Likutey Moharan

About the Book

Rebbe Nachman of Breslev was a relative of Ba’al Shem Tov and one of the most brilliant Hasidic rabbis who ever lived. He wrote about how people should go off to a quiet place, preferably in nature, and speak to God as a friend. He also taught that no matter how bad a situation or person was, we should look for one good point, and then, by focusing on that, turn the bad into something good. Rebbe Nachman had a rough life, losing multiple children and his wife to illness. He died at the young age of thirty-eight after being sick for many years with tuberculosis. Despite his difficulties, Rebbe Nachman taught that a joyful life was always about your attitude. He said that you could not control what would happen to you, but you could control how you would react to it. The rebbe’s teachings were published in Hebrew as Likutey Moharan, recently translated into English with commentary by Rabbi Chaim Kramer.

About the Author

After reading and studying Rebbe Nachman’s lessons, Dr. Harry Hamburger began to discern songs and poems that were hidden in each one of the lessons. Over a five-year period, Dr. Hamburger wrote a poem that encapsulated the meaning of each one of Rebbe Nachman’s lessons. The poems may be read separately or used as a study guide to better understand the hidden meanings of Likutey Moharan. Dr. Hamburger did not write these poems alone, feeling the presence and guidance of Rebbe Nachman while he composed them. Dr. Hamburger is a friend and student of Rabbi Kramer and has written a previous book of illustrated Hasidic poetry entitled I See Only Light. He writes poetry daily and uses the teachings of Rebbe Nachman to help his patients cope with ocular problems. He is a neuro-ophthalmologist in Miami, Florida, and spends summers at his farm in the mountains of Colombia with his wife, Claudia, and sons, Jordan and Joshua.