The Ran from Breslov is the only one who warned against false teachers of Torah on a huge scale.
This type of warning you can see in the Talmud itself and also in the Rishonim . But nothing like the force that the Ran from Breslov brings to this issue.
Why this is important is that good intended people can easily be fooled.
This is one good reason to attend Reform Temples only-- because that is the only safe way to avoid this problem. There are other very good reasons to attend Reform Temples --for example the emphasis on balance and the awareness that a good deal of Torah is all about good traits.
The end result of all this is the longing for God and the ultimate meaning of life really has to be personal and at home or in the forest--another point that the Ran himself emphasized.
I should mention that I was very inspired to walk on this path of the Ran [Nahman from Breslov] and felt great attachment to God while on that path for the few years I was in Safed.
[That is the path of personal prayer towards God while alone in a forest or some other lonely spot.]
In other words real, authentic attachment with God is only on a personal private level.
This type of warning you can see in the Talmud itself and also in the Rishonim . But nothing like the force that the Ran from Breslov brings to this issue.
Why this is important is that good intended people can easily be fooled.
This is one good reason to attend Reform Temples only-- because that is the only safe way to avoid this problem. There are other very good reasons to attend Reform Temples --for example the emphasis on balance and the awareness that a good deal of Torah is all about good traits.
The end result of all this is the longing for God and the ultimate meaning of life really has to be personal and at home or in the forest--another point that the Ran himself emphasized.
I should mention that I was very inspired to walk on this path of the Ran [Nahman from Breslov] and felt great attachment to God while on that path for the few years I was in Safed.
[That is the path of personal prayer towards God while alone in a forest or some other lonely spot.]
In other words real, authentic attachment with God is only on a personal private level.
