Fwd: End the Fast with Inspiration- Lech Knos Video Inside

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Didn’t make it to a gathering- Watch the program from home and join the inspiration

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	Not able to join a Lech Knos gathering?  Watch the video presentation and recite Tehillim from your home to be inspired this Shiva Asar B'Tammuz. Lech Knos Video Lech Knos Tehillim Cards Thank you to the more than 50 communities that partnered with us to make Shiva Asar B’Tammuz meaningful for the women in their communities by bringing Lech Knos events to life locally.   Agudas Israel of West Lawrence — Far Rockaway, NY Audacity of Fairways — Lakewood, NJ Bais Tefila — Valley Village, CA Baron Hirsch Congregation — Memphis, TN Beth Jacob — Atlanta, GA Beth Jacob Congregation of Oakland — Oakland, CA BIOZ — Philadelphia, PA Bnai Israel Congregation — Norfolk, VA Bnai Yeshurun — Teaneck, NJ Boca Raton Synagogue — Boca Raton, FL Calabasas Shul — Calabasas, CA Camp Sternberg — Narrowsburg, NY Chabad Boynton Beach — Boynton Beach, FL Chabad of Harrisburg — Harrisburg, PA Congregation Arzei Darom — Teaneck, NJ Congregation Bais Torah of Monsey — Suffern, NY Congregation Beth Aaron — Teaneck, NJ Congregation Beth Hamedrosh — Wynnewood, PA Congregation Beth Jehudah — Milwaukee, WI Congregation Netivot Shalom — Teaneck, NJ Congregation Ohav Emeth — Highland Park, NJ Congregation Ohr Torah — West Orange, NJ Congregation Shaare Tefillah — Teaneck, NJ Congregation Shaarei Zedek of East Meadow — East Meadow, NY Congregation Shomrei Emunah and Mesorah Baltimore — Baltimore, MD Congregation White House Estates — Hurleyville, NY Emunah — Haifa, Israel Esther Posen Group — Edison, NJ Fairways — Lakewood, NJ Fairways History Group — Lakewood, NJ Jewish Center of Teaneck — Teaneck, NJ Jewish Study Network Inc. — Palo Alto, CA Khal Bnai Baruch — Lakewood, NJ Lower Merion Synagogue — Bala Cynwyd, PA Mitzpeh Yericho — Mitzpeh Yericho, Israel Netivot Shalom — Pikesville, MD Ochel — Suffern, NY Ohr Saadya — Teaneck, NJ Pleasant Ridge Neighborhood — Spring Valley, NY Portland Kollel — Portland, OR Private Group — Bergenfield, NJ Private Group — Lakewood, NJ Private Group — Ramat Beit Shemesh, Israel Private Group — Tucson, AZ Rhode Island Torah Network — Providence, RI Shaarei Tzedek Mishkan Yair — Chicago, IL Shabbat Women’s Torah Learning Group — Chicago, IL Simchat Yechiel — Rehovot, Israel The Space — Suffern, NY Tucson Torah Center — Tucson, AZ Twin Bridge Estates — Hurleyville, NY Young Israel of Boca Raton — Boca Raton, FL Young Israel of Denver — Denver, CO Young Israel of Hillcrest — Fresh Meadows, NY Young Israel of Long Beach — Long Beach, NY Young Israel of Memphis — Memphis, TN Young Israel of Midwood — Brooklyn, NY Young Israel of Passaic-Clifton — Passaic, NJ  Young Israel of Sharon — Sharon, MA Young Israel of Teaneck — Teaneck, NJ Zichron Eliezer — Cincinnati, OH Zichron Yosef — Jerusalem, Israel Keep the learning going with the  ALIT Virtual Summer Learning Program!    During the Three Weeks, explore the Six Zechirot with six inspiring courses taught by outstanding educators from July 6–21. Whether you have time for one class or want to experience the entire series, you can create a learning journey that works for your schedule. Register for ALIT
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Fwd: Parshat Pinchas - With the Light of Rebbe Nachman

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Date: Thu, Jul 2, 2026, 5:51 PM
Subject: Parshat Pinchas - With the Light of Rebbe Nachman
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View this email in your browser JUMP TO ARTICLES BRI INSPIRATION IN A MINUTE The Power of Loving Other Jews Our Struggles Create More Light Every Mitzvah Can Change You JUMP TO VIDEOS BRI UPDATES As we now enter the Three Weeks, we have a special opportunity to use this time to come ever closer to Hashem, allowing our inner desire and yearning, expressed through mourning, to break free and reach higher levels of closeness and recognition of Hashem. We have attached our complimentary PDF of Reb Noson's heart-moving prayers to help break through the walls and barriers.  CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE PDF PRAYER COLLECTION We still have limited space available for our BRI Uman Experience. Register while space remains. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER BRI PARSHAH TIDBITS “The burnt offering of each Sabbath on its Sabbath, in addition to the continual burnt offering and its libation.” (Numbers 28:10) Rashi explains: “And not the burnt offering of one Sabbath on another Sabbath. If a person did not offer it on this Sabbath, one might think that he could offer two on the following Sabbath. Therefore the verse says, ‘on its Sabbath,’ teaching that once its day has passed, its offering is no longer valid.” In Likutey Moharan (Torah 54, section 2), Rebbe Nachman speaks about a person’s task of refining the imagination. He explains that HaShem constricts His Infinite Divinity, descending from level to level until reaching the very center point of this physical world in which each of us stands. There, He sends every person hints and reminders, drawing him closer to His service. When Shabbat arrives, our imagination often paints a very specific picture of what it should look like: a beautifully set table, a perfectly prepared home, a well-groomed family, children singing sweetly, and everyone getting along peacefully. But sometimes reality looks very different. The children are noisy and unruly, tensions arise, the house is not quite as organized as we hoped, and the Shabbat table does not appear the way we envisioned it. At that point, we try to escape from the fantasy and reconnect with reality - but that can feel extremely difficult. Throughout the week, whenever things become uncomfortable, there is always somewhere to escape: media, distractions, and endless diversions. But on Shabbat, when those avenues are absent and there is nowhere to run, how can a person overcome the feeling of disappointment and missed expectations? This is the secret revealed in our parashah. As Rashi teaches, we cannot imagine that on a future Shabbat we will bring two offerings and then finally experience the joy we were missing. We cannot say, “This Shabbat was not very successful, but next week will make up for it.” Rebbe Nachman teaches that HaShem is constantly sending us hints and messages, and especially on holy Shabbat, when we are living in reality rather than escaping into distractions. The key is simply to rejoice in what is right in front of us. Rejoice in the challah. Rejoice in the soup. Rejoice in the meat, or whatever HaShem has placed before you. Focus on the reality that exists right now and find joy within it. When you do, you will discover something remarkable: Shabbat is not a day of deprivation, a day when there is nowhere to escape. Rather, Shabbat is the day on which a person can genuinely learn to rejoice in every single thing. We do not live in dreams about future Shabbatot. This Shabbat is your Shabbat. It is the Shabbat in which you rise above imagination and enter reality, seeking HaShem precisely through the life that He has placed before you. Shabbat Shalom.  BRI TORAH TIDBITS In Torah 54 of Likutey Moharan, Rebbe Nachman opens with these words: “One must guard the faculty of memory very carefully, ensuring that it does not fall into forgetfulness, which is the aspect of the death of the heart. The essence of memory is to always remember the World to Come.” Reb Noson explains that within these words lies the very root of the destruction of the Beit HaMikdash and the significance of the Seventeenth of Tammuz. It was on this day that the Tablets were shattered, and our Sages teach that this brought forgetfulness into the world. Further on in the Torah, Rebbe Nachman explains that forgetfulness comes through the influence of the evil eye (ayin hara), and this leads to a state called the “death of the heart.” Forgetfulness does not simply mean misplacing things or losing one's memory - a problem that in previous generations was associated with older age but today is often found even among the young. Rather, it means forgetting the true reason we came into this world and forgetting what our purpose is. The only way to be saved from this evil eye is through the attribute of truth. When a person performs his actions sincerely for the sake of HaShem, then even if obstacles arise and people try to interfere, he is not shaken. He continues to do what he must with simplicity and sincerity, and in the end he will surely prevail. The Hebrew word nitzachon (victory) is related both to “winning” and to netzach (eternity). These two concepts must go together. When a person is engaged in something meaningful, others may challenge him or oppose him with their negative gaze and criticism. But if he examines himself honestly and knows that his actions are truly for eternity—for the sake of increasing the honor of HaShem—then nothing can stand in his way. Yet for this, a person must constantly cry out to HaShem, begging that this awareness of the eternal world remain alive within him. He must pray not to be deceived by imagination, thinking that he is acting for the sake of Heaven when in reality he is not. This is a lifelong battle that continues until a person's final day. This is what the bitter day of the Seventeenth of Tammuz symbolizes. There is forgetfulness in the world. Our task is to mourn the destruction and to weep over it. Through those tears, the poison of the evil eye is subdued. We live in a generation in which every one of us can cry over our own personal destruction as well as the collective destruction of the Jewish people. Through these tears, we will overcome the evil eye and the forgetfulness it brings, and we will merit to remember the eternity of the true world. May we soon witness the rebuilding of the Beit HaMikdash and the complete redemption, speedily in our days. Amen. 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