Master of the Field (בעל השדה)
Rebbe Nachman's "Master of the Field" speaks of ahavat Yisrael-loving others. When we find the Tzaddik within, we can see the inner beauty of those around us!
Breslev Israel is happy to introduce Rabbi Dovid’l Weinberg!
Rabbi Weinberg is an educator, musician, and author living in Jerusalem with his wife Rina and their three children.
In addition to his beautiful music, Rabbi Weinberg’s book, BIRTH OF THE SPOKEN WORD, is a master class on the art of prayer and the prayerful relationship. Emotionally written, yet well sourced, Birth of the Spoken Word presents a richly textured analysis of five key passages from the opening chapters of Sefer Bereishis (Genesis), placing tefillah (prayer) at the center of the creation story. The book intergrates a wide range of Jewish scholarship—from Tanach (Jewish Scripture) to the Talmud, the early and later biblical commentaries, and the Master of Chassidut and Jewish thought (the Maharal, the Ramchal, Rebbe Nachman, the Ba’al HaTanya, Rav Tzadok, Rav Kook, Rav Dessler and Rav Soloveitchik to name a few)—packing a spiritual punch that will revitalize our relationship with Hashem and with others from the inside out.
Rabbi Weinberg composed a song based on Rebbe Nachman’s Torah about the Baal HaSadeh, Master of the Field. He sang this song during Rabbi Arush’s Q&A in English. Rabbi Arush has been stressing his message of ahavat Yisrael b’mesirut nefesh – loving each other with self-sacrifice.
Rabbi Weinberg explains, “The song is about how the Jewish people are so beautiful that it is hard to describe her beauty! When each of us finds the point of the Tzaddik inside ourself, we can look at each other and see the beauty in each other. Then we become a bit like the Baal HaSadeh, the one who takes responsibility for the field to make sure that the flowers are watered, that the grass is cut trim, and that everything looks beautiful. Really, sometimes, all we need is a brush-up.”
LYRICS
דע כי יש שדה
Know, there is a field
ושם גדילים אילנות ועשבים יפים ונעים מאוד
Where very beautiful and pleasing trees and plants grow
וגדול יקר יופי השדה וגידוליו
The precious beauty of this field and its produce
אי אפשר לספר, אשרי עין ראתה זאת
Is impossible to describe. Happy is the eye that has seen it
כי יש בעל השדה, איש אמוד ותקיף
Because there is a Master of the Field, a man, deliberate and firm
וגיבור חיל וחכם וצדיק גדול מאד
A warrior and wise, and a very great tzaddik.
(ליקוטי מוהרן, תורה ס“ה:א)
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