New sign by R' Yisroel Karduner

Responsibility for the world

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Rabbi Yisroel Karduner said on his deathbed that he was atoning for the entire city of Tiberius, and that with his death the plague which was ravaging the city would cease and desist.

The entire city of Tiberius had committed terrible wrongs and atrocities against RYK, they even hired arabs to kill him, and in general they were completely against Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, to the extent that Saba wondered how there can ever be redemption. Yet even still Rabbi YK sought to protect them and looked out for their welfare.
Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman

Elijah the Prophet

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In the new book of transcripts of Saba Yisroel - The Fires of Israel - available for sale online- Saba recounts that when his mentor R' Yisroel Karduner would sing the song of Elijah the Prophet after Shabbos, he changed the order of the discriptive titles of Elijah, the order that is given is: Elijah the Prophet, Elijah the Tishbi, Elijah the Gilaadi, and R' Yisroel would change it. Saba said that he always wanted to ask R' Yisroel why, but never got around to it. Saba said that even still we should probably stick to the order given.

So this theory I'm presenting is completely conjecture.... Maybe the first time R' Yisroel merited to see Elijah he appeared in such an aspect as that of the discriptive R' Yisroel would from then on mention first.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

What caused the fires?!

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Everything that happens has myriads of reasons, which are not mutually exclusive, on the contrary, each one is a bonafide correct cause for its own level and paradigm. E.g. regarding the holocaust, many people have faulted the assimilation and secularization of the Jews, others are very insistent that it was because of the talking idle chatter in the synagogues, and the Kabalists are certain that it was because the main study of Kabala was very forsaken - each group on their level had their trigger that they fueled and brought upon themselves this calamity. The most inner reason of the Holocaust we know, Saba revealed, was because of the persecution of the Breslover Chasidim in general - but in particular the pain that was caused to R' Yisroel Karduner (-as I've pointed out elsewhere that the Ishbitzer wrote that when Abraham had one thought not to chase after the 4 Kings - from this thought alone were created the 2,400,000 souls that didn't want to leave Egypt and died in the Plague of Darkness - thus we see that one thought of a true tzaddik can cause a real holocaust of millions of people R"L, and here they caused R' Yisroel Karduner - one of the 36 hidden tzaddikim, not one thought but many many many torments, and they tried to kill him, and ripped out part of his beard etc., so we can understand where Saba was coming from).

Similarly with the recent fires in Israel, many are saying that it was to obliterate the money of idolatry (as written in Sefer Hamidos), and many are saying it was because of the mockery of justice in the issue of berland a convicted rapist and extortionist who used his status as a rabbi and cult leader to commit atrocities and was sentenced to a mere few months (as written in Sefer Hamidos, that through laitzunus come fires R"L), and so forth other reasons were given. However the main inner reason seems to be that perhaps there was one or few less recitals of the holy song of redemption which is the name of Rabbainu: Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman! Each and every time one says Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman he/she effects a renewal of the entire world!

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Stories of Saba Yisroel and R' Yisroel Karduner as heard from Morris Sasson

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Last night by Rachel wife of Rabbi Akiva (or according to many it is just a money scam) we merited to make a huge barbecue - in honor of the hilula of R' Yisroel Karduner (/Czek-happy, Halpern, Breslover) with the Nanach, and Morris recounted many awesome things he heard and saw by Saba Yisroel.

Here I am jotting down from memory as fast as I can, and I do not claim complete accuracy.

Morris n"y who was married to the granddaughter of the Baba Sali, met Saba Yisroel right after Morris had visited a certain false messiah in the U.S.. Saba asked him why he went - and he told Saba that he believes there is a Tzadik Yesod Oalum and he is in search, so Saba asked him why he didn't settle for that fraud or his wife's grandfather, and he told Saba that they are cute and sweet, but he can't seem them as being the Tzaddik, and that they didn't effect any good change in him, and they had similar conversations, with Saba playing "dumb", and Saba also warned Meir Yimini not to let Morris hear from him any derogatory talk about the fraudulent rabbis, lest he get turned off. But eventually Morris did hear from Meir Yimini a very strong epithet against one of them (I think the false messiah...) and Morris was astounded and challenged him, and Meir defended himself saying that Saba himself had said this, so Morris confronted Saba, and Saba asked him where in the world he had heard such a thing, so M. told him that Meir had said it in Saba's name, so Saba said, nu, nu....

Morris said more of his story of how he got close to Saba, but I won't go there now.

Saba said that R' Yisroel Karduner was always praying, even when he was tying his shoes (-This is actually a praise give to Rabbainu, whose lips were always seen moving in prayer, in contradistinction to the Litvaks who would opt to always be saying Torah. Today obviously the highest would be, to be always be singing Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!).

He recounted the story of how R' Yisroel Karduner's prayers saved the son of Saba's fried who was shot by thieves and the bullet lodged in his brain, and the doctors (in Egypt I think he said they brought him, there were still no real hospitals in Israel then) obviously said there was no hope, and the guy lived for like forty years after, till he died of old age with the bullet in his brain....

Saba's wife got extremely sick (when he was in his early twenties) and she was already put in a ward of those dying, and besides for being very worried about losing her, he was petrified that he would lose R' Yisroel Karduner, who was adamant that one must be married in order to properly serve and be loyal to HY (may He have mercy on me ...), and without Saba's wife he would not be willing to serve HY with him. In any event, R' Yisroel told Saba to come with him to the hospital with a blanket, and he told Saba to wrap her up and hide her and steal her out, and so they spirited her out and away from Satan's death factory, and she recovered completely and lived a long life.

R' Mottelle Slunimer - the Da-yun (Judge) of Tiberius who later became the Admur of Slunim, and who was one of Saba's earlier mentors and supporters, once spoke strongly against R' Yisroel Karduner, and because of this one of his daughters ran away to Russia and married a leading communist, and I think she might have also converted... R' Mottel acknowledged this and had strong regrets - too little too late.

Saba heard the chevra (probably Meir Yimini, Patz, Sharon) talking about a certain false messiah, and he walked in and asked them who they were speaking about, and he told them that he never wants to hear that name - that person is responsible for the murder of 6 million Jews (-because he caused the concealment of Rabbainu).

Saba extolled R' Yisroel Karduner at great length. Morris once told Saba that he (M.) knows a tzaddik that merited to even much more than R' Yisroel Karduner, but couldn't say who, it is a very big secret but he is forbidden to divulge (-imitating what Saba would always tell them - for the sake of fun), so Saba told him, "Nu, I give you permission" so Morris said that it was Saba, who received double - "pey shna'yim" (as explained in Likutay Moharan that a disciple can merit to this), and after a little give and take, Saba admitted that he merited.

Morris told Saba that he has another very big secret, and Saba said, Nu, and Morris told Saba, that all the amazing things that Saba would recount of R' Yisroel Karduner, he was in reality talking of himself....

R' Yisroel Karduner would always tell Saba, wait here for a bit I need to go somewhere- do something - and he would disappear for even an hour or two. Finally Saba decided to see where R' Yisroel went - and he saw that R' Yisroel would be doing hisbodidus...

Morris once made a special unique Talis - ordering the actual cloth from (I forgot- some country in Europe) and the fringes from a different country, and tichailes, and went all out, it took like 8 months to make. And he brought the masterpiece as a gift to Saba, and Saba praised it and put it on, saying that even though he himself was accustomed to a thinner (-I think) Talis, it was really beautiful, and had obvious enjoyment. A few days later Morris discovered Lazer Lawrence (-of all people...) wrapped up praying in the Talis, and he was very upset at him, but Lazer said that Saba had given it to him. So M. confronted Saba, and Saba affirmed that he had given it to Lazer, so Morris asked him how could you... and Saba saw that it was a big thing, so Saba did his best to appease him, and he explained to him how Lazer was always saying how he had nothing etc. etc. and eventually Saba said he would make it up to him, and offered him him one of his bekishes (long jacket) - and Morris said that he had given the talis with no motive of getting anything in return, but Saba said even still, so Morris said that he doesn't wear a bekishe, but he could wear it on Shabbos, and Sabba said yes wear it for Shabbos.

Saba once saw a Sephardic Jew praying (maybe by Rashbi) intently with tears, without any prayerbook, so Saba gave him his own Likutay Tefilos that was a collectors item....

In America Saba told Morris to find a Jew named Berger, no more info, so there were three in the phonebook, Saba went with him to the house, he wasn't home, he was supposed to come in twenty minutes, Saba took him to hide on the side, and told Morris, that when he comes, jump him! Morris said, why not first talk.... Finally a guy came Morris asked him if he was Berger, when he said yes he called Saba out, and M. gripped Bergers hand, and Saba demanded from Berger to give him back the Legendary Tales which had been the personal copy of R' Yisroel Karduner, Berger claimed that he didn't have it anymore. Saba said that if he didn't get back in a few days, Berger and his wife would die before the weeks end. And so Berger and his wife came to Saba and returned the book.

Saba told M. to take the two strong guys with him to the elders of Breslov and beat them until they gave back the manuscripts that they had stolen and kept in their possession. They went, the elders denied having them, and they couldn't bring themselves to beat such old people.

Saba also wanted them to go to Berger and take back all that didn't belong to him. When Berger died a few years ago, he left the books to a library (i think), but the family didn't honor the will, and they held on to the Breslov books (-including Rabbi Naftoli's The Life of Rabbi Nachman), and today they let people see them - but they must swear with the name of G-d that they will not divulge what they see. The Israeli professor Tzvi Marks, might even have copies of the stuff, but since he took the oath he will not share the information.

That's most of what I remember in this sitting.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Supremacy of the Breslover

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This is something I should have posted for Purim, and had intended to do so, but it just never happened, so better late than never.

Saba told over how Rabbi Yisroel Karduner would drink on Purim, that it was visible how with each second that passed, Rabbi Yisroel left this world and entered a different world. This is amazing, because it is said of the holy Rabbi Chaim of Sanz that before drinking on Purim he was heard saying to HY, how it was clear and known on high how utterly precious state of his mind is, but to keep the mitzva of Purim, he would relinquish and let it get distorted. Yet Rabbi Yisroel, in keeping this very mitzva of Purim was able to ascend. There is a great deal to be learned from this, but it is not in me to elaborate now.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman

Washing Hands

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Rabbi Yisroel Karduner would wash his hands four consecutive times (not just the standard required three). Anyone who wishes to emulate this practice, I suggest should go for five - the additional hand washing to abnegate haughtiness incurred.
[This works well Kabalistically, corellating to the four letters of the name of Hashem, and the utterly supreme and sublime pirk of the Yud].
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Confession even as a formality in the routine prayers is definitely conducive to Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman

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In the daily prayers a Jew does a full confession, running through an alphabetic category of infractions and violations while tapping his/her chest on each item; in the morning prayer, afternoon prayer, and midnight rectification. Unless a person is a spiritual giant, the likes of Rabbi Yisroel Karduner who broke his heart over each item, chances are that most of the time this ritual is done mostly with remote, even the allotted time given to this section of the prayer – when praying with a minion (quorum) is negligible and in no way avails for a proper heartfelt change of heart. Today however I realized an amazing benefit from even the perfunctory confession. One of the most important and yet astonishingly difficult things in life is to admit wrongdoing and stand up and take responsibility. A person's first response is to deny, and then everything goes rapidly downhill, almost irreversible. However a simple Jew who is very accustomed to tapping his chest 66 times a day (numerical value as “horse” - soos, and if Sefardi, another 15 times for the added end letters of mantzepa”ch, making it 81, numerical value of “anger” - aff) and saying out loud, time and time again, I am wrong, I have sinned, makes it very very possible that when something goes wrong he will actually be prone to splurt out (if this isn't a word, it is high time to make it one) those very words without worrying about the consequences, which is an amazing chance for restoration, fixing, and ultimate peace.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!  

9 Cheshvon - Hillula of Rabbi Yisroel Karduner ob"m

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Why was he called R' Yisroel Czek, because czek means happy, he was always so happy. Even though his devotion was to cry to Hashem Yisburach the entire day, pouring out tears which literally drenched the floor, he was utterly excited and happy and joyous, so much so that that is how people knew him - R' Yisroel Czek! May his merit stand for us and all of Israel Amen.

Read about Michitza - partition and blows - being the same letters as Simcha -- in the Hebrew.

Today we should really go out to be really happy, and that we should always be really really happy Nanach style, B"H!

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!