Rabbi
Eliezer Shlomo Schik (b. 1940), also known as
Mohorosh (an acronym for
Moreinu HaRav Shlomo, "our teacher, our rabbi, Shlomo") is a prolific author and publisher of
BreslovBreslov is a branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism. Its adherents strive to develop an intense, joyous relationship with God and receive guidance toward this goal from the teachings of Rebbe Nachman...
Hasidic teachings in books, pamphlets, and taped lectures distributed worldwide. He has authored more than 100 hardcover books and 1,000 booklets based on the teachings of Rebbe
Nachman of BreslovNachman of Breslov , also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover , Nachman from Uman , was the founder of the Breslov Hasidic dynasty....
. He is the controversial leader of the self-styled "Breslov City" in the
GalileeGalilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country...
town of Yavniel,
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
.
At the age of 15, Schik came across the popular Breslov booklet,
Meshivat Nefesh by Rabbi
Alter TeplikerAlter Tepliker was the sobriquet of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Bezhilianski , a learned scholar and leading Breslover Hasid in Uman, Ukraine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
, which attracted him to Rebbe Nachman's teachings.
Rabbi
Eliezer Shlomo Schik (b. 1940), also known as
Mohorosh (an acronym for
Moreinu HaRav Shlomo, "our teacher, our rabbi, Shlomo") is a prolific author and publisher of
BreslovBreslov is a branch of Hasidic Judaism founded by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov a great-grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, founder of Hasidism. Its adherents strive to develop an intense, joyous relationship with God and receive guidance toward this goal from the teachings of Rebbe Nachman...
Hasidic teachings in books, pamphlets, and taped lectures distributed worldwide. He has authored more than 100 hardcover books and 1,000 booklets based on the teachings of Rebbe
Nachman of BreslovNachman of Breslov , also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover , Nachman from Uman , was the founder of the Breslov Hasidic dynasty....
. He is the controversial leader of the self-styled "Breslov City" in the
GalileeGalilee , is a large region in northern Israel which overlaps with much of the administrative North District of the country...
town of Yavniel,
IsraelIsrael officially the State of Israel , is a developed state in Western Asia located on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea. It borders Lebanon in the north, Syria in the northeast, Jordan in the east, and Egypt on the southwest, and contains geographically diverse features within its...
.
Introduction to Breslov
At the age of 15, Schik came across the popular Breslov booklet,
Meshivat Nefesh by Rabbi
Alter TeplikerAlter Tepliker was the sobriquet of Rabbi Moshe Yehoshua Bezhilianski , a learned scholar and leading Breslover Hasid in Uman, Ukraine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries....
, which attracted him to Rebbe Nachman's teachings. He began to spend many hours each day in
hitbodedutHitbodedut refers to an unstructured, spontaneous and individualized form of prayer and meditation taught by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov...
per Rebbe Nachman's instructions, and studied more
TorahThe term "Torah" , refers either to the Five Books of Moses or to the entirety of Judaism's founding legal and ethical religious texts...
in accordance with Rabbi Nachman's system of learning. Seeing the influence that a small booklet had had on him, he resolved to disseminate Rebbe Nachman's works when the opportunity would arise.
Publishing career
After his marriage in 1964, Schik founded Mesivta Heichal Hakodesh, an international outreach organization which disseminates Breslov teachings. In 1965, Schik wrote, printed and distributed 85,000 copies of booklets based on Rebbe Nachman's writings, selling them around the world at below-cost price. Today his annual output is in the millions. He has introduced Breslov teachings to countless readers worldwide.
Breslov leader
In 1986, Schik founded a Breslov community — largely consisting of
baalei teshuvahBaal teshuva or ba'al teshuvah , sometimes abbreviated to BT, is a term referring to a Jewish person who embraces Orthodox Judaism. Baal teshuva literally means, "master of return", i.e., one who has repented or "returned" to God...
(newly religious) adherents — in the Galilee town of Yavniel. Today this community, which calls itself "Breslov City," numbers 350 residents out of a total population of 3,000
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