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LIKUTEY MOHARAN – LIVE SHIUR TODAY, Sunday, Rosh Chodesh Sivan (May 24th). 4:30 pm ISRAEL, 9:30 am EDT. Speaker: R' Nasan Maimon.
LIKUTEY HALAKHOS - DAILY SHIUR (Sunday through Friday) at 8:05 a.m. Israel, 1:05 am EDT. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon. To register, contact Yossi@BreslovTorah.com .
Sivan - A Parent's Prayer for Their Children - Tefilas HaSHeLaH
It's a custom in many communities to say a special prayer for one's children at this time of year. Rabbi Yishayahu ben Avraham Horowitz ז"ל (1555-1630, known as the SHeLaH Hakadosh , after his most famous work) writes: "A person should be especially diligent in prayer for decent children and descendants. One should also ask Hashem to provide them with all their needs and to send them their life's mate... a favorable time for this prayer is Erev Rosh Chodesh Sivan, the month in which the Torah was given and when we began to be called His children." ( Sefer Shelah HaKadosh )
Shavuos - Hearing the Thunder of Sinai Today (Zoom Video, 5:42)
What were the kolot (voices) we heard when the Torah was given? Is is still possible to hear them? A story from the life of Rebbe Nachman. Speaker: Rabbi Nasan Maimon .
Why is the Mazal of Sivan "Twins"?
The Bnei Yissachar writes: The Twins (Gemini) express the dual nature of man, as the Sages teach, "You [Israel] are called "Adam" because Yisrael (541) equals ohr (light- 207) plus choshech (darkness - 334)." He explains that Nissan 's Aries is fire, which brings light. Iyar 's Taurus is earth, an aspect of darkness. Sivan 's Gemini is air, which gives rise to speech that can be refined by the Torah, which was given in this month.
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