From “Breslov Eikh she-Hu: Customs and Good Practices” compiled by Dovid Zeitlin and Dovid Sears
Many
Breslover Chassidim study Likutey Moharan II, 67, during the Three Weeks
and recite the corresponding prayer, Likutey Tefillos II, 33. Some
also recite this prayer on Tisha be-Av, but only after chatzos, since
it contains words of consolation.
(Cf. Si'ach
Sarfey Kodesh VI, 499)
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Breslover
Chassidim dance after davenning even during the Three Weeks, until Rosh
Chodesh Av. The melody usually sung at this time is "Nicham HaShem
Tzion." However, beginning on Rosh Chodesh, dancing is curtailed until
after Tisha be-Av.
(Si'ach
Sarfey Kodesh IV, 191)
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During
the Three Weeks, some Breslover Chasidim are accustomed to sit on the floor
every weekday at noon to
recite Tikkun Chatzos, including on Erev Shabbos, as mentioned in
Shulchan Arukh. This was Reb Gedaliah’s practice. Reb Elazar
informed us that his father would have liked his talmidim to do so be-tzibbur,
but this was not feasible at the time.
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Like
all Chassidim, Breslovers follow the shittah in halakhah that
there is no public display of mourning on Shabbos Chazon.
Heh Av
This is
the yahrtzeit of the Arizal (Rabbi Yitzchak Luria Ashkenazi) of Tzefas,
universally recognized as the foremost master of Kabbalah by all Chassidic,
Lithuanian, and Sefardic kabbalists. His teachings were written down by his talmid
muvhak, Rabbi Chaim Vital (Calabrese), and primarily consists of “Eight
Gates,” including the bedrock of his teachings, the Eitz Chaim.
In
Tzefas, the hillulah of the Arizal attracts thousands of visitors from
all over the world, who recite Tehillim and pray at his gravesite. It is also a
widespread custom to immerse in the natural spring where he was accustomed to
immerse, not far from his kever in the old Beis ha-Chaim. The Arizal
stated that whoever did so would succeed in doing teshuvah for all his
sins before he died.
(“Chayey
ha-Arizal,” a Hebrew biography of the Arizal culled from Shivchey
Arizal and other classic sources was compiled and annotated by Rabbi
Avraham Abish Tzeinvirt, and published by Makhon Da’as Yosef, Yerushalayim
1990. Rav Ya’akov Hillel of Machon Ahavat Shalom also has published an
annotated critical edition of Shivchey Arizal.)
Tisha
be-Av
Tisha be-Av is one of the five times that Breslover Chassidim daven together ki-vasikin. The avodah of reciting Kinnos is taken very seriously and lasts until the late morning.
Tisha be-Av is one of the five times that Breslover Chassidim daven together ki-vasikin. The avodah of reciting Kinnos is taken very seriously and lasts until the late morning.
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Reb
Levi Yitzchak Bender stated that on Tisha be-Av, it is our minhag to recite
the berakhah "she'asah li kol tzorkhi" in its proper place in Birkhos
ha-Shachar.
(Si'ach
Sarfey Kodesh VI, 497. Similarly, cf. Darkei Chaim ve-Shalom
[Munkatch] 675. Some communities omit this berakhah because the Gemara
associates it with donning the shoes, and on Tish Be-Av it is forbidden to wear
leather shoes or sandals. However, it is permissible to wear shoes made from
other materials, such as canvas or plastic.)
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The
fast is broken immediately after Ma'ariv in the synagogue, prior to Kiddush
Levanah. It is customary to dance after reciting Kiddush Levanah
upon the conclusion of Tisha be-Av, despite the fact that most restrictions are
maintained until noon of
the following day.
(Cf. Si'ach
Sarfey Kodesh IV, 270)
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Soon
after Tisha be-Av, Reb Elazar Kenig usually begins studying the lesson from Likutey
Moharan that he will publicly deliver on the second night of Rosh Hashanah,
together with its related teachings from Likutey Halakhos, etc. On some
years he has started learning his Rosh Hashanah lesson even earlier.
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