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'Chabura' (a group of friends)May 1, 2008Shalom chaveirim. I recently had a deep desire rekindled in me - to have a 'chabura' (a group of friends) with whom to learn AND PRACTICE the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov. We would gather together once a week or twice a month to learn Breslov Chassidus and talk about it in a real way (i.e. personal struggles, accomplishments pertaining to the material), give each other support and encouragement, and do hitbodedut (practice of speaking with Hashem in native tongue) together. I am imagining this would happen at night, prob. around 9:00, and would last for 1.5-2 hours. Please let me know if you are interested, and we will gather to discuss how this will look. All the best, Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder 303-443-2497 office Email: Rabbi@BoulderAishKodesh.org Avodah, Hitbodedut, Mussar, MeditationAug 2007Friends - in looking at my life and the life of the community, I have been noticing a major gap in both. It goes something like this: There is a thing called 'avodah' - it literally means 'service', but figuratively means doing self-work in order to be a greater G-d-servant. It takes many forms in different communities - the Breslov practice of Hitbodedut, the Chabad practice of Hitbonenut, the study of Mussar texts, sichat chaveirim - speaking with friends about important issues, meditation, etc. When I give a d'var Torah on Shabbat, I am usually giving an avodah-oriented interpretation, because that is my particular bent. This takes the form of noticing one piece that I can work on to improve my midot, kavannah, joy, awe, or the like. I know this is not for everyone, but it does appeal to some people. I would like to remove it from the Shabbat morning slot, and make it a separate thing for people who are interested in that kind of Torah. We would meet regularly, maybe every two weeks, maybe at a bar or tea house, and talk about ideas and challenges in avodah - either studying a text, sharing experiences, or actually going out and doing hitbodedut or the like. There are also amazing exercises that have been devised in the mussar movement that we could look into. Please tell me if you are interested, so we can move forward. Wishing you a good, healthy, happy new year Rabbi Gavriel Goldfeder 303-443-2497 office Email: Rabbi@BoulderAishKodesh.org |
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