Humility

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The Chok Liyisroel on the Torah portion of Va-yichee, Friday (-available in English at echok.org) in the section of mussar - ethics, brings the most awesome revelation from our Sages. That all the hardships and miseries that Jacob suffered, the rape of his daughter Dina, the kidnapping of his prized son Joseph, and many more, were all brought upon him from HY so that he would not have haughtiness over his brother Esau [who was a serial killer, rapist, extortionist etc. on an altogether different level]! #Mindboggling.

Rabbainu said that he could easily put an end to all the strife against him, but he always has to ascend to higher levels to draw close to HY, and strife elevates a person, and there are certain levels are attainable only through being a victim of strife, may HY save us.

All levels are ultimately evaluated and classified according to the humility therein, because humility is the highest trait, and therefore it is the deciding and overall definer of every level (just like a billionaire isn't called a millionaire, so too every level is defined by its highest value). Rabbainu said that he was the humble one of all the tzadikim. Rabbainu was always seeking to be yet even more humble and more humble, to no end at all, to the Ain Sof (the Infinite One who has no end) blessed He.

Rabbainu said that a tzadik can be so great that he has no one to be embarrassed from, just from HY Himself. A tzadik can revel in his inadequacy before HY.


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Honest Money

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Our Sages revealed that our father Jacob didn't want to retain any of the vast wealth that he gained outside of the Land of Israel, and he gave it all to his brother Esau in return for his share in the Maaras Hamachpaila (double cave of burial).

From this we can learn how much we should despise and detest ill gained money, even with the slightest dishonesty, Gf. Because the Land of Israel is the aspect of Emess - truth and honesty, as it says that Hashem's countenance is there, and we know in the Kabala and the holy books of Rabbainu, that this attribute of Hashem's countenance is the attribute of Emess, thus we know that real truth and honesty can only be achieved and maintained in Israel (-Rabbainu does say in Likutay Moharan 61 that any Jewish settlement anywhere in the world begins to take on the holiness of Israel, but obviously it isn't the same thing). Thus all transaction outside of Israel, no matter how honest they are, they involve some faulty imagination - not everything is completely clear and there are misconceptions inherent in some or all of the aspects of the deal, and therefore Jacob whose main attribute is Emes, as it says in Scriptures, didn't want that money.

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Na Nach on the Torah Portion of VaYichey - references to all the original teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and his disciples

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פרשת ויחי – Portion of Va-yichey <And he (Yaakov) lived>

48:28 וַיְחִי יַעֲקֹב בְּאֶרֶץ מִצְרַיִם שְׁבַע עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה: And Yaakov lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years.

The tzadikim rectify the world by transforming the worst states into the most joyous

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessing of Thanksgiving 6:51

48:1 הִנֵּה אָבִיךָ חֹלֶה: Behold your father is sick.

When the tzadikim are sick they illuminate daas (realization of knowledge) in the disciples

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Raishis Hagaiz 3:11

48:8-9 וַיֹּאמֶר מִי אֵלֶּה: {ט} וַיֹּאמֶר יוֹסֵף אֶל אָבִיו בָּנַי הֵם אֲשֶׁר נָתַן לִי אֱלֹהִים בָּזֶה: And he <Yaakov> said, “Who are these?” And Yosef said to his father, “They are my sons which G-d gave me with/in this.

The discussion between Yaakov and Yosef was regarding the matter of seeing the good points that would come from them

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Eruvay Tichumen 6:15

49:1 וַיִּקְרָא יַעֲקֹב אֶל בָּנָיו וגו': And Yaakov called to his sons.

Drawing daas (holy realization of knowledge) into the worldliness

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Partners of property 5

49:1 הֵאָסְפוּ וְאַגִּידָה לָכֶם: Gather and I will tell you.

Yaakov told them that their recourse was that they should have solidarity and peace between themselves

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Ninth of Av and fast days 4:13

49:1 הֵאָסְפוּ וְאַגִּידָה לָכֶם אֵת אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא אֶתְכֶם בְּאַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים: Gather and I will tell you that which will occur to you in the end of days.

Not to pressure something to be done prematurely

This is what he rebuked the 3 tribes that their fault was in the aspect of acting to force something untimely

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gizaila (stealing openly) 5:10

49:2 הִקָּבְצוּ וְשִׁמְעוּ בְּנֵי יַעֲקֹב: Gather and listen Children of Yaakov.

Yaakov merited to establish 12 tribes of which each one had its own unique mindset and they all recognized the Unity of HY, for this is the essential perfection – for the Unity to be recognizable out of a multiple different effective agents.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Crossbreeding 4:3

49:4 פַּחַז כַּמַּיִם אַל תּוֹתַר: Impetuous like water you can not claim the privileges (of the firstborn).

He rebuked them that they were drawn after ill counsel – for it is necessary to profusely deliberate and settle oneself to attain proper counsel

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Ninth of Av and fastdays 4:15

49:10 לֹא יָסוּר שֵׁבֶט מִיהוּדָה וּמְחֹקֵק מִבֵּין רַגְלָיו עַד כִּי יָבֹא (שילה) שִׁילוֹ: The scepter will not leave Yehuda and the legal regulator from his progeny until the Shilo (Messiah) comes.

He prophesied about the multitude of books and the invention of the printing press through which the books would infinitely proliferate close to the coming of Messiah, all of them necessary to the world to draw close to HY.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Ya'yeen Nesech (wine libation) 3:5

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Na Nach on the Torah Portion of Va-Yishlach - references to all the original teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and his disciples

Va-Yishlach – פרשת וישלח – And he (Yaakov) sent (messengers to Esau)

32:5 עִם לָבָן גַּרְתִּי וָאֵחַר עַד עָתָּה וגומר: With Laban I sojourned and I delayed until now etc..

The kingdom of holiness is built on da'as (holy realization of knowledge) of HY in vessels of the words of the Torah, whereas the evil desires and struggles to amass material wealth and preys on that which was not successfully contained in vessels

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Making Vessels Kosher 3

32:6 וַיְהִי לִי שׁוֹר וַחֲמוֹר: And I got oxen and donkeys.

Yaakov culled everything to holiness

This is what is said by Yaakov when he left the house of Laban, “And I got oxen and donkeys,” because he brought everything to holiness, because in the house of Laban he culled and clarified the selection.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Interbreeding Animals 2:3

32:8 וַיַּחַץ אֶת הָעָם: And he divided in half the people etc..

When a person doesn't know what to do, at least he should do what he can

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Rosh Chodesh (-First of the Month) 6:52

32:17 וְרֶוַח תָּשִׂימוּ בֵּין עֵדֶר וּבֵין עֵדֶר: And a space you should put between a flock and between a flock.

Separate between hardships and do not consider all the hardships that one befalls, united

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Interbreeding Animals 4:8

32:25 וַיִּוָּתֵר יַעֲקֹב לְבַדּוֹ: And Yaakov remained alone.

One must be very careful to guard his money because procuring it comes at a very high cost even jeopardizing his spirituality

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Lost and Found Objects 3:10

32:25 וַיֵּאָבֵק אִישׁ עִמּוֹ: And a man grappled with him.

The battle of the Ministering Angel of Esau with Yaakov was to intensify the sadness of the exile of the soul

Seeing that he didn't have power over Yaakov himself he hit upon the forthcoming generations to intensify the sadness

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessing of Thanksgiving 6:25

32:30 לָמָּה זֶּה תִּשְׁאַל לִשְׁמִי: Why is this you ask for my name?

It is impossible to ascertain the exact challenge from on high

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Ginaiva (theft) 5:24

33:14 וַאֲנִי אֶתְנַהֲלָה לְאִטִּי: And I will proceed at my own slow pace.

Do not pressure to bring about something prematurely

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gizailu (theft in the open) 5:21

34:14 לֹא נוּכַל לַעֲשׂוֹת הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לָתֵת אֶת אֲחֹתֵנוּ לְאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לוֹ עָרְלָה כִּי חֶרְפָּה הִוא לָנוּ: We can not do this thing, to give our sister to a man who has foreskin because it is a disgrace by us.

Fallen love which consumes the heart with promiscuity must be reconnected with the light of the tzadik

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 34

36:31 וְאֵלֶּה הַמְּלָכִים אֲשֶׁר מָלְכוּ בְּאֶרֶץ אֱדוֹם וגומר: And these are the kings who reigned in the land of Edom etc..

Through the death of the kings – the breaking of the vessels – were created all the wrongs and bad desires of the world

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Prayer 4

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The breaking of the vessels was because the vessels weren't able to hold the light

Laws of Falling on the Face (Tachanun) 4:25

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Another reason why the vessels broke was because they were not yet in formation of three columns

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Reciting Shema 1

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The vessels broke because of (their proclamation) “I <annu> will rule <emloach>”

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Buying and Selling 3:9

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The vessels broke because of two much impurity in their composition

Laws of an Object Given to Safekeeping 3:10

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The breaking of the vessels was to get rid of their impurities and bring about purer vessels

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Prayer of Mincha 7:32

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Originally there was “reeboy <excess> ohr <light>” which the vessels couldn't handle

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Menstruation 2

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How the princess running to the Water Castle (Story of the Beggar Without Hands) relates to the breaking of the vessels

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Worms 4:3

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The loftier the light the less breakage, therefore the lower the person is the more he needs the greatest tzadik

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Tefillin 5:34

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Vessels are constrictions in the nature of the Vacated Space where the Faith is concealed and therefore they pridefully heretical and can not retain light, money is the epitome of this

Likutay Halachos, Laws of an Object Given to Safekeeping 3:10

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The beeroor (Clarifying Selection) is through wisdom and intellect

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 90

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The heresy which stems from the Broken Vessels can be answered and resolved

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 64

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Everything that a person has is because those neetzoatzoas <sparks> kedoashoas <holy> need to be by him at that particular time

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 54

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Torah learning and Prayer raise neetzoatzoas <sparks> of the fallen worlds

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 75

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How to raise the neetzoatzoas <sparks> kedoashoas <holy>

Likutay Moharan, Torah-lesson 94

36:39 וַיִּמְלֹךְ תַּחְתָּיו הֲדַר: And after him reigned Hadar.

Hadar is the light of the rectification of the paradigm of the Divine Name of M.A.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Signs of a Kosher Animal and Beast 2

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The eight kings of the Broken Vessels were manifested in eight actual kings in this world

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessings of the Morning 3:43

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Nanach on the Torah - Portion of Va-Yaitzay - And Yakov left - References to all the original Torah teachings of Rabbin Nachman of Breslov and his disciples

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Va-yaitzai – And he left

 

28:11 וַיִּפְגַּע בַּמָּקוֹם: “Va-yifga <and he encountered> Bamukoam <the place>”

Jacob enacted the prayer of arvis (night), that is, that even in the depth of the exile and darkness when it is impossible to even open one's mouth, even then one still has hope at prayer.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Mincha 7:89

28:12 וַיַּחֲלֹם וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב אַרְצָה וגומר: And he dreamed, and behold a latter standing on the ground etc..

The main thing is a person's own efforts, however it is necessary to have help from Above

Yaakov then attained conception that without “issaroosa <arousal> dillisattu <from below>” one will not get arousal from Heaven

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Prayer of Mincha (afternoon) 7:84

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They told Yaakov in the dream that a man must undergo highs and lows, and should not think during a high that he will always remain that way

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Sending Away from a Nest 5

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The matter of highs and lows

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 4:12

29:5 הַיְדַעְתֶּם אֶת לָבָן בֶּן נָחוֹר: Do you know Lavan son of Nuchor?

This is the aspect of the deception conducted by Satan, infusing great falsehood into the world, and possesses the greats in order to alienate the true tzadik who can actually help the people and rectify them

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 4:13

29:17 וְעֵינֵי לֵאָה רַכּוֹת: And the eyes of Leah were tender.

Every Jew must cry not to fall into the lot of the litigator (-Satan, evil inclination)

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Messengers 3:18

29:32 וַתִּקְרָא שְׁמוֹ רְאוּבֵן וגומר: And she called his name Ruevain etc..

The names of the tribes are on account of the tikunim (rectifications) that are made through doing the mitzvoas (commandments) with joy

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessing of Thanksgiving 6:56

30:8 נַפְתּוּלֵי אֱלֹקים נִפְתַּלְתִּי: Grappling of G-d I grappled.

The main divaikus (clinging/binding to HY) is through prayer

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Tefillin 5:43

30:23 אָסַף אֱלֹקים אֶת חֶרְפָּתִי: G-d has gathered up my disgrace.

Yosef culls the holiness from the midst of the klipa (husks – evil forces)

Laws of Orlu 3:8

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He is called Yosef on account of his role of being “mi-asef” (gathering up) the disgrace of Israel and “moaseef” (adding) new souls for Hashem Yisburach

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Getting Up Early in the Morning 4

30:37 וַיִּקַּח לוֹ יַעֲקֹב מַקַּל לִבְנֶה לַח וְלוּז וגומר: And Yaakov took for himself a staff of damp livneh (poplar) and of looz (hazel) etc..

The holy forefathers in all their actions had intentions of effecting lofty holy rectifications

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Fish 4:3

30:38 וַיֵּחַמְנָה בְּבֹאָן לִשְׁתּוֹת: And they (the sheep) would be heated up (/impassioned)

Yaakov conducted those who drew close to him to have such moachin (consciousness) to serve Hashem Yisburach with holy passion and fieriness and not cold

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 4:14

31:12 עֲקֻדִּים נְקֻדִּים וּבְרֻדִּים: Ringed, speckled, and checkered (sheep).

These are three aspects of moachin (consciousness) in the order of progression until one attains a clarity in learning

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 4:14

31:20 – Yaakov stealing himself away from Laban – see 31:46.

31:46 לִקְטוּ אֲבָנִים וַיִּקְחוּ אֲבָנִים וַיַּעֲשׂוּ גָל: “Collect stones,” and they took stones and they mad a “gul” <heap>.

Bad thoughts which are the aspect of Laban, it is necessary to run away from him without telling him, i.e. not to enter into debate at all

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Tefillin 6:35

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Nanach on the Torah Portion of Toldos - References to all the original teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and his disciples

Toldoas – פרשת תולדות – The offspring (of Yitzchok)

25:26 וְיָדוֹ אֹחֶזֶת בַּעֲקֵב עֵשָׂו: And his hand was grasping the heal of Esau.

Yaakov does not allow Esau to finish his scheme

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Ninth of Av (Tisha Bi'uv) and Fast days 4:14

25:27 וְיַעֲקֹב אִישׁ תָּם ישֵׁב אֹהָלִים: And Yaakov was a wholesome <tum> man abiding in tents.

The essential holiness of man is in the house, “abiding in tents,” even still one needs to be entering and exiting, and for this one needs to be drawn close to true tzadikim

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Sefer Torah 4:22

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Yaakov's main study was in the holy faith

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Hefker (ownerless) and Possessions of a Convert 4:32

25:28 וַיֶּאֱהַב יִצְחָק אֶת עֵשָׂו כִּי צַיִד בְּפִיו: And Yitzchok loved Esau because he preyed deceptively (on Yitzchok) with his mouth (translated according to the Medrash brought in Rashi).

The stringencies of Esau were due to mishpat (judgment) which wasn't included into tzeduka (benevolence) which is defective

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 5:37

25:29 וַיָּזֶד יַעֲקֹב נָזִיד: And Yaakov cooked a broth.

Symbolic to the very conflict between Yaakov's consolation and happiness in his belief of resurrection and cycle of good which breed holy eating and earned him the blessings verses Esau's anxiety and entrenchment in the morbid

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessing of Thanksgiving 6:18

25:31 מִכְרָה כַיּוֹם אֶת בְּכֹרָתְךָ לִי: Sell, as it is day, your (rights of the) firstborn to me.

Why did Yaakov endeavor to extract the firstborn from Esau

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Genaiva (theft) 4:8

25:34 וַיָּקָם וַיֵּלַךְ וַיִּבֶז עֵשָׂו אֶת הַבְּכֹרָה: And Esau got up, and he went, and he derided the firstborn (birthright).

Esau did not kiss the mezuza on the way out – he did not draw the holiness to the outside

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Sefer Torah 4:27

26:5 עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר שָׁמַע אַבְרָהָם בְּקֹלִי וגומר: Because Avrohom listened to my calling etc..

A burning passionate heart for the devotion of Hashem

Koachvay Ohr, Anshay Moharan (the Men of Our Leader Rabbi Nachman) 30-1

26:5 וַיִּשְׁמֹר מִשְׁמַרְתִּי מִצְוֹתַי חֻקּוֹתַי וְתוֹרֹתָי: And he guarded my safeguards, my commandments (mitzvas), my statutes, and my guidance (Torahs).

Mitzva is an expression of “tzavta” - joining, because every mitzva brings the Divine light together with the vessels – the mind

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Washing Hands in the Morning 4:11

27:4-5 וַעֲשֵׂה לִי מַטְעַמִּים כַּאֲשֶׁר אָהַבְתִּי וגומר בַּעֲבוּר תְּבָרֶכְךָ נַפְשִׁי בְּטֶרֶם אָמוּת: And make for me delicacies the way I like etc. in order that my soul may bless you before I die.

Yitzchok thought that Esau was occupied in hunting and worldliness in order to support Yaakov – those whole study Torah

For this reason Yitzchok wanted to bless Esau with materialistic abundance, so that he can support those who study Torah

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Guarantor 3:21

27:9 לֶךְ נָא אֶל הַצֹּאן וְקַח לִי מִשָּׁם שְׁנֵי גְּדָיֵי עִזִּים טֹבִים וגומר: Go now/please to the sheep, and take for me from there two choice kid goats etc..

Yaakov humbled the brazenness of the evil realm and merited to holy brazenness

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Meat with Milk 4:9

27:20 מַה זֶּה מִהַרְתָּ לִמְצֹא בְּנִי וַיֹּאמֶר כִּי הִקְרָה יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ לְפָנָי: What is this that you hastened to find my son? And he said, because Hashem your G-d availed before me.

Yitzchok knew that the blessings would ultimately be Yaakov's, however he thought that first they should go to Esau and he would give them to Yaakov

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 5:44

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Heart and lungs הריאה והלב

ב"ה רבינו גילה שהריאה בחינת יעקב אבינו בחינת חמשה חומשי תורה שבכתב . והלב בחינת דוד המלך ויוסף הצדיק ובחינת תורה שבעל פה. ....

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HH Rabbainu revealed that the lungs are the aspect of father Jacob in the aspect of the 5 books of Moses - the Written Torah. The heart is the aspect of  King David and Joseph the aspect of the oral Torah.

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