“The main closeness and clinging of Israel to Hashem is through the holy voices of song, praise, prayers and supplications…melodies and music.” ~Rebbe Nachman of Breslov as quoted in The Garden of Gratitude.
With that in mind, I want to share some beautiful videos taken this past Saturday night at Selichos with the Carlebach shul:
“Rabbi Nachman says: How much would you give not to stop breathing? You have to give a million times more in order not to stop being happy.
We are human beings. We are sometimes sad. And sometimes we are 100% right to be sad. But the most important thing is that even when you are sad, don’t stop being happy…” R’ Shlomo Carlebach
“Hashem doesn’t care about how much power, money and influence we have. He loves each of us whether or not we have a university degree, and really doesn’t care if we’re Phi Beta Kappa or not. King David said (Psalms 147: 10-11), ‘not in the strength of the horse does He desire, nor in the thigh of man does He favor; Hashem favors those who fear Him, those who long for His lovingkindness.'” ~ The Garden of Emuna
When one guards his speech and engages others in conversations that are positive and constructive, the merit of Shmiras HaLoshon is multiplied many times because, by exercising restraint in speech, one draws others to this mitzvah as well. ~ Chofetz Chaim
“We have been privileged to see a miracle greater than all those performed at Har Sinai. The Torah and mitzvos have been studied and performed by our nation throughout history, through all manner of persecution and oppression. This is a miracle fo the highest order!” ~ R’ Yaakov Emden zt”l
“Hashem wants us to turn to Him for all our needs, big or small.” ~ The Garden of Emuna
