Local Tisha B'Av Schedules

We don't have information for all Breslov minyanim in Greater NY. But for the Borough Park Shtibel on 26th Ave, the zemanei ha-tefillah are:

Ma'ariv Mon. Night: 9:25 PM, followed by "Eichah"
Shacharis: 5:15 AM, followed by "Kinnos"
Netz Ha-chamah: 5:42 AM
Minchah: 7:20 PM
Ma'ariv Motza'ei T"B: 9:10 PM
(Followed by Kiddush Levanah, iy"H)

The Flatbush Breslov Shtibel sent us this information:

Schedule for Tisha B'Av - Monday July 19

Shkia (sunset) - 8:22 PM
Ma'ariv followed by "Eichah" - 9:10 PM

Tuesday - July 20

Shacharis: 8:30 AM, followed by "Kinnos"
Chatzos HaYom: 1:02 PM
Minchah: 8:00 PM
Ma'ariv: 8:50 PM (followed by Kiddush Levanah, iy"H)
Fast ends 9:01 PM (earlier zman)

Combining Meditation and Prayer

A new posting has been added to the Solitude-Hisbodedus website on a topic of interest to anyone involved in Jewish meditation: how to integrate meditation and prayer. This posting is a translation from early Chassidic master Rabbi Elimelekh of Lizhensk's classic, No'am Elimelekh.

Rabbi Gedaliah Aharon Kenig's Yahrtzeit

The 23rd of Tammuz (Monday, July 5th this year) will be the 30th yahrtzeit of Rav Gedaliah Aharon Kenig (sometimes spelled "Koenig"). Reb Gedaliah was the foremost disciple of Rabbi Avraham Sternhartz and founder of the Breslov community in Tzefat, Israel.

For a brief biography, see here:

An essay on the Breslov mesorah in general, which explains the places of leaders such as Reb Gedaliah, Reb Avraham, and others, appears here:

The kehillah that Reb Gedaliah and his sons and talmidim worked so hard to build is now led by his son, Rabbi Elazar Mordechai Kenig.

The Tzefat Breslov website is linked on the sidebar of this blog.

May Reb Gedaliah intercede above on behalf of Klal Yisrael, and may the seed he planted in the mountains of Galil HaElyon flourish and grow!

Yahrtzeit of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Bender

The 21st yahrtzeit of Rabbi Levi Yitzchok Bender, zal, the central figure in the Breslov Kehillah of Me'ah She'arim after WWII, will be on 22 Tammuz (which falls on Sunday, July 4th, this year).

For a brief biography of Reb Levi Yitzchok, see here.

A rare video of one of his shmuessen in Yiddish is also available online here.

May Reb Levi Yitzchok intercede above on behalf of all Klal Yisrael.