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Chesbon Nefesh

Выпуск: Chesbon Nefesh. Темы: family_education, chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary. Поисковые термины: воспитание, дети, семья, chinuch, family, חינוך, ילדים, משפחה, хасидут, хасидский взгляд, chassidus, hashkafa, חסידות, השקפה, недельная глава, парша, parsha, פרשה, פרשת השבוע. In order to truly recognize that you need to find Hashem in your life, you must realize that your true identity is your neshamah, and you must know what you can be and where you are presently—all parts of the cheshbon hanefesh process, as explained in this section. At every moment, we are given the chance to realize what we should be doing and act according to our value system, based on our recognition that Hashem is our King and that we do what He desires, and not as dictated by the world around us, our environment, or our past. Furthermore, if you want them to continue to succeed, it is important to constantly remind yourself that this is what you really care about and that you can really achieve it.) To accomplish this, it is very helpful (if not essential) to create an actual seder of how you will implement this recognition. This is the time to think about the past day and consider if you kept up to your seder and acted properly.2 In addition to the daily cheshbon hanefesh, there is also a cheshbon hanefesh we conduct on Erev Shabbos or Erev Rosh Chodesh, when we think about the entire previous week or month. Special occasions, like the month of Elul, a personal birthday, Yud Shevat, Gimmel Tammuz, and similar dates are a time to look a little bit deeper into ourselves, to consider whether we are really the way Hashem and the Rebbe want us to be.3 Once you become accustomed to having a routine cheshbon hanefesh for your external actions, you can incorporate a deeper kind of contemplation. The Alter Rebbe explains (in the second letter printed at the end of Siddur Tehillas Hashem) that before davening a person should make a cheshbon hanefesh accompanied by teshuvah, and he should then remove any trace of sadness from his heart by focusing on the joy of seeing the glory of Hashem as it is accessible to us during davening. For more on how to change and make hachlatos and a cheshbon hanefesh, it is recommended to learn Klalei Hachinuch Veha’hadrachah from the Frierdiker Rebbe (printed at the end of Sefer Hasichos 5703, and also translated into English as The Principles of Education

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LearnChassidus

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17 февраля 2026 г.

Темы: family_education, chassidus_hashkafa, parsha_commentary