A Sefer is Your Best Friend

קל"ה - הלכות ראש חודש ז:נה

Chazal says in Pirkei Avos 1:6, "Provide for yourself a rav, and get (kaneh) yourself a friend (chaver)"  It is brought down in different seforim that the word kaneh hints to the pen that one uses to write holy books. Ideally, one should find himself a rav, but if he cannot a way to rectify this is to get (kaneh) oneself a friend.  That is, one should attach (mechaber) holy books to himself and learn them well.  And, by doing this one will know who the true rav is.

Seforim for Sefiras HaOmer +Shavuos

An entire sefer dedicated to the HaKdoma of Likutei Moharan elaborating on the greatness of Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai. Purchase the sefer here.

Breslov insights into Shavuos.  Purchase this sefer here.

A collection of practical guidance and advice on how to improve our middos during the days of Sefiras HaOmer enabling us to prepare for Kabbalas HaTorah on Shavuos.  Arranged according to the 49 days cycle and advises us about each individual day.  Purchase this sefer here.

Breslov insights into Lag BaOmer.  Purchase this sefer here.

Breslov insights into Shavuos.  Purchase this sefer here.

Stories of Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai and his son Reb Elozor gleaned from Shas, Midrash, and the Zohar.  Purchase this sefer here.