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Questions and Answers #7
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Q I just enrolled in a Yeshivah of a certain group and I do not feel as if it is getting me anywhere. I am very confused, is there some other path I should be taking. I just asked the grandson of some famous Meforsam and he told me "to get in this group and stay with it for ten years before thinking about anything!"

A Complete Sheker -

If you really would like to advance you must go on the path of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.

Q I keep on falling to Pgam Habris but I am willing try and be Shomer Habris one more time.

A Try again and again, in the end you will win. Be strong.

Q Does the person need to be Shomer Habris to make an angel when performed a mitzva?

A Rebbe Yackov Abuchatzarah writes very clearly that as long as a person is pogem habris all his mitzvot go to the klipot. ( A person should continue doing Mitzvot even if he is Pogem Habris for after he is punished for his sins the merit of his mitzvot will remain).

Q Please explain to me what is the difference between Sephardic, Ashkenazi, Hasid, and Chabad?

A The only current difference in Judaism are those who are already following the Tzadik Rebbe Nachman and those that have not started doing so yet.

Q How many religions did Hashem give and which are they?

A He gave one - Judaism

Q I made a Neder / Vow that I will never be Pogem Habris again but I keep on falling.

A Rebbe Nachman taught that a person must never give up.

He also taught that the satan makes a person sin not for the actual sin but rather for the depression and hopelessness that follow after.

Do not give up, be strong

Q Can I listen to a recording of the Tikkun Klali and have it count as if I was saying it?

A Listen to it an and say it at the same time.

Q I am trying to be Shomer Habris but I still see wet dreams (keri) does this mean that I am not Shomer Habris and have to start over?

A Wet dreams (keri) are completely different the spilling seed on purpose. If you know that you did not cause it by purposely thinking impure thoughts during the day then you should simply ignore it. Go to the Mikvah and say Tikkun Klali or say tikkun klali even without the mikvah. If you do not purposely spill seed and guard your eyes and thought during the day then you are considered Shomer Habris even though you saw keri.

Q I have a problem looking at other men, how can I go to the Mikvah ?

A There are times when the Mikvah is almost empty, for example early in the morning in between minyanim.

Q I am trying my best, what more am I supposed to do ?

A Remember Hashem just wants you to try your hardest, however just be honest with your self that you are really trying.

Q I believe that all the wisdom in the world is contained in the Torah but how can I see that ?

A Through learning kabbalah. However to really study kabbalah one has to be pure and must do many tikkunim first.

Q My whole life I felt like a lost soul, what is the meaning of this?

A Everyone who was pogem losses a large part of their soul and until they complete their Tikkunim, they feel so. The main thing is to keep on doing Hisbodedute and tikkunim and things will get better.

Q Should I move to Eretz Yisroel ?

A Regarding Eretz Yisroel, it is one of the 3 things that are acquired through suffering. Any person who wants a perfect situation set up for him before moving here will not end up moving. A person has to first come with sacrifice and then things will begin working for him. However this must be each individuals decision since it will take a lot of sacrifice and suffering but in the end there is no other option.

Q I was Shomer Habris for almost 40 days and then I fell.

A Be strong they see that you are about to win, keep on going, even if heaven forbid you fall again just get up and continue. It will start becoming easier soon.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslov teaches that the Satan gets a person to sin only so he will fall into depression. The meaning of this is, that although they actually get energy from the sin it is only a minor part of what is awaiting them when a person gives up and does not do anything, continuing to fall. This is why they will sometimes place a lot of pressure on a person just we he is starting to make real progress.

Q Why do the Jews today not follow the 'pundrik' (J)? .

A He was one of the lowest Jews who ever lived, why would any one follow him?

Q Does Tikkun Haklali get rid of Lilim?

A It helps, however a person who was pogem for many years can not expect to say Tikkun Klali once and have all his klippot vanish. If a person say Tikkun Klali daily and immerses in the mikvah often he will notice a huge difference.

Q There is person who callers himself 'Reb Moshe' (from heavens registry not Tzfat) and has a lot of Kabbalah sites, are they authentic ?

A We have warned him a number of times to take off his lies that he quotes the Rambam on his site that it is permissible to be Pogem Habris.

Worse then a sinner is one who sins and causes others to sin as well.

This is a letter we sent him a while back....

Shalom,

We were recently informed that you permit the severe sin of zera levatalah on your site. The following is a quote from your site....

"The RAMBAM is quoted as permitting masturbation ONCE every two weeks, to let flow the "seed" that the body has produced, in order to keep the body healthy, in continual flow replacing old with new, but never using ones hands. "

There is absolutely no place that the Rambam says this. In fact he says just the opposite....

THE RAMBAM: LAWS OF FORBIDDEN RELATIONS, 21

IT IS FORBIDDEN TO DELIBERATELY AROUSE ONESELF So, too, it is forbidden for a man to deliberately arouse himself or to bring himself to improper thoughts.

It is forbidden for an unmarried man to touch his genitalia, lest it cause him improper thoughts, and he must not put his hand even below his navel, lest it cause him such thoughts. When he urinates, he must not touch his genitalia.

He who looks even at the small finger of a woman in order to derive pleasure from looking, is like one who looks at her private place and even to listen to her voice (Which is considered as looking at her nakedness) or to look at her hair is forbidden. (The Rambam Chapter 21, Hilchot Issure Biah)

There are also many other places throughout the Rambam that say similar things. There is not one posek, rabbi or Kabbalist who ever gave any heter to be pogem habris for any reason. In fact all sources speak about the severe consequences of such actions.

I doubt that a person as knowledgeable as yourself could make such a mistake. People are coming to your sites and after seeing your knowledge they trust you. You can be causing many people to fall in this severe sin. As you yourself have seen in the sefarim, woe! is the punishment of such a person.

You should immediately remove that from your site and make a public statement correcting your mistake so that maybe some of the people who got misled might find out the truth.

If you have any questions regarding the severity of the sin of zera levatalah or the punishment of people who cause others to stumble in this sin please visit our site... http://www.briskodesh.org

This member of the Erev Rav has now been exposed as a fraud on the following web site.
http://moshiach.forumsplace.com/urljump.php?url=http://www.heavensregister.blogspot.com

Q I read on your web site about Tikunim of the Ari. For a person who has committed a specific sin a number of times should do each set no less then three times. If person needs to do three 84 fasts, then I have two questions:

1) how long could be a break between three 2day fasts (A 2 day fast - 48 hours with no food or drink is counted as 27 fasts.)?

2) how long could be a break between 1st, 2nd , and 3rd 84 fasts??

A According to the ARI they have to be retzufim / consecutive with no breaks this is can be done by having Shabbos and Rosh Chodesh in the middle. However many later Kabbalists say that now adays they should be done even not consecutively. However it is still best to do them as quickly as possible. A good way would be 1 2 day fast the first week. A second one the second week. Third week fast mon and thurs. Fourth week do another 2day and last week another single day. (It might be more powerful to Finish the set with a 2 day fast, so you might want to rearrange the order). If it takes longer then it is also good.

Between sets of 84 you can even have a couple of months or do one a year. However if you want to do them all one after the other with a little time in between it is better.

Also remember although fasting is a big tikkun and is effective the main way to change anything is through hisbodedute and prayer.

Q You mentioned on your web site about a person who could redeem the fasts with money given to charity. What is the amount? Does the level of Tikun go down because of the replacement?

A Giving the Tzdakah to redeem the fast is a way out for people who can not complete the full tikkun. It is much less effective and was given only for people who would never do the fasts. The best solution is to do Pay Daled Tanasim 3 times and then to calculate the amount of times you were pogem in your life and do a Yom Kipor fast (tikkun of Rebbe Yehuda Fataya) with a pidyon for the remaining times.

The lowest opinion is around 2 shekel which currently runs at around 50 cents per fast. If a person can afford more he should give more. If you plan on doing many of these then you can rely on the 2 shekel opinion.

Also remember although fasting is a big tikkun and is effective the main way to change anything is through hisbodedute and prayer.

Q I am struggling with Mishkav Zachor Problems (H. S.) what should I do ?

A We don't advise therapy instead do Hisbodedut for an hour a day and plead with Hashem to help you.

Q My uncle is sick can you please help cure him .

A We are not miracle workers, however prayer helps. Tell your uncle to spend an hour a day praying about his health.

Q I want to know if in our Jewish religion idol worship is a sin even in our imagination.

A Yes it is a sin, and a large part of idol worship was in the form of meditation. Anyone who does so should stop, for it is a grave sin and very damaging to the Jewish soul.

Q I plan on going to Israel to learn in yeshiva, for at least half a year to a year if not longer. I have very little experience learning gemara and so I want to find a place will not only help me build strong talmud learning skills but also give me a strong background in kabbalah and chassidus as well.?

A Unfortunately we do not believe such a place exists.

Q I feel like I'm getting suggestions on where to learn from many different sources that go in a lot of different directions and I'm having a hard time figuring out which ones are truly the best for what I'm looking for.

A If you want the truth and the guaranteed knowledge that you are doing the right thing then study the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov and follow his path.

Q I am very interested in the fasting methods of the ARI I saw on the briskodesh.org site. While I don't think I'm at a level where I could do those yet, I hope that someday I will be. In the meantime does it help to fast for a day or half a day here and there if it's with the intent of doing t'shuva for general sins even if it's not part of the specific prescriptions laid out by the ARI?

A Fasting half a day is not the Tikkun of the Ari but it is considered a seguf and shows that you are serious about Teshuvah. There might even be some lenient opinions that say that 2 half days is equivalent to a whole.

Q What's the best way I can learn to help heal people?

A Try teaching hisbodedute therapy, it works for everything.

Q Can I recite "Perek Shira" and "Tikkun Klali" at nights?

A Recite them at night but only after Chatzot.

Q Should I go to Yeshivah in the US or move to Eretz Yisroel?.

A Eretz Yisroel is the only answer, however it will be hard and will take a lot of sacrifice so it must be your decision.

Q Is marijuana from klipat nogah? Does it have any good use? I know that Shlomo Hamelech knew of every herb Hashem created and how to use them properly. But we see the damage it does to us, especially how it lowers our defenses when it comes to being Shomer Habrit..

A One has to be on a very high level to raise the sparks from any type of grass especially marijuana, which has a strong hold over it by the klipot. This is one of the reasons that Rebbe Nachman was against smoking even regular cigarettes.

We strongly advise against the use of drugs to attain spiritual experiences and advise the use of tikkunim instead.

Q I just started doing tikkunim for Pgam Habris and all the sudden I began seeing keri (nocturnal emissions) ?

A It is very normal for that to have happened. When a person is in the domain of the Sitra Acher they have no reason to defile him with Keri since they already nurture from his energy. However when a person starts doing Teshuva then the war starts. The main thing is to ignore such things and to continue doing Tikkunim. Just go to the mikvah say tikkun klali and continue doing avodas Hashem as if nothing happened.