Azamra

02/03/2026

Monday March 2 / 13 Adar
The Fast of Esther
We fast today in commemoration of the fast called by Queen Esther in face of Haman's decree to exterminate the Jews. The fast commences at dawn. One who must eat prior to the dawn in order to fortify himself for the fast should state his intention to do so before going to sleep the night before.
After the afternoon Minchah prayer it is customary to give three halves of the coin that is the basis of the local currency to charity in memory of the annual half-shekel contributed by every Israelite in support of the Temple services.

Monday night March 2 / 14 Adar
PURIM NIGHT
Throughout the world (except in Jerusalem, the city of Shushan in Persia and certain other ancient walled cities) Megillat Esther, the Scroll of Esther, is read in the Synagogue directly following the evening service. Listening intently to the Megillah in the Synagogue is like Kabbalat HaTorah, Receiving the Torah. The Al Hanisim prayer of thanksgiving for the Purim miracle is added in the blessing of Modim in all three Amidah prayers on Purim as well as in the second blessing of Birkhat HaMazon (Grace after Meals).
It is appropriate to wear festive clothing for the Synagogue services, and to eat a more festive meal than usual on Purim night, although the main Purim feast must be eaten on Purim day.

Tuesday March 3 / 14 Adar
PURIM DAY:
After the Shacharit Amidah prayer, the portion in Exodus 17:8-16 describing the war against Amalek is read from the Torah scroll, followed by the morning reading of Megillat Esther.
Gifts of money to the poor -Matanot La-Eviyonim - should be given to at least two poor people, ideally on Purim morning itself. One should also send Mishlo'ach Manot, portions of at least two different kinds of ready-to-eat foods, to at least one friend, and preferably to more. These mitzvot cause love to reign among all Israel.
The main Purim feast should be eaten during the day. It is good to study some Torah before the feast. It is appropriate to start studying the Laws of Pesach since it is customary to commence the study of the laws of the coming festival thirty days in advance.
Take full advantage of the supreme grace that dwells amidst the great joy of the Purim festivities to offer many prayers for everything you need and yearn, and to shower your dear ones and friends with abundant blessings. Many Breslover Chassidim allocate special times on Purim night and during the day for personal prayer (hisbodedus). Just as it is a mitzvah for us to give something to all who stretch out their hands to us on Purim, so G-d answers the prayers of all who stretch out their hands to Him on Purim.

Tuesday night-Wednesday March 3-4 / 15 Adar
SHUSHAN PURIM
The Purim observances and festivities that were celebrated yesterday in all the "Prazot" (unwalled habitations) are today celebrated in Jerusalem, Shushan (Persia) and certain other ancient walled cities, the "Mukafin". Shushan Purim is also marked in the Prazot by not saying Tachanun in the daily prayers and by drawing the Purim spirit into the rest of the year.
As today is Erev Shabbat, eve of the Sabbath, "The day is short and the labor is abundant..." The main Purim feastshould be eaten during the day allowing sufficient time to prepare for the coming Shabbat. It is good to study some Torah before the feast.

01/03/2026

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War update from Israel March 1, 2026

25/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

One who shows love to others �is himself shown love

When a person is in special need of God's love, God sends him an opportunity to show love to someone else. This is what makes it possible for God's love to be channeled to the person himself, because "Everyone who shows love for God's creatures is himself shown love" ( Shabbat 151b) . Thus it is written: "And He will give you love [i.e. He will give you the opportunity to show love to someone else] and [then] He will show you compassion" (Deuteronomy 13:18 ) .

A person's ability to show love depends on his level of Godly awareness. One who has Godly awareness will have compassion. For anger, the opposite of compassion, is rooted in foolishness: "Anger rests in the bosom of fools" ( Ecclesiastes 7:9) . Accordingly our Rabbis said, "It is forbidden to show compassion to anyone who lacks understanding" ( Berachot 33a) . This is because a person who lacks understanding is necessarily lacking in compassion (since "anger rests in the bosom of fools"). This is why it is forbidden to have compassion on him, because "Everyone who shows love for God's creatures is himself shown love", but if a person lacks compassion, it is impossible to have compassion on him.

Thus one who is in need of God's compassion must show compassion for others, and this depends on deepening his Godly understanding.

Likutey Moharan I, 119

24/02/2026

Monday night-Tuesday 23-24 February / 7 Adar
Yahrzeit of Moshe Rabbenu -- Moses -- who died in the year 2488 (1272 B.C.E.) On Moses' yahrzeit it is appropriate to strengthen oneself in faith in Moses and the Torah: "And they believed in HaShem and in Moses His servant" (Exodus 14:31). On this day Breslover Chassidim customarily recite prayers from Likutey Tefilot on the theme of attachment to the true Tzaddik (e.g. Part I, Prayers 18, 30 and 64; Part II Prayers 7 & 20).

Friday night-Saturday 27-28 February / 11 Adar
Shabbat Parshat TETZAVEH
Shabbat ZACHOR ("Remember")
Torah reading: Exodus 27:20-30:10 explaining the design of the priestly garments of Aaron and his sons and rituals with which they were to be inaugurated into the priesthood.
Special additional reading: Parshas Zachor (Deut. 25:17-19) giving the Torah mitzvah to recall the hatred of Amalek for Israel and to wipe out all memory of Amalek. It is a mitzvah for every male to hear this Torah reading, and many women also customarily attend the synagogue to hear it.
Haftara: I Samuel 15:1-33 describing King Saul's war against Amalek.
Today is the yahrzeit of Rabbi Chayim Yosef David Azulai, the "Chida" 1724-1806.

In the month of Adar Israel's power is so great that even with the breath of their mouths alone all the harsh judgments and bad spirits are sweetened so that they hold no sway at all in the world.

24/02/2026

ATTACHMENT TO THE TZADDIK

It is very good to attach yourself to a true Tzaddik. In the upheavals at the time of the coming of the Mashiach, God will "grasp the ends of the earth and shake the wicked from it" (Job 38:13) . But one who is attached to a true Tzaddik will be able to cling to him so as not to be cast off with the wicked. By holding onto the Tzaddik he will remain firm.

Sichot Haran #22

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Those who draw close to a true Tzaddik have a taste of the Garden of Eden. For "the Tzaddik is the gardener of the garden" ( Zohar II, 166b) .

Sichot Haran #252

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Heed the wise

One who ignores the words of the wise can go mad. The main reason people are mad is because they refuse to follow good advice.

If a madman were to listen to sane people, he would definitely not behave like a madman. His madness might convince him that he needs to go about in torn clothing and roll in the dirt. But if he were to follow the advice of one of greater intelligence who tell s him that this is unnecessary, his madness would disappear .

The root of madness lies in not wanting to listen to the words of the wise. Understand this well.

Sichot Haran #67

22/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

Mashiach will conquer the entire world without firing a single bullet.
Siach Sarfey Kodesh 1-67
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Mashiach's main weapon is prayer!
Likutey Moharan I, 2
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Mashiach will have a great task just to bring people to pray a Shmoneh Esrey clean of outside thoughts.
Siach Sarfey Kodesh 1-20
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On the threshold of Mashiach , God runs the world with the utmost delicacy, like filigree work.
Siach Sarfey Kodesh 1-99
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20/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

One who is prepared to sacrifice himself for the sake of sanctifying God's Name will attain peace, and through this the ability to speak holy words of Torah and prayer and to bind the thoughts in the mind to the words which the mouth is speaking.

In order to pray with devotion, have in mind that you are willing to sacrifice yourself entirely in order to sanctify God's Name. To achieve perfect prayer, you must pray with a spirit of total self-sacrifice.

— Likutey Moharan I:80

18/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

You should constantly center your thoughts on contemplating the root of all things. This is the source of all that is good and all joys. You will feel an overwhelming joy, because when one contemplates this root which is wholly good then everything good and joyous is merged into one and radiates with abundant light.

— Likutey Moharan II, 34

To find true joy is the hardest thing of all. It is harder than all other spiritual tasks. You must literally force yourself to be happy all the time. Put all your energy into it. Use every kind of ploy. Often the only way is by literally doing something crazy

— Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom 20

17/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

It is a great mitzvah to be happy always!
Make every effort to maintain a happy, positive outlook at all times. It is a natural human tendency to become discouraged and depressed because of the hard sh i ps of life: everyone has their full share of suffering. That is why you must force yourself to be happy at all times. Use every possible way to bring yourself to joy, even by joking or acting a little crazy!
Likutey Moharan II, 24
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If you are happy, the whole world benefits .
Netiv Tzaddik 71
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A happy front
Even if you are upset and unhappy, you can at least put on a happy front. At first you may not feel genuinely happy in your heart. Even so, if you act happy you will eventually attain true happiness and joy.
Sichot Haran #74

15/02/2026

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Israel Update Feb 15 '26

15/02/2026

Understanding and perception of Godliness give hope and consolation in times of trouble. They constitute the very essence of the life of the World to Come, and they are the source of all its bliss. In time to come the whole world will be purified and all will become worthy of knowing God, even the nations of the world. As it is written: `For the earth will be filled with the knowledge of God like the waters cover the sea' (Isaiah 11:9). But there will be a great difference between the understanding they will attain and ours. Even within the Jewish people itself there will be great differences between the various Tzaddikim, and even more so between the just and the wicked. The perceptions granted to each one will depend on the struggles and bitterness he endured in this world for the sake of God. These Tzaddikim will become `burned' by these perceptions in the sense of being stirred and aroused by them, even though they seem very simple in the eyes of the Tzaddik who attained them in this world. In the World to Come his own perceptions will be unimaginably greater. Similar distinctions will exist on all the different levels. Understand this well and be warned. Make sure that you prepare yourself for the eternal life of the World to Come. `If you bec>> ome wise, the wisdom is yours...' (Proverbs 9:12) (Ibid.).

11/02/2026

Rabbi Nachman Thought For The Day

At all times one should give thanks to God for everything one experiences, and especially when one is released from danger. This, combined with the study of the law, will cause truth to radiate in his speech. He will be able to perfect all aspects of his speech.

Perfection in speech comes only through truth. He will pray in truth -- and this is perfect prayer. He will be worthy of learning Torah from a true teacher who will give true guidance in the path of truth. He will find his true partner in life and true partners for his children. The way to attain all this is through thanks and acknowledgement of God and the study of the law. In this way one can draw the blessing, and holiness and joy of Shabbat into the other six days of the week.

Then the simple unity which underlies all the diverse phenomena of this world will be revealed, and one will believe and know how all the different things in the world stem from the blessed unity of God. To know this is very precious. Even in God's eyes it is something wondrous and precious.

Likutey Moharan II:2