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Questions and Answers with HaRav Ginsburgh: How to Celebrate a Birthday; Healing the Sick

Gal EinaiMarch 18, 2026March 19, 2026

by Gal EinaiMarch 18, 2026March 19, 20260218

These two responsa originally appeared in Hebrew in the Beshalach 5786 issue of Nifla’ot. Happy Birthday? Question: My birthday is approaching soon. A birthday is...

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Questions & Answers How Ba’alei Teshuvah Should Educate their Children

Gal EinaiDecember 30, 2025

by Gal EinaiDecember 30, 20250320

On the 16th of Cheshvan, a group of seasoned Breslov ba’alei teshuvah met with HaRav Ginsburgh to discuss matters relating to raising children as the...

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Q&A with Rabbi Ginsburgh: Can Music be Tainted?

Gal EinaiJuly 3, 2025July 3, 2025

by Gal EinaiJuly 3, 2025July 3, 20250503

Question: As a musician, I am intimately familiar with many styles of music. I'm confused about modern chasidic music, particularly disco and dance/trance rhythms, which...

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Q&A: Hostility to Israel

Gal EinaiFebruary 6, 2024

by Gal EinaiFebruary 6, 20240701

Q: Why are so many nations hostile to Israel? And why are there even some Jews hostile to Israel? A: Unfortunately, at present, the general...

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Talking About Mashiach: Q&A with Rabbi Ginsburgh about Mashiach

Gal EinaiJanuary 23, 2024

by Gal EinaiJanuary 23, 20240889

Translated from a class given by Rabbi Ginsburgh on 22 Shvat 5777 (2017) Q: Should we identify the Mashiach with a specific person? If so,...

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Q&A: I Want to be Healthy

Gal EinaiJanuary 3, 2024

by Gal EinaiJanuary 3, 20240757

Q: I have been suffering from a difficult health challenge for a number of years. Just recently, I received a diagnosis. The doctors said that...

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Q&A: 137 and the Curvature of Natural Numbers in Jewish Sources

Gal EinaiDecember 28, 2023

by Gal EinaiDecember 28, 202301405

Q: What is the Jewish source for the curvature of natural numbers? A: There are several sources for the curvature of natural numbers to become...

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Q&A: War, Crisis and Faith

Gal EinaiNovember 22, 2023

by Gal EinaiNovember 22, 20230810

Q: This war is taking its toll on me. Due to the security situation, I cannot return to my home. I feel disconnected from everything...

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Q&A: Should we Leave a Dangerous Area? Should we Leave Israel?

Gal EinaiNovember 16, 2023

by Gal EinaiNovember 16, 20230925

Q: We live in a neighborhood in Jerusalem that is not far from an Arab village. Due to the circumstances, we are apprehensive, as are...

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Q&A: Terror Attack, Solving Problems

Gal EinaiNovember 8, 2023

by Gal EinaiNovember 8, 20230973

Translated from the Hebrew “Wonders” anthology, Parashat Vayeirah, 5784. Q: Anxiety After Terror Attack: I Can’t Keep Myself Together After What Happened Since the horrific...