Kicking into Redemption Mode 5

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There are many ways to grow and learn. The most chilling and popular way is through pain! Having our blinders yanked from our eyes hurt. Realizing a friend was not a friend hurts. Knowing you made a mistake due to lack of will power hurts, etc.

So Israel Ber Odesser who was supposed to fast with the rest of Israel, was crestfallen because he had succumbed to his hunger and ate.

After days of secretly crying, pleading for forgiveness and basically kicking himself and being depressed,he had a strong urge to open up one of his Breslov books.

He opened the book and found a note. It was addressed to him as a dear "student" and in the note, it expressed knowledge that Israel Ber had broken the fast on that fast day (17th of Tammuz).

Israel was shocked. How could anyone have known? Who wrote this note? The only conclusion he could conclude was that it was from his teacher. But his "teacher" was Rebbe Nachman--- who had died so long ago!!!

It was unbelievable. Nobody wanted to believe it. But based on what was written on the note, it was hard to not come to this conclusion.

Within that note is the now famous: Na Nach Nachma Machman M'Uman!

Israel Saba urged everyone to spread far and wide the books of Rebbe Nachman. He also said, "I am Na Nach Nachma Nachman M'Uman".


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From that time on something new was brought into this world. Some say this is the new song and that phrase "Na Nach Nachma Nachman M'Uman" has been put into all sorts of melodies and danced and sung by the followers of Israel Ber Odesser -aka Israel Saba.

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I decided to focus on this event and try and pray and learn and see if I could understand it a bit. I am happy to say that slowly slowly God has allowed me to understand this a little bit. This is what I understand so far:

I like the positive message that the followers of Israel Odesser send out. Its like they took back Breslov -or the teachings of Rebbe Nachman and returned it back to the individual again.

From the phrase, "I am Na Nach Nachma M'Uman" there is evidence that Israel Saba was the reincarnate of Rebbe Nachman.

The Tikkunei Zohar speaks of a song that will be sung in the end of days. There is also a teaching that it will be in a single, double, triple, and quadruple formation.

The Na Nach (minus the "Uman" part)is in that formation.

It is also taught that the name of God is encased in righteous people (tzaddikim). For example, if Joe Smith was a righteous man, kind, giving, etc. His name would be considered an encasement or a garment for a part of God's name. Basically his name is connected to God's name.

Thus, Rebbe Nachman is considered a righteous person and so his name is broken down into that formation.

Now, Rebbe Nachman was kind and very giving of much teachings. He was a popular person and a teacher. But all he wanted -what most righteous people really want- was to walk humbly with his God and live a simple life. It seems that that was granted to him through Israel ber Odesser. Odesser was the simple man. He produced no works of his own, struggled to know what he knew, was not famous until the end of his life.

According to one of his students, Rebbe Nachman -who was giving of his teachings, his time, his life, was connected to the "provider" name of God (Ado...). The possibly returning soul (nefesh) who is Israel Saba, was not so giving. He produced no works of his own, and was quite restraining of himself to speak only of the teachings of his teacher, Rebbe Nachman. (Reminds me of how Isaac was to Avraham). Thus, Israel Saba was more hidden. More connected to the hidden name of God (Yud Kay...). This would explain why he, rather than Rebbe Nachman, made the statement:

"I am Na Nach Nachma Nachman m'Uman."

Well. All this has led me full circle back to enjoying Rebbe Nachman's teachings.