Sichos HaRan - Class Trip with Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Yaakov Klein
Yaakov Klein is a lecturer, musician, and the author of Sparks from Berditchov and The Story of Our Lives (Feldheim). He lives in London with his wife Shira and their two beautiful children, where he serves as the founding director of Eilecha.
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Nov 4, 2025 • 57min
We Found Rebbe Nachman's Hisbodedus Spot! (Sichos Haran #159, #160, #161, #162, #163)
In this shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we explore the Rebbe's "Beginner's mind", and how he kept the balance between the dual expertise of "running and sitting", his intense fasts as a youth, an incredible story about how an all-night melody session sustained him, and about his hisbodedus in the fields and mountains surrounding the cities in which he lived. We even do some detective work to identify one of the specific locations where Rebbe Nachman served Hashem, discovering the surprising nature of the place the tzaddik chose to cry out to Hashem.
Oct 29, 2025 • 56min
When a "Dead Rebbe" is More Alive than the Living (Sichos Haran #156, #157, #158)
In this shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we explore the proximity between a Tzaddik's departed soul and our physical world through the lens of an amazing perspective on what it means that this wall is a "prozdor", a hallway, to Olam HaBa. We also learn about the unlikely time when Rebbe Nachman had his Hisbodedus.
Jul 16, 2025 • 1h
The Essence of Judaism is Simplicity (Sichos Haran #154, #155)
In this shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we discover the importance of simplicity and prayer, as well as making sure that we are joyous on Shabbos Kodesh, singing beautiful zemiros at the Shabbos Table!
Music Credit: "Mevakshei Hashem" by Joey Newcomb
From the album Thank You Hashem Healing Melodies #1
All rights reserved to Joey Newcomb and Thank You Hashem Music.
Jul 8, 2025 • 1h 2min
Rebbe Nachman and the Treasury of Unearned Gifts (Sichos Haran #152, #153)
In this shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we discover the spiritual significance of left-handedness and explore the incredible context and related anecdotes of the Tzaddik's most famous teaching, "Ein shum yei'ush ba'olam klal!
Jul 1, 2025 • 1h 1min
The Telling of "The Seven Beggars" (Sichos Haran #147, #148, #149, #150, #151)
In this shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we explore a number of teachings regarding Rebbe Nachman's stories, particularly Reb Nosson's accounting of how "The Seven Beggars" came to be told.
Jun 16, 2025 • 54min
Crying Out, Holding On: Discovering a Spark of Emunah in the Darkness (Sichos Haran #146)
In this special episode of our Sichos HaRan series, we explore #146 in light of the current situation in the Holy Land. We hope you find this shiur meaningful, and may we only hear good news along this ever-accelerating journey toward redemption for am Yisrael and all of humanity.
Jun 9, 2025 • 60min
The Sweetness of Tough Conversations (Sichos Haran #142, #143, #144, #145)
In this shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we explore #142, a revelation regarding how to counter the energy of the Yetzer Hara, #143 about the cause of physical and spiritual fever, #144 about the teachings Rebbe Nachman revealed in nature, and #145 regarding the incredible delight we bring Hashem when we turn Torah into Tefillah.
May 20, 2025 • 53min
The Story of Tikkun HaKlalli, Rebbe Nachman's "General Remedy" (Sichos Haran #141)
In this shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we explore #141, Reb Nosson's account of how Rebbe Nachman's "Tikkun HaKlalli" came to be revealed.
May 20, 2025 • 56min
What Does it Mean to Believe in Yourself? (Sichos Haran #140)
In this special shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we explore #140, a remarkable teaching about the importance of believing in ourselves, seen through the prism of ideas from Rav Tzadok HaKohen and the Kedushas Levi.
May 8, 2025 • 40min
You Are Always in Hashem's "Place" (Sichos Haran #137, 138, 139)
In this shiur on Rebbe Nachman's Sichos HaRan, we explore #137 where we discover the financial blessings that a daily commitment to Torah study can bring, #138 regarding the power of saying stories about tzaddikim, and #139 about how to a person with a "Jewish heart", there is no 'place' from which it is impossible to serve Hashem.
