Good shabbos! (Note: Outside of eretz yisroel, Parshas Nasso is being read from the Torah this week).

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Can a single breath change your reality? Rav Lebish Hundert explores Rebbe Nachman’s radical approach to prayer when you're feeling stuck, muted, or anxious. If you can't talk to God like a friend today, Rebbe Nachman says: just sigh. Join the chevre at Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo in Jerusalem as we learn to turn our pain into a vessel for unification and freshness.

We all have layers of "sediment" from life—grievances, fears, and old narratives that block our light. Rav Lebish Hundert discusses the two stages of healing: the character work of Sefirat HaOmer and the revelatory power of Matan Torah. Discover how a deeper connection to the "Black Fire on White Fire" of the Torah’s letters can heal the imagination and bring a "fresh life" into your daily practice.

"Why does it often feel that the harder we try to get close to Hashem, the further away He seems to move?"

In this episode, Rav Lebisih Hundert dives into Meishiv Nafshi (Siman 20) and Rebbe Nachman’s Torah 74, unpacking one of the most vital paradoxes in the life of a seeker: Hisrachakus hu techilas ha'hiskarvus — Distance is the beginning of closeness.

In this shiur, we explore:

• The Interpersonal Mirror: Why we need distance to truly "see" and connect with another person, and how that translates to our relationship with the Infinite.

• Dina d’Kadisha vs. Dina d’Mesavuta: Learning to distinguish between "Holy Resistance" (the muscle-building of the soul) and the "Impure Judgment" that leads to ye'ush (despair).

• The Power of 'Gimguma': Why learning Torah without understanding is sometimes the most powerful spiritual act a person can perform in the darkness.

• Sweetening the Judgments: Practical tools for when your hisbodedus feels empty and your davening feels mechanical.

Whether you are in a season of "expanded consciousness" or feel like you are "walking blindly," this teaching offers a lifeline of chizuk to help you hold on until the light returns.

Source Material: Meishiv Nafshi, Siman 20; Likutey Moharan, Torah 74.
Location: Recorded at Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo, Yerushalayim.

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Recorded May 27, 2026

In this soulful 49th-birthday shiur, Rav Leibish Hundert dives into the inner dimensions of Megillat Esther (5:3). Why does Achashverosh offer Esther only "half the kingdom"? Through the lens of Chassidut and the teachings of the Izhbitzer and Rav Nachman, we explore the deep secret of Chatzi HaMalchut—the 50/50 partnership between us and Hashem.

Rav Leibish connects the "rushed" redemption of Pesach to the "slow" redemption of Shavuot, revealing how the Hebrew word for "Crown" (Keter) is fundamentally tied to the act of "Waiting" (Katar).

Key themes:

• The spiritual significance of curiosity (Ma).

• Why shared pain is the highest form of intimacy with the Divine.

• The transition from the "rushed" Pesach energy to the "slow" Shavuot energy.

• Self-forgiveness as the greatest gift we can give our children.

"God, let my Zaidy be healthy." In this soulful deep dive, Rav Lebish Hundert explores Rebbe Nachman’s radical teaching on spontaneous prayer: that the shortest path to the Infinite is through your mother tongue.

Drawing on the lectures of Rav Kivak (Avraham Tzvi Kluger) and the legacy of Rebbe Nachman, we explore:

• The Power of "Anochi": Why the very first word of the Ten Commandments is actually an Egyptian word, and what that teaches us about finding God in our "lowly" languages.

• Positive Regression: Learning to break the "adult script" of calculation and etiquette to speak with the directness of a child.

• Functional vs. True Communication: Understanding the 38-year silence between God and Moshe.

Join us at Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo in Jerusalem as we learn to turn our everyday speech into a bridge to the Divine.

Recorded May 13, 2026

Is your religious identity a bridge to the Divine, or just a performance? In this deep dive into the inner dimension of Purim, Rav Lebish Hundert (Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo) unpacks a startling insight from the Gemara: the word Frummy as a mask used to frighten children.

Drawing on the teachings of the Baal Shem Tov and the Rebbe Reb Meilech, Rav Lebish explores:

• The "Sandwich Metaphor": Connecting the oneness of God with the oneness of "Me."

• Why God’s "livelihood" depends on your simple Baruch Hashem.

• The link between existential injustice (Tzedek) and the compulsivity of eating.

• Moving from the "Monkey identity" (Kof) to the royalty of the soul.

Join us in the courtyard of the King as we learn to take off the mask and finally feel satisfied.

Recorded May 11, 2026

Rav Lebish Hundert (Yeshivat Simchat Shlomo) explores the profound teaching that Torah must be learned with "great joy" (Simcha Gedola). Drawing on the wisdom of Shlomo Carlebach, this shiur challenges us to move past the "should's" of religion and find the life-giving energy hidden within the letters.

Highlights include:

• Why Birkat HaTorah is the "inside of the inside."
• The story of the Rav who jumped for joy every morning.

Recorded May 10, 2026.

Why do the greatest leaders of the Jewish people always seem like outsiders?

In this profound exploration of Parshat Bamidbar, Rav Lebish Hundert takes us from the technical laws of Eruv Tavshilin to the heart of the "Lost Sheep"—the cry of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.

As we prepare for Shavuot and look at the census of the tribes in the desert, we discover a startling paradox: the most elevated souls—Moshe, Yosef, and Levi—stayed "outside" the traditional camp structures. Rav Lebish delves into:

• The Eruv of the Soul: Understanding Kedusha Achas (One Holiness) and how we bridge the gap between our "good days" and our source.

• The Outsider’s Advantage: Why Moshe Rabbeinu’s lack of a traditional "Palace education" allowed him to lead a nation of individuals.

• The Lost Sheep (Torah 206): A deep dive into Rebbe Nachman’s teaching on Taisi Keseh Oved—why feeling lost is often the first step toward being found by the Infinite.

• Higher Love (Ahava Sheb’Da’at): Moving beyond conditional "if-then" spirituality into the unconditional embrace of Shabbat.

Whether you are feeling "lost in the desert" or seeking a deeper connection to the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, this shiur offers a map for the soul that values the journey as much as the destination.

A gut shabbos!

Are you a "bad neighbor"?

In this deep and soulful exploration of Parshat Behar-Bechukotai, Rav Lebisih Hundert dives into the inner dimensions of the Beit Knesset and the radical definition of what it means to be a neighbor. Drawing from the Shulchan Aruch, the Ramban, and the transformative teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, Rav Lebisih challenges our modern tendency toward isolation.

In this episode, we explore:

• The "Bad Neighbor": Why the Mishna Berura defines a bad neighbor not by what they do, but by where they don't go.

• "Being Found": The spiritual difference between just "praying" in a synagogue and being Matzui—truly present and found within the community.

• Ending the Galus: How seeing a friend’s face is a form of Techiyat HaMetim (revival of the dead) and why human connectivity is the ultimate key to Geula (redemption).

• The Vulnerability of the Tzaddik: Rebbe Nachman’s unique ability to reach the "lowest of the low" by recognizing that we never truly know the full greatness of Hashem.

Grab a drink, pull up a chair, and join the chevra at Simchat Shlomo for a L'chaim as we learn how to step out of our individual "pits" and into the light of each other’s presence.