(IMPORTANT) MY HEART CHOOSEN TO BLESS YOU?

Dear Beloved,   I am Mrs.Annick Ahmar and i have been suffering from ovarian cancer disease and the doctor says that i have just two days to leave. i am from (eastern Province) Russian  but base in Africa Burkina Faso since eight years ago as a business woman dealing with gold exportation.   Now that i am about to end the race like this, without any family members and no child. i have $3Million US Dollars in Africa Development Bank (ADB) Burkina Faso which i instructed the bank to give  it  to St Andrews Missionary Home in Burkina Faso .   But my mind is not at rest because i am writing this letter now through the help of my computer beside my sick bed. i also have $4.5Million US Dollars at Ecobank here in Burkina Faso and i instructed the bank to transfer the money to the foreigner that will apply to the bank after i have gone that they should release the fund to you, but you will assure me that you will take 50% of the money and give 50% to the motherlessbabyhomes, charity homes. In your country for my heart to rest. YOU ARE TO CONTACT THE BANK THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS ecob.ankbf@blumail.org    Yours fairly friend Thanks from Madam Annick Ahmar.

NEWSFLASH BOOK RELEASE

The meditation manual Eye to The Infinite is now out, Boruch HaShem.

At the moment it is available at www.jewishmeditation.weebly.com or directly from me [£9.99]. Some information about the book is available at that site.

Our prayer is that it bring its' readers closer to G-d, increasing knowledge and awareness.

בברכת כל טוב

A kosheren freilichen Pesach
אהרן דוד רובין

Hi,

Boruch Shehechyonu veymonu lazman hazeh.

Boruch HaShem, my book 'Eye to The Infinite', a manual on Jewish meditation, a compendium of techniques and exercises, is now available in kindle format for purchase at

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004URRO9O

 

The book will be available in physical format on Amazon in about a week; also available through Ascent in Tsfas and Urim Publishers.

Kind regards,
Dovid Rubin

Story of the Baal Shem Tov - Rosh Hashanah

 

B"H

Please spread the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov v'nishmas my parents:
Yoel ben Avrohom and Malka bas Avrohom. May their Neshamas have an Aliyah

STORIES OF THE BAAL SHEM TOV

ROSH HASHANAH

THE SECRET OF THE SHOFAR

"You shall sound a broken blast on the shofar." (Leviticus 25:9)

"In the seventh month, on the first day of the month, there shall be a rest day for you, a remembrance with shofar blasts, a holy convocation." (Leviticus 23:24)

And then there was the time that the Baal Shem Tov summoned one of his close disciples, Reb Wolff Kitzis.

"Reb Wolff, would you honor us with blowing the shofar in shule (synagogue) this year on Rosh Hashanah?" he asked.

"Of course Rebbe, even though I do not feel qualified for such a holy task," Reb Wolff immediately answered. "If you could instruct me on what I should I meditate on while I'm blowing the different blasts of the shofar, I would be most grateful."

For the two weeks before the Yom Tov, The Baal Shem Tov instructed Reb Wolff on the kavanos (intentions) that he should meditate on. Reb Wolff began practicing blowing the shofar, and studied intently the kavanos that the Baal Shem Tov had instructed him.

To be certain he would not forget, Reb Wolff wrote down the kavanos - the mystical significance of the Divine Names associated with each of the blasts - on a piece of paper so that he could glance at them while blowing the shofar.

The Baal Shem noticed that Reb Wolff had written the kavanos down, and spoke to him about it. "Reb Wolff, do you really have to write out the kavanos? It is not wise to write down such secrets, and besides, I am sure you'll remember them when the time comes."

But, Reb Wolff was nervous. So he finished writing them on a small piece of paper that he carefully placed in his pocket.

On the first day of Rosh Hashanah, as Reb Wolff made his way to shule, a sudden gust of wind blew the note from his pocket.

When the time came for the sounding of the shofar, Reb Wolff carefully removed his shofar from its velvet bag, and walked to the bimah (readers stand). As he reached into his pocket he froze in horror! The piece of paper with the kavanos was gone! Reb Wolff frantically searched his pockets but the note was nowhere to be found.

The whole congregation stood ready to hear the holy sounds of the shofar. Reb Wolff was a nervous wreck, but had no choice except to start blowing. At this highest moment in the Rosh Hashanah prayer service, all stared in anticipation at Reb Wolff as he placed the shofar to his lips. He tried as hard as he could to remember, but could not recall one single intention that he had studied so diligently. He was distraught. "Not only did I stupidly lose the note with the kavanos, but I can't even remember a single one!" Reb Wolff was broken hearted, and he began to weep. With a broken heart and tears streaming down his cheeks, he blew the shofar as best he could.

When the prayers had ended, the Baal Shem Tov approached Reb Wolff and said: "In the King's palace, there are many doors and each requires its own special key. But there is another way that one can open all of the doors and that is with an ax. The mystical kavanos that you so intently studied are the keys to each of the different gates to the Heavenly palace, where each gate requires its own specific kavana. But a broken and humbled heart can break open all of the gates. My dear Reb Wolff, this is what you accomplished with your blowing of the shofar."

And so it was.

Freely adapted by Tzvi Meir HaCohane (Howard M. Cohn, Patent Attorney) from a story found in Treasury of Chassidic Tales by Rabbi S.Y. Zevin and reprinted with the kind permission of the Baal Shem Tov Foundation. Please visit www.baalshemtov.com

 

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RE: [Be'er Mayim Chaim] Keser Shem Tov

i think the idea behind the posuk 'and  Noach found favour in G-d's Eyes' alludes to the fact that all sparks come from 'G-d's Eyes' [as in 'the breaking of the vessels'], thus the verse shows us, as you said, that the favour found is due to those sparks [from G-d's Eyes] having a connection with that person's soul.
It may also allude to the fact that Noach was a dwelling place for G-d: hence he found favour etc

 You are a part of Go-d, part of His Essence. Just as His Essence is infinite, so too is the 'part'. You are beyond limit, estimation or assessment. 

"Man's steps are established by G-d," means that you are here to purify or improve something specific in a particular place. For centuries, even since the world's creation, that which needs correction has been waiting for you. Your soul too has been waiting, ever since it came into being, for its time to descend and perform the tasks of improvement assigned to it. 

> From: tal.zwecker@gmail.com
> To: Tal.Zwecker.baalshemtov@blogger.com; beermayimchaim@googlegroups.com
> Subject: [Be'er Mayim Chaim] Keser Shem Tov
> Date: Sun, 6 Sep 2009 22:34:55 +0300
>
>
> B"H
> Please spread the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov v'nishmas my parents,
> Yoel Ben Avrohom and Malka ben Avrohom. May their Neshamas have an Aliyah
>
>
> Kesser Shem Tov Hashalem Perek 15
>
> "There are three types of favors: The favor of a dwelling place in the eyes
> of those who dwell there; the favor of a woman in her husband's eyes, and
> the favor of merchandise in the eyes of the purchaser."1
>
> The Baal Shem Tov taught: When G.d told Jacob, "I will give to you -- the
> Land upon which you are lying," 2 He had folded the entire Land of Israel
> underneath him.3 This alludes that he would not have to travel from one
> place to another in order to find his sparks, but would be able to find them
> wherever he would be.4 Hence, "Noah found favor in G.d's eyes." 5
>
> 1Tractate Sotah 47a.
> 2 Genesis 28:13.
> 3 Tractate Chulin 91b.
> 4 This alludes to the teaching that everything we come in contact with,
> everything that belongs to us, even everything we eat, are all part of our
> own souls. These parts have been separated from us and we must reunite and
> elevate them within ourselves. But how do we know what things are really
> part of us? The answer is, to those things to which we are attracted are
> really part of us. These include, things we are attracted to eat, the items
> we are attracted to purchase, and the person we are attracted to marry. The
> attraction is G.d's way of telling us, Look here, these are the parts that
> are really apart of you! This is why the sages said in the opening teaching
> that there are three types of favor - the favor is our attraction to those
> things, which includes our attraction to live where we do, because that is
> where most of those things are to be found. Some people, though, travel
> around a lot, whether for their livelihood or for other reasons. This is
> because their sparks are scattered around in those places. But G.d's
> blessing to Jacob was that He would bring those scattered sparks to him.
> 5Genesis 6:8.
> The connection of this verse here is not clear. Perhaps the allusion is that
> Noah also merited that his sparks come to him, as indeed happened when the
> designated survivors of all life on earth came to him to enter the Ark.
> Furthermore, it may also allude that Noah found favor in G.d, just as the
> three things find favor in the eyes of their beholder. That is, Noah
> represents the righteous person, the tzaddik, who reunites his soul with
> G.d, and is thus with G.d wherever he is, which is another way of
> representing G.d folding the Land of Israel under Jacob.
>
> Translation and Commentary by Rabbi Yehoshua Starrett and reprinted with the
> kind permission of the Baal Shem Tov Foundation. Please visit
> www.baalshemtov.com
>
> Join a class on the Perekim from the Kesser Shem Tov: Shabbos morning 9am
> in the Shteibel Minyan Beis Medresh and around 2pm after Shabbos lunch at
> 7495 Malibu Crescent, Montoya Estates East.
>
> Also, write to Bentzion@besht-yomi.org to receive the Teachings of the Baal
> Shem Tov in your email inbox
>
> Publicize the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov to help bring Moshiach right
> NOW!
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Chai Elul - Rav Levi Yitzchak Berditchev, Noam Elimelech, rav Chaim Czernowizer and the Baal Shem Tov

 

Chai Elul, the 18th of the month of the Elul.  It is the birthday of the Holy Ba'al Shem Tov the founder of  Chassidut, whose students we so admire and study through Be'er Mayim Chayim.

 

In the honor of this day, we are pleased to bring reflections of him through the eyes of the Kedushat Levi--whose book we hope im yirtzeh Hashem to publish soon-- and the Noam Elimelech--whose book were were zokeh to publish last year. 

 

 Kedushat Levi:

 

The Holy Tzadik and Rebbe Rav Levi Yitzhak of Berditshev was born in the year 500 of the Hebrew calendar which is around 1740 and the Holy Ba'al Shem Tov twice honored his students with cake and drinks to toast his birth saying: "A soul has come down to this world that will be an advocate for good on behalf of our brethren Bnei Yisroel." (Eser Oros 3:1)

 

To understand the power of the Kedushas Levi's soul we must read the words of the founder of Chassidus our master the Holy Ba'al Shem Tov, who once told his students "At the time the holy soul of Rav Levi Yitzhak of Berditshev came down to us, the accuser Satan prosecuted and said 'the actions of this holy and lofty soul will nullify the entire process of free choice since the entire world will repent and do good, and desist from evil. Then what good will my own position be?' Hashem answered Satan, 'this soul will serve as the Rabbi to several different cities and others will chase and persecute him [because of his beliefs], together with the burden and yoke of the Rabbinate it will weaken him enough that his influence will wane to the point where it will not nullify free choice.' " (Toldos Kedushas Levi Munkacz 1:3)

 

Rebbe Elimelech:

 

The soul of our master the G-dly Ba'al Shem Tov, may his merit shield us, included all the souls of the Jewish people. This story is well known, how our holy and awesome master the Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk was greatly pained and distressed wondering why he never knew the Ba'al Shem Tov?

He therefore had a great longing to somehow see the Ba'al Shem. Therefore once he heard someone knocking on his window pane at midnight, and it was revealed to him that he would be able to see the holy Ba'al Shem Tov.

Across from the Rebbe's home was a low hill and the Rebbe saw there a great fire blazing, and within the flames the vision of a man. They told Rebbe Elimelech that this was the holy Ba'al Shem Tov. Afterwards, this image burst forth into a myriad of 600,000 sparks and within each spark of the fire was an individual image of the holy Ba'al Shem Tov, hinting that the Baal Shem Tov himself included all the six hundred thousand souls of the Jewish People of Klal Yisroel.

(from Rav Yitzchak Eizik of Spinka's approb. To Sefer Baal Shem Tov)

Rav Avraham Yehoshua Freund the Av Beis Din of Nasoyd once told how our master the holy Rebbe Elimelech of Lizhensk was once walking together with his student the author the Maor VaShemesh, the rabbi of Cracow, Rav Kalinymous Kalman Epstein to the local Bais haChaim – the cemetery. When they arrived there they saw a pillar of fire descending from the heavens and in the flames there was a vision of a man. The pillar of fire reached the ground and returned to the sky once more. Afterwards Rebbe Elimelech told his student that he should mark that exact location where the pillar of fire had touched the ground, since Rebbe Elimelech explained, that is where he wished to be buried after his passing. The Rebbe Reb Melech then said: "That figure of a man in the flames was none other than the G-dly Rav Yisroel Ba'al Shem Tov of Mezibuz, may his merit shield us and all Yisroel! Truly he was a blazing fire even in his own lifetime, except that fire was covered by his skin.1

(Gedulas20Yehoshua p14)

 

 

Once Rav Chaim of Czernowitz author of the Be'er Mayim Chaim fell critically ill. He was bed ridden with a high fever, literally at death's door. In his delirious feverish state he had a dream like vision in which he saw the founder of the Chassidic movement the Holy Rav Yisrael ben Eliezer the Ba'al Shem Tov zy"a.


Rav Chaim began to cry and plead with the Ba'al Shem Tov to entreat Heaven for mercy on his behalf . The Ba'al Shem Tov asked Rav Chaim what merits he had, that could persuade the Ba'al Shem Tov to ask on his behalf? Rav Chaim answered him:

"My rebbe and teacher the Zlotshuver Maggid's custom was every Shabbos to speak about the holy Ba'al Shem Tov and relate a teaching he had heard from his mentor, a story or parable during the mystical third Shabbos meal of Shalosh Seudos. Once, due to his intense passionate cleaving to G-d in dveykus and rapture, my rebbe forget to do this and they almost brought the Mayim Achronim water for him to wash before the Bentshing - the grace after the meal, when I reminded him."

"If so," said the Ba'al Shem Tov to Rav Chaim, "then you have a complete recovery." And so it was.
(Ma'amar Mordechai of Slonim #3 p101)
 

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Keser Shem Tov

B"H
Please spread the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov v'nishmas my parents,
Yoel Ben Avrohom and Malka ben Avrohom. May their Neshamas have an Aliyah

Kesser Shem Tov Hashalem Perek 15

"There are three types of favors: The favor of a dwelling place in the eyes
of those who dwell there; the favor of a woman in her husband's eyes, and
the favor of merchandise in the eyes of the purchaser."1

The Baal Shem Tov taught: When G.d told Jacob, "I will give to you -- the
Land upon which you are lying," 2 He had folded the entire Land of Israel
underneath him.3 This alludes that he would not have to travel from one
place to another in order to find his sparks, but would be able to find them
wherever he would be.4 Hence, "Noah found favor in G.d's eyes." 5

1Tractate Sotah 47a.
2 Genesis 28:13.
3 Tractate Chulin 91b.
4 This alludes to the teaching that everything we come in contact with,
everything that belongs to us, even everything we eat, are all part of our
own souls. These parts have been separated from us and we must reunite and
elevate them within ourselves. But how do we know what things are really
part of us? The answer is, to those things to which we are attracted are
really part of us. These include, things we are attracted to eat, the items
we are attracted to purchase, and the person we are attracted to marry. The
attraction is G.d's way of telling us, Look here, these are the parts that
are really apart of you! This is why the sages said in the opening teaching
that there are three types of favor - the favor is our attraction to those
things, which includes our attraction to live where we do, because that is
where most of those things are to be found. Some people, though, travel
around a lot, whether for their livelihood or for other reasons. This is
because their sparks are scattered around in those places. But G.d's
blessing to Jacob was that He would bring those scattered sparks to him.
5Genesis 6:8.
The connection of this verse here is not clear. Perhaps the allusion is that
Noah also merited that his sparks come to him, as indeed happened when the
designated survivors of all life on earth came to him to enter the Ark.
Furthermore, it may also allude that Noah found favor in G.d, just as the
three things find favor in the eyes of their beholder. That is, Noah
represents the righteous person, the tzaddik, who reunites his soul with
G.d, and is thus with G.d wherever he is, which is another way of
representing G.d folding the Land of Israel under Jacob.

Translation and Commentary by Rabbi Yehoshua Starrett and reprinted with the
kind permission of the Baal Shem Tov Foundation. Please visit
www.baalshemtov.com

Join a class on the Perekim from the Kesser Shem Tov: Shabbos morning 9am
in the Shteibel Minyan Beis Medresh and around 2pm after Shabbos lunch at
7495 Malibu Crescent, Montoya Estates East.

Also, write to Bentzion@besht-yomi.org to receive the Teachings of the Baal
Shem Tov in your email inbox

Publicize the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov to help bring Moshiach right
NOW!