Torah Portion of Kee Seessu - פרשת כי תשא - When you take count

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Nanach on the Torah

Kee Seesuh – פרשת כי תשא – When you receive the count

30:12 כִּי תִשָּׂא אֶת רֹאשׁ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִפְקֻדֵיהֶם וְנָתְנוּ אִישׁ כֹּפֶר נַפְשׁוֹ וגומר: When you receive the head count of the Children of Israel each man shall give atonement for his soul etc..

The construct of the counting is in order to make boundaries for constriction, so that there should not be to much fervor, and so that one does not breech the bounds of his friend, because everyone has his own portion

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Prayer of Mincha 7:14

30:34-38 – The kitoaress - incense

This is discussed in Likutay Moharan: 13:1, 24:2, 35:8, vol. 2: 16.

32:1 קוּם עֲשֵׂה לָנוּ אֱלֹהִים: Rise up and make for us a god.

Their defect was due to their viewing the Torah as laws of etiquette the mannerism of this worldliness

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Lifting the Palms (Priestly blessing) 5:25

32:1 זֶה מֹשֶׁה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלָנוּ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם לֹא יָדַעְנוּ מֶה הָיָה לוֹ: This man Moshe who took us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what happened to him.

Through the parting from the tzadik comes the great calamity of idolatry

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Damages 4:14

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When one attempts to understand the tzadik and questions him this leads to bad things

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Shabbos 6:13

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The main sin of the golden calf was the defection in faith, which is primarily contingent on faith in the Sages and therefore when one hears about infighting between the Sages he should not get embroiled, rather he should repent

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Rosh Chodesh (first of the month) 7:34

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The main sin of the golden calf was that they concluded that Moshe was dead and finished with

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Meat With Milk 5:22

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The mistake that led to the golden calf was that they didn't seek and wait for Moshe like Yehoshua did

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Messengers 5:10

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One must not be daunted by a fall in his will, but hold on without doubting and wait and wait hopefully

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Blessings of the Morning 5:30

32:4 וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵלֶּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל וגומר: And they said, “These are your gods Israel etc..”

Because Moshe was not with them they fouled, because the main clarification of the faith is received specifically through the tzadik of each and every generation

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Fragrance 4:33

32:7 לֶךְ רֵד כִּי שִׁחֵת עַמְּךָ: Go descend for your nation has acted corruptly.

It is necessary to attach oneself to the public, even Moshe Rabbainu

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Reading the Torah 6:37

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Moshe is accountable for drawing close the Erav Rav (mixed multitude) who sinned – because he acted prematurely, one must never force things before their time

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Matters Pertaining a Meal 4:7

32:11 לָמָה יְהוָֹה יֶחֱרֶה אַפְּךָ בְּעַמֶּךָ: Why shall Hashem be angry with Your nation.

Moshe found good points in Israel and judged them favorably and through this Hashem was appeased and commanded the building of the Tabernacle which is comprised of the good points of each and every one of Israel

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Waking Up Early in the Morning 1

32:32 וְעַתָּה אִם תִּשָּׂא חַטָּאתָם וְאִם אַיִן מְחֵנִי נָא מִסִּפְרְךָ אֲשֶׁר כָּתָבְתָּ: And now, if You waive their sin (good), and if not erase me now (/please) from Your book which You wrote.

read left to right – I am Nachman – and the acronym is MeUman.

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The tzadik who is humble can atone for us, and this was what Moshe Rabbainu requested here from Hashem Yisburach

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 4

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Moshe requested do invoke the ordinance of kindness gratis

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Circumcision 3:8

33:11 וְדִבֶּר ה' אֶל מֹשֶׁה פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר אִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ וְשָׁב אֶל הַמַּחֲנֶה: And Hashem spoke with Moshe face to face as a man speaks with his friend and he would return to the camp.

Even when Hashem is angry with Israel on account of their conduct, He desires that the tzadikim should beseech and pray for them

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Getting Up Early In The Morning 4:11

33:11 וּמְשָׁרְתוֹ יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן נוּן נַעַר לֹא יָמִישׁ מִתּוֹךְ הָאֹהֶל: And his attendant, Yehoshua son of Nuen, a lad, did not budge from within the tent.

Yehoshua did not yield and did not leave from waiting by Moshe even in the hardest of times of the battle with the evil inclination

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Matrimony 4:19

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The praise that the Torah saw fit to relate of Yehoshua over all virtues was this that he attended the great tzadik

Koachvay Ohr, Sichos ViSeepoorim (Talks and Stories) 47

33:19 וַיֹּאמֶר אֲנִי אַעֲבִיר כָּל טוּבִי עַל פָּנֶיךָ וְקָרָאתִי בְשֵׁם יְהוָֹה לְפָנֶיךָ וְחַנֹּתִי אֶת אֲשֶׁר אָחֹן וְרִחַמְתִּי אֶת אֲשֶׁר אֲרַחֵם: And He said, “I will pass all My goodness before you, and I will call out with the Name of Hashem before you, and I will be gracious to whom I am gracious, and I will be merciful to whom I have mercy.

The Thirteen Attributes waives the main sin upon which other similar sins accumulated and amassed

Sichos Huran (Words of Rabbi Nachman) 89

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Moshe asked Hashem Yisburach how they would come to fulfilling the Torah, if even after the huge revelation of Mt. Sinai they sinned, and Hashem answered with the 13 Attributes of Mercy

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Rosh Chodesh 5:9

34:3 וְאִישׁ לֹא יַעֲלֶה עִמָּךְ: And a man shall not ascend with you.

Since the sin of the golden calf was due to reeboy ohr (-too much light – spiritual elevation and elation), now they were commanded on modesty, for it is necessary to be wary of reeboy ohr

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Prayer of Mincha 7:10

34:6 ה' ה' א-ל רחום וחנון וגומר: Hashem, Hashem, G-d, Merciful, and Gracious, etc..

Hashem before one sins and Hashem after; Torah and Repentance, Revealed and Hidden Torah

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Succah 7:4

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The Thirteen Attributes of Mercy – How Hashem inclines to the good even when it is minute and swamped in bad

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Waking Up Early in the Morning 1:3

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Moshe was resolute that there is no despair whatsoever until Hashem actually revealed the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Falling on One's Face (Tachanun) 6:6

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The real truth is that despite the true terrible nature of something, Hashem is infinitely merciful

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Interest 5:33

34:8  וַיְמַהֵר מֹשֶׁה וַיִּקֹּד אַרְצָה וַיִּשְׁתָּחוּ: And Moshe hastened and he bowed his head towards the ground and he prostrated himself.

The trait of forbearance is necessary for every person

Also on confusion that one has from his own deficiencies it is necessary to have forbearance and not to pay attention to it

The falling of those that fell away from the service of Hashem was through their growing old and not having forbearance

The awesome renewal of Rabbi Nachman

By the power of these tzadikim we can also prevail

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Tefillin 5

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!