Reb Nosson of Breslov was the one who made sure that you and I know about Rebbe Nachman and his Torah. It was through the power of the printing press that Reb Nosson was able to make sure we knew this. On the occasion of his 176th yahrtzeit, Rav Shlomo Katz and the chevra of Shirat David learned a teaching of his on the parsha, Parshat Vayechi, explaining the role that the printing press has in regards to the coming of Mashiach, and our generation.

On Asara b’Tevet, Rav Shlomo Katz teaches a short תפילה from Reb Nosson of Breslov’s Likutei Tefillos, framed by the nigun “בברסלב בוער אש — הבער אותה בליבי.”

We explore Reb Nosson’s practice of turning Torah into prayer, asking Hashem for a matnas chinam to reach and keep rising in קדושת ארץ ישראל.

Brief reflections on the day’s depth (Reb Nosson’s yahrzeit and the Chasam Sofer’s note on geulah) round out this redemptive, heart-opening shiur.