Tuesday, January 13, 2009

A visit of happiness...





As reported on the Muqata's liveblogging for today (yesterday, Israel time), the Breslovers paid a visit to Israeli soldiers.

If you're unaware of the Breslovers/Breslevers, also known as Na Nachers, here's a small piece of information from the Wikipedia article:
Na Nach Nachma Nachman Meuman (Hebrew: נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן‎) is a Hebrew language mantra used by some sub-groups of the Breslov group of Hasidic Jews. The complete phrase is Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'uman. It is a sound poem based on the four Hebrew letters of the name Nachman, referring to the founder of the Breslov movement, Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, along with a reference to his burial place in Uman, Ukraine.



One teaching of the Breslover Rebbe was that it was a mitzvah to be happy always, thus the connection of happiness with the Na Nachers. For me, it's just wonderful to see a show of support on film rather than rockets, bomb shelters, or casualties.

Please keep all involved in your thoughts and prayers.

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