Jerusalem – It is well – known that no picture of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov exists. What we see today is only his chair at the Great Breslover Synagogue in Mea Shearim Street / Jerusalem.
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Now according to Israeli Hebrew web site Bhadrei Hardeim a man by the name Avraham Chaim Biton claimed that Rabbi Nachman appeared in one of his dreams and told him to draw a picture of him. Here is the “picture” of Rabbi Nachman according to Biton’s dream. You can accept it as the truth or just ignore it.
The photo has been distributed in mass all over Israel.
Nachman of Breslov (Hebrew: נחמן מברסלב), also known as Reb Nachman of Bratslav, Reb Nachman Breslover (Yiddish: רב נחמן ברעסלאווער), Nachman from Uman (April 4, 1772 – October 16, 1810), was the founder of the Breslov Hasidic dynasty.
A list of Breslover Rabbi’s accepting and rejecting the drawing
Do not accept the picture:
1. Rabbi Eliezer Berland
2. Rabbi Yaaakov Me’ir Schechter
Haven’t seen the picture yet:
1. Rabbi Eliezer Shlomo Schick
2. Rabbi Mordechai Elazar Koenig
3. Rabbi Morgenstern
Accept the picture:
1. Rabbi Shmuel Moshe Kremer
2. Rabbi Shalom Arush
3. Rabbi Eliyahu Godelski
4. Rabbi Aharon Yaski
5. Rabbi Shimon Teichner
Good ART
how could anyone except it?
Hey,i think its my next door neighbour R Yankelevich.
no way its true
I think that there are 2 r nachman of breslov 1 that came in the dream & 1 that didn’t come in the dream vlo plig, the one that came in the dream also sent the note from shomayim with na nach nachman muman but the other 1 is still hiding under the stone & wasn’t nisgaleh yet
Purim is already over!
In the drawing he appears to be visiting his own grave. Rosh Hashana 2008?
Were the Na Nach yarmulka’s not invented yet when the Rebbe was around? Cause in my dream they were, and the Rebbe wasn’t as blonde, either.
Great creative way to make some money!
It looks like my schvuger…I thought the goyim had a monopoly on these meshuge visualizations of their moishiach but I guess yiddin can have the same afflictions.
Pictures and icons of Saints are a Catholic preocupation not a jewish one.
u never knw, it is possible but should be investegated.
Does this person in the drawing look like he’s 38, which is how old the Rebbe was when passed away? Yet another chilul hashem of the name of R. Nachman in the guise of people who call themselves Breslov. But of course the flies are also attracted to the honey. How could Arush accept the picture when his rebbe, Berland doesn’t? I don’t believe the list either……
please find out wat r morgenstern said about the picture did he accept it or not
His dream was making money any one see a problem with that?
It’s so saddening to witness how the holy Tzadiks name is being degraded by the so many dope attics, and Meshgeoyim. The picture gives an impression of a old person. It is well know that Rabbi Nachman Z”L was only 38 yrs old when he died. Also is it known that Rabbi Nachman Z”L has a short small beard. These two facts contradicts the dreamed picture. Rabbi Nachman Z”L, when a person has related to him his night dreams, Rabbi Nachman Z”L’s reply was “don’t tell me what you’re dreaming tonight, rather tell me your day dreams“. Rabbi Nachman Z”L is in no way here in our generation to post pictures…. He is here to bring into Klal Yisroel the light of Hashem in order to expedite the redemption of Klal Yisroel. Rabbi Nachman Z”L says that the face, and wisdom of the Tzadik are documented in the Tzadiks writing. If one desires to find the face of the Tzadik he should immerse himself in the holy books of Rabbi Nachman Z”L. Lekutei Moharan, Chai Moharan …….Rabbi Nachman Z”L’s Seforim are resuscitating the so many Jewish Souls. The angel of evil fears Rabbi Nachman’s teaching, and therefore he incites laughter from the many Meshigoyim who supposedly relate themselves to the holy Tzaddik, in order to dissuade the many Yiddishah Neshomas from learning Rabbi Nachmans Seforim. Thank Hashem, the many Yidden who have learned Rabbi Nachmans Seforim have found a massive change in their lives. They have witnessed how their own picture had changed from dark to light.
Thats the sad part of the meshiguim of breslev, everything works with a dream.
There is a old saying there was a chosid who went to one of the gera rebbes I think it was the beis yisroel and told him about some dream he had the rebbe answered him I am not interested in this dream tell me your other dreams you have and he walked a way
Sounds like an American dream to me… making money and fame easily…
Didn’t know Rabbi Nachaman wore a na-nach kipah.
Did he ask him to make him a facebook profile as well?
btw, come to think about it, it’s pretty hip to go visit your own grave…
He also taught him to draw in the dream?
Now these jumping vans will have a new piece of art. And wait for the kipas, Tshirts and what not.
This might become a new phenomenon, spray painting everything with a flat surface. At least they will be more artistic then “Na Nach” graffiti.
I wonder why the dreamer haven’t taken out his camera to take a photograph.
Keep on dreaming, but remember to keep a camera on your bedside.
I’m sure it is an accurate portrait of what he saw in his dream… what’s the point… IT WAS A DREAM!
First Of All Who Cares What He Looked Like What Difference Does It Make So What . . . Also The talmidim Of A Person Genrely Show Us What The rebbe Was All About (The Same Goes For Other chassidusim ) Enough Said. . .
Will there now be a new division in Breslev? 1) Old Breslev, 2) Na-nach Breslev, 3) Picture Breslev ?
Don’t be so sure this isn’t a true dream. Years ago I had a dream about my cousin’s house. I’d never been there, it was in a different country, & I never saw a picture. A few months later I went on vacation to visit & the house was exactly as it was in my dream. I mean exactly, even down to the furnishings. I was only 14 & I was totally freaked out & scared to death when I got there & saw it.
This story may or may not be accurate, but dreams are very powerful. I’m less inclined to joke or be sarcastic about it. Even today I sometimes have dreams about people that do come true. I tell my husband & kids when I have them. They stopped laughing at me a long time ago & wait for the dream to become a reality. It usually does, not always, but more often than not.
My joke…how come I only dream about people, never lottery numbers? I’ll let you know when I do!
The article in the Shaa Tove also had a picture of the artist. The beard payos and nose look very similar. Also he claims that he saw rebbi nachman behokitz, that is when he was awake and had a vision of him that lasted 4 hours until he finished the drawing. He claims that it is known that rebbi nachman was blond hence the light beard and payos. The only problem left is its chodesh Nison not Codesh adar.
This business of dreams about a rebbe sucha as Rav Nachman is a goiyeshe concept. Goyim have made a big business about seeing the image of their moishiach on all sorts of objects or having revelations in their dreams. Yiddin don’t care what the rebbe may have looked like , only the life he lead and the yichus we derive from his memory.
He died at 37 after a long bout of tuberculosis. He used to fast an entire week.
There is no way he looked so robust. Clearly he would have been haggard with sunken cheeks and little hair.
Reb Nachman Z”L lived in Europe in the early 1800’s. He definitely didn’t wear Yerushalmi Levush as in the picture.
wat r u guys talking about the maharal says wen a person comes down in a dream he could come down in all different figures so saying that he didnt have blonde hair and he had a shorter beard… is not really a proof its not him so everyone just relax im not trying to say the dream ever happened u never know….
#17 in a little over a week it will b pesach u will drink 4cups of wine and eat bitter herbs & at the end of the sedar u will place a cup of wine and stand up open your door and welcome a invisable person into your home to drink wine so yes I think its possible for someone to have a dream from someone who is no longer living
why would R’ Nachman ask some random person to draw a picture of him???
The name of one of the gedolim is not correct. It’s R’ Eliyahu Godlevski.
This guy is really something… I meam this guy was making money whilst he sleeps, while the rest of us have to work hard to make a little of that.
Oif a choloim fregt men nisht kain kashas
It’s frightening that there are so called rabbonim who have “accepted” (not excepted, you illiterates out there, get an education, please) this nonsense. They are con artists, not rabbonim. Only a moron would take this “dream” seriously.
I saw that picture in a pizza I bought last week. Foolishly I ate it. I could have made it into a shrine and made a profit int these glum economic times.
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Maybe you can enlighten us as to what righteous deeds you have performed that enable you to claim prophecy?
This story reminds me of the talking fish in New Square and the dibbuk from 10 years ago…
To be honest! I think that this is a much lesser Mishigaas than the Na Nach crap!!!
Israel is a tough place to make a living these days. People need new and innovative ways to market their craft.
i also had a dream and reb nachman said, “the Vilna Gaon was right!”
How stupid can people become?
Tomorrow someone will come along and say Moshe Rabenu Came to his dream and here is the picture.
The guy is either a liar, or he imagined it and then dreamed of it. I would rather accept the imagination of Mnachem Mendel in his children books.
I HAD A DREAM…….
If you think long enough all day about something, you will most likely dream about it at night. Just because he dreamt someone came to him who was R’ Nachman and said to draw his picture, it doesnt mean that R’ Nachman actually came to him, but most likely a figment of his imagination. It may be an exact likeness of the person in his dream, but no one nowadays knows an exact picture of what R’ Nachman actually looked like.
Strange how no one has had The Chofetz Chayim (or anyother well known godol) come to them in a dream and say ‘draw my picture’!
Does this guy actually think that the heilig Reb Nachman would be so vain as to ask for someone to draw his picture?!!!!
HMM!! I wonder if this picture will start being given out like pictures of the rebbe are?
I had a dream last week. Moshe Rabeinu came to me and he was wearing a streimel. When he took it off (because it was hot [my heater was on too high]) he had on a kippa s’ruga.
What does this mean?
It’s almost April Fool’s Day!
freakshows!!!! breslov hassidism was bankrupt to begin with and this is definitely not helping!!
breslov hassidism was bankrupt to begin with and this is definitely not helping!!!!!