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| Drop the Mask |
| By Rivka Levy |
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| When things are overwhelming, that is our invitation to drop the mask, stop pretending that we can do everything by ourselves, and to call out to Hashem for help... |
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| The Tzaddik's Promise |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| The wife wanted the body cremated; the husband's religious brothers quickly made a proper burial; the wife sued and case went to court, but Rebbe Nachman intervened from above... |
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| A Lesson from Uman |
| By Dr. Zev Ballen |
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| There is no power on earth that can limit a person who is ready to sacrifice everything for that which he loves and believes in. He enters the realm of the supernatural... |
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| "Uman? You're Fired!" |
| By Zevulun Yanover |
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| Zevulun told his boss that he'd be away for 7 days, like every year at this time. The boss asked where he was going. When Zevulun answered, the boss said, "Uman? You're fired!" |
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| Antidote to the Big Swindle |
| By Aaron Michael |
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| If you really want to know the truth, and you talk to Hashem for an hour a day asking him to help you, then no one can swindle you, especially the Messianics... |
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| The Key |
| By Shimon Detweiler |
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| Shimon had so much to pray for in Uman, especially for the privilege of making Aliya. He asked Rebbe Nachman for a sign that he was making the right move... |
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| No Mrs. Nice Guy |
| By Rivka Levy |
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| I woke up with a really horrible feeling in my stomach - and I knew what had just surfaced: I was jealous! Not just a little bit jealous... |
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| Doctor of the Soul |
| By Rivka Levy |
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| If you're having a terrible struggle in life and you can't find comfort anywhere, don't forget the doctor of the soul who says there's no despair anywhere... |
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| Rebbe Nachman's Chariot |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| The monitor stopped beeping, but Mark suddenly opened his eyes; with his last breath on earth, he said to his wife Laurie, “Why are you sad? Rebbe Nachman is here!” |
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| Mr. Bo Jangles of Uman |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| Rebbe Nachman teaches us that each Jewish soul roots corresponds to a letter of the Torah. One who culls another Jew is therefore like one who culls a letter of the Torah… |
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| The Korach Syndrome |
| By Rabbi Lazer Brody |
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| The young man who asked his Rosh Yeshiva for permission to make the pilgrimage to Uman for Rosh Hashana was threatened with immediate expulsion… |
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| Yitzie’s Story |
| By Yitzie. L |
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| Yitzie, born into a Chassidic family, had gone completely “off the derech”. His marriage was in shambles and he’d fallen into really bad head-space, until Uman... |
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| An Open Letter to Rebbe Nachman |
| By Yehudit Levy |
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| “I hear about the unexpected tears streaming down the faces of your thousands of visitors, and wonder if I, too, will experience the same outpouring of emotion...” |
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| Reflections of an Uman Wife |
| By Rivka Levy |
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| A candid account of the feelings of an “Uman wife” who’s left home for Rosh Hashana, while all the other husbands seem to be happily helping their wives... |
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