Little Bardichevers

We’re familiar with the idea that the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdosh depends on Ahavas Chinam, which means baseless, unconditional love. This level of Ahavas Chinam requires us to completely shift our perspective. It means training ourselves and our families to look at the world with totally different eyes. While normally, we might scan a crowded room with some judgement, or hear an internal and critical voice towards those who we don’t connect with, instead, we can shift ourselves to be actively searching for the good in every single Yid we meet. This song, “Little Bardichevers”, is a call to action for a generation ready to uplift the way we see one another.

R’ Levi Yitzchok of Bardichev embodied this Ahavas Yisroel on a whole new level, and he personified it by going out of his way to see the good in other Yidden. But he taught us not to stop there. Stories of R’ Levi Yitzchak are full of examples of him not only seeing the good, but actually turning to Hashem and vocalizing the good that he was noticing.

Why is it so powerful to see the good, and then say the good out loud? Because when we mention a fellow Jew’s positive traits to Hashem, something miraculous happens in shomayim. The Tzaddikim teach us that this type of speech literally moves a person from the harsh side of judgement, to the side of merit, on the opposite side of the Heavenly courtroom! Our words down here can literally shift judgments up there.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslev famously teaches that every single person has a Nekudah Tova, a pure, incorruptible point of goodness (Likutei Morahan 282). This is a place inside every single soul that has zero ulterior motives, and just wants to connect purely with Hashem. Our job, when it comes to our fellow Yidden, is to find that point within each other. While adults may be weary, or see the world with preconceived notions, so much transformation for our nation’s approach to Ahavas Yisroel can come from our children. The “Little Bardichevers” who look at one another with temimus, a pure simplicity, and with beauty, kindness, and chein. They aren’t skeptical of ‘types’, ‘boxes’ and ‘community norms’, they just see Yidden as is – brothers and sisters. Through their pure, openhearted viewpoint, we can all merit a shift in perspective – one that can finally unlock the rebuilding of the Third Beis Hamikdosh, speedily and with Rachamim.

We’re familiar with the idea that the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdosh depends on Ahavas Chinam, which means baseless, unconditional love. This level of Ahavas Chinam requires us to completely shift our perspective. It means training ourselves and our families to look at the world with totally different eyes. While normally, we might scan a crowded room with some judgement, or hear an internal and critical voice towards those who we don’t connect with, instead, we can shift ourselves to be actively searching for the good in every single Yid we meet. This song, “Little Bardichevers”, is a call to action for a generation ready to uplift the way we see one another.

R’ Levi Yitzchok of Bardichev embodied this Ahavas Yisroel on a whole new level, and he personified it by going out of his way to see the good in other Yidden. But he taught us not to stop there. Stories of R’ Levi Yitzchak are full of examples of him not only seeing the good, but actually turning to Hashem and vocalizing the good that he was noticing.

Why is it so powerful to see the good, and then say the good out loud? Because when we mention a fellow Jew’s positive traits to Hashem, something miraculous happens in shomayim. The Tzaddikim teach us that this type of speech literally moves a person from the harsh side of judgement, to the side of merit, on the opposite side of the Heavenly courtroom! Our words down here can literally shift judgments up there.

Rebbe Nachman of Breslev famously teaches that every single person has a Nekudah Tova, a pure, incorruptible point of goodness (Likutei Morahan 282). This is a place inside every single soul that has zero ulterior motives, and just wants to connect purely with Hashem. Our job, when it comes to our fellow Yidden, is to find that point within each other. While adults may be weary, or see the world with preconceived notions, so much transformation for our nation’s approach to Ahavas Yisroel can come from our children. The “Little Bardichevers” who look at one another with temimus, a pure simplicity, and with beauty, kindness, and chein. They aren’t skeptical of ‘types’, ‘boxes’ and ‘community norms’, they just see Yidden as is – brothers and sisters. Through their pure, openhearted viewpoint, we can all merit a shift in perspective – one that can finally unlock the rebuilding of the Third Beis Hamikdosh, speedily and with Rachamim.

The Pasuk says: הַבֶּט-נָא הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וּסְפֹר הַכּוֹכָבִים, אִם-תּוּכַל לִסְפֹּר אֹתָם

When Hashem took Avraham outside and commanded him to look toward the heavens to count the stars, He was showing him the future reality of the Jewish people. This moment revealed that the essence of a Jew is inherently luminous and possesses a greatness that is truly infinite and uncountable. Rebbe Nachman’s transformative teaching in Torah 282 provides the practical application of this vision by instructing us to search for the Nekudah Tovah, which is the glowing point of goodness within ourselves and others. While these points are as bright as stars, they sometimes require extra focus to see clearly amidst the distractions of the physical world. By bridging the eternal promise made to Avraham with the daily work of finding these good points, the song reminds us that when we see the best in one another, we are witnessing a soul that is naturally vast and radiant.

What does it truly mean to be alive?

Just as an individual person is a partnership of a Guf (body) and a Neshama (soul), so too is the collective body of Klal Yisrael. Our physical peoplehood makes up the body, but our absolute life force, the soul that pumps vitality into our existence, is our Yidishkeit, our Torah, and our Mitzvos.

But a soul cannot just go through the motions. To be stuck in Yidishkeit or to live it without passion means we are not fully connected to its essence. A Yidishkeit that is cold or mechanical is missing the heartbeat. We want to have a Yidishkeit that is alive and on fire, a lifestyle bursting with Simcha, passion, and joy. It must be full of Torah because Torah is where the ultimate chiyus, the ultimate life, lives.

For over 3,000 years, the world has looked at the eternal survival of the Jewish people and wondered: What’s the secret? The secret is not a mystery; it is a reality we live every single day. We are alive because our Neshama is vibrantly, passionately connected to our Guf. Every time we learn a word of Torah, every time we daven, and every single time we perform a physical Mitzva with joy, we are bringing that soul into the physical world and making it tangible. That is where our life comes from. That burning connection to Hashem is what fuels the fire, the Simcha, and the ultimate declaration: Am Yisroel Chai Leolam!

Not too long ago I had an amazing experience. I was sitting near my Rebbe, Rabbi Yirmiyahu Katz, during the weekly Farbrengen that takes place in a quiet Shul in a corner of Borough Park. Lights dimmed, soft music plays in the background, and my Rebbe speaks. The scene looks like it was a page ripped out of an old storybook about the Baal Shem Tov in his early years.

Each week everyone comes home feeling like the Rebbe spoke to them specifically and addressed their very concern they had walking in.

I guess my worried look must have given it away because my Rebbe began to speak.

“I know what you’re thinking”, he said. “How can I change the craziness of the world? How can I stand by and watch the world get darker and darker every day? Everywhere I look, there are things that aren’t ok!”

“I want to tell you all, I had these thoughts too. These questions were on my mind many years ago, until one day my holy grandfather told me these wise words”. He warmly said “It’s a jungle out there, and sometimes a jungle can be a very scary place.”

But then he shared a secret so I would not have to worry. “You don’t need to fix the whole giant jungle at once,” my grandfather explained. “If you just light up your own little corner, that light will start to spread. It will travel further and further until it fills the entire world.”

That’s when my Rebbe looked at us all and continued. “This is a massive secret that belongs to you, too. Every single person is an Olam Katan—a “miniature world.” Think about that! Since a piece of the whole universe is tucked right inside your soul, the way you act matters everywhere. You are like a powerhouse of energy.”

The more you work on your avodas Hashem and fill your day with mitzvos, the more you let Hashem’s light glow through you. It’s not just a “win” for you. The brighter you shine from your own corner, the more light you give to every person on the planet.

Whenever things look dark or scary, we know exactly what to do. Shine Bright! Right where you are, use the light of the Torah to chase away the shadows. You have the power to turn the whole world into a place full of the Light of Hashem.

My Rebbe’s grandfather’s message hit my heart and I turned it into music right away. I composed this song to share that light, and I’m so proud to partner with the amazing TYH Yidden on this wonderful journey of lighting up the Jungle!

With love, Moshe Milstein ❤️

(Rabbi Yirmiyahu Katz is the Mechaber of the Seforim titled Tiferes L’Moshe)

An army is practical. They accomplish real, concrete things.

For us, being part of Hashem’s army means doing mitzvos.

The Mishnah in Kiddushin teaches, “I was created only to serve my Master.” Like a soldier with a single minded focus, created for one purpose, to carry out the mission.

At the end of Hilchos Melachim, the Rambam describes a soldier as completely focused on what’s in front of him. No distractions. His heart, head, and body fully given over to the task. Absolute dedication.

We are proud that each of us can say, “I am a soldier in Hashem’s army.” And just like in a real army, every soldier matters. Each one is essential to the mission.

Soldiers don’t just talk about the mission. They are given something to do, and they go do it. It’s practical. It’s concrete.

When we put on tefillin, give tzedakah, learn Torah, help another Yid, we are carrying out the mission we were created for.

We should not let a day go by without remembering:

This is what I was created for. I am not just here because that’s how history worked itself out. Hashem chose me, and gave me the opportunity and responsibility to be a great soldier and accomplish great things with my mitzvos.

TYH Nation Presents:

BILLIONAIRE

TYH Boys

The TYH Boys sing from their heart with a message we all need to hear and a brand new song Billionaire!

In a world that keeps telling us we need more, the boys remind us of the ultimate truth found in the words of Chazal:

Marbeh nechasim marbeh daiga. More stuff=more worries.

Eizehu ashir hasameach bechelko – איזהו עשיר השמח בחלקו, real wealth is being happy with what you have.

Because the gate to happiness is gratitude while recognizing what is truly valuable!

Sometimes kids look up to their heroes and imagine that greatness means being like someone else. But the truth is much deeper. Hashem did not put us in this world to copy anyone. He gave each of us a unique voice, a light, a mission that no one else can bring.

Join The TYH Boys as we all sing from the most real place because we know that the greatest thing a person can become is the person Hashem created them to be. When you sing your own song and bring your own gifts, you fulfill the purpose that only you can carry.

That is greatness and that is exactly what Hashem wants.

In their debut single “Finish Line” the boys don’t waste any time driving home the message. You can feel it in the air; these are special times and it’s gonna take all of Klal Yisroel and our ahavas chinam to get us to the finish line. We are almost home!