A sefer, not a speaker
The Aleph-Bet Book is not a person but a sefer — a classic work of Breslov teaching. Also known as Sefer HaMiddos, it was compiled by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov, one of the most influential Chassidic masters, and is among the earliest works he assembled. This collection of recorded classes teaches through that book, making it important to understand it first as a text with a distinctive character all its own.
The Breslov Research Institute, associated with the English edition, is a publisher and translator devoted to making Rebbe Nachman's writings accessible to a wide audience. The recordings gathered here are best understood as a guided study of the Aleph-Bet Book — a way to learn a foundational Breslov text passage by passage, rather than a lecture series by a single speaker.
Arranged from aleph to tav
The book's structure is what gives it its name. Its teachings are arranged alphabetically by topic — entries on faith, anger, prayer, healing, peace, and dozens of other subjects, each gathering short pieces of practical spiritual advice. A person can open to the trait they are working on and find concise, pointed guidance drawn from across the Torah, the Talmud, and the Zohar.
This makes it unusually practical for a work of Chassidus. Rather than a long, continuous argument, the Aleph-Bet Book offers brief, memorable statements meant to be applied — advice a person can carry into an ordinary day. Rebbe Nachman is said to have valued it greatly and to have kept it close, using it as a personal guide to growth.
Learning it as a series
Studied as a series, the material lets a listener move through the book's topics one at a time. Because each entry stands on its own, the collection suits both steady, front-to-back learning and dipping in by subject — returning to the section on emunah, on peace, or on character when it is most needed. The alphabetical order gives the whole a clear and navigable shape.
For families and individuals drawn to Breslov teaching, a guided study of the Aleph-Bet Book is a natural entry point. It introduces Rebbe Nachman's voice through short, accessible pieces of advice rather than dense discourse, and it rewards return visits — a text meant to be lived with over time rather than finished and shelved.
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At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Aleph-Bet Book is a sefer — Sefer HaMiddos — not an individual speaker.
- It was compiled by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov as a collection of practical advice on character.
- Its teachings are arranged alphabetically by topic, from emunah to peace to healing.
- The Breslov Research Institute publishes the English edition; these classes are a guided study of it.
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