Kotzk Podcast 090: Likutei Halachot: Reinterpreting Halacha as a means to connect with the Tzadik

Hello everybody.

Our studio today is titled Likutei Halachot.

Reinterpreting halacha as a means to connect with the tzaddik.

Now, I have drawn, the same as last week, once again on the research by Dr. Leo Sack-Smully from Bari Nunn University.

And today we're going to look at the very well-known Breslev Hasidic Sefer entitled Likute Halachot, a collection of writings on Halakha by Rabbi Natan.

stern hearts of Nemirov, otherwise known as Reb Nosson, Rebbe Nachman of Breslov's closest disciple.

Now don't get confused between Rebbe Nathan and Rebbe Nachman.

Rebbe Nachman is Rebbe Nachman of Breslov and Rebbe Nathan, as we're going to refer to him, is the author of the work that we're going to look at today and he's the close disciple of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov.

He became the great organiser of the Breslov movement and the great writer of all the teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov after Rabbi Nachman had passed away in 1810.

That's when Rabbi Nachman passed away and Rabbi Sternzau, so Rabbi Natan, passed away in 1844.

So that gives you an idea of where these two individuals are positioned now rabbi latan worked on his um his volumes of writings for 40 years from 1806 until just two years before he passed away so he spent 40 years working on this this book this writing.

It's not a book.

It actually comes in eight volumes.

I'll just see if I can walk back.

I just want to show you because I have a copy.

I don't know if you can see.

But it's eight volumes.

Eight volumes.

So it's a very lengthy work.

And quite a major piece of literature, especially for the Breslov Hasidic community.