom that's instilled in every grain of soil, plant, and animal here.

Secret of Happiness

What is the antidote for the person who feels so heavy, so depressed, that no words of encouragement or advice have any effect? Rabbi Nasan Maimon will tell you in Rebbe Nachman of Breslev's Secret of Happiness in this week's issue in Breslev Israel online.

It's hard to be married to a husband that acts like a Drone, as Rabbi Shalom Arush writes this week, in an answer to a troubled young wife. Our female readers will also enjoy reading about One Woman's Liberation.

The Gemara in tractate Avoda Zara compares the belligerent Iranian tyrant to a bear. Bears and Tyrants never learn.

Purim is only two short weeks away. Here in Israel, mothers are feverishly preparing costumes for the children and planning Mishlochei Manot, the food-gift baskets that we send to other people on Purim. The Melitzer Rebbetzen describes the pre-holiday excitement in A Happy Purim!

Alice Bacchini writes her first article for Breslev Israel in a very practical and informative piece that gives great Advice for Overdoers.

The more we open our eyes to Hashem's blessings, the more we gain a New Enthusiam in the service of Hashem.

This week's Kabbalah lesson is Limbs and Lights. Breslev Kids can enjoy Part 21 of The Boastful Buck.

This week's Torah portion is Teruma. We hope to see all of our Canadian friends this week in Toronto and Hamilton. For information and appointments, write breslovtoronto@gmail.com. Blessings for a wonderful week!

Ani Avdecha: I am Your Servant

The greatest declaration a Jew can make is "Ani Avdecha," when he can look up at the Heavens and declare, "Hashem, my entire life is devoted to You. I am Your Servant!" King David, Hashem's anointed and the great grandfather of Moshiach, was able to make this lofty claim (see Psalms 116:16). After hearing Ari Goldwag sing this Psalm, we'll all be aspiring to walk in the path of King David. Have a wonderful Shabbat Mishpatim/Shekalim.

Welcome, Said and family

Praise G-d! Just 48 hours after we posted the story of Moshe Yaish Nahari HY"D, who was murdered by an Al Qaida terrorist in Yemen, Said Ben Yisrael and family, also from Moshe Yaish's town of Raida, have arrived here in Israel with his wife and children, ten souls in all, after a surprising secret rescue. May Hashem soon bring the remaining Yemenite Jews home to the Land of Israel too, amen!

Eyes of Holiness

This week's emuna-series lesson gives a master-key for the very best blessings, especially good income and peace in the home. Don't miss it - it tells why men must guard their eyes and why women should dress modestly. It's all about Eyes of Holiness.