Nanach On The Torah Portion of VaYeegash - references to all the original teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov and his disciples

פרשת ויגש – Portion of Va-yeegash <And (Yehuda) approached (Yosef)>

44:18 וַיִּגַּשׁ אֵלָיו יְהוּדָה וגו':  – And Yehuda approached him (Yosef) etc..

Repentance on the defect of faith in the Sages is by seeking true aitzu <counsel, recourse>

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Ninth of Av and the Fastdays 4:8

45:5 כִּי לְמִחְיָה שְׁלָחַנִי אֱלֹהִים לִפְנֵיכֶם: - Because to sustain life G-d has sent me before you.

In the merit of Yosef withstanding the test the Jews were able to stand there as well

Likutay Halachos, Laws of an Eruv 3:33

45:27 וַיַּרְא אֶת הָעֲגָלוֹת אֲשֶׁר שָׁלַח יוֹסֵף וגו': - And he (Yaakov) saw the wagons that Yosef sent etc..

This is the secret of the transportation of the Tabernacle

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Washing Hands for a Meal 6:53

46:4 אָנֹכִי אֵרֵד עִמְּךָ מִצְרַיְמָה וְאָנֹכִי אַעַלְךָ גַם עָלֹה – I (G-d) will descend with you to Egypt and I will bring you up also up (-repeated for emphasis: I will surely bring you up).

Proficiency in the lows that precede the highs

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Sending Away From the Nest 5:23

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Likutay Halachos, Laws of Gifts 5:11

46:26 כָּל הַנֶּפֶשׁ הַבָּאָה לְיַעֲקֹב – All the soul <souls> of Yaakov that came.

Every Jew includes all the Jews

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Ripping out hair and tatoos 3

46:29 וַיֵּבְךְּ עַל צַוָּארָיו – And he cried on his shoulders.

Through the crying of Yosef and the recital of Shema of Yaakov they nullified the desire of promiscuity - the general evil - from all of Israel that went down to Egypt and were all contingent on Yaakov and Yosef

Likutay Halachos, Laws of the Recital of Shema 4

47:14 וַיְלַקֵּט יוֹסֵף אֶת כָּל הַכֶּסֶף וגו': And Yosef collected all the money etc..

The true tzadik collects all the holy sparks

Every person needs to strengthen himself not to give up his place

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Mincha 4:63

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The innate power of money, its clarification, and elevation

Likutay Halacho, Laws of Orlu 4:25

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

פרשת מקץ – Portion of Meekaitz <Culmination – of two years in jail>

41:2 וְהִנֵּה מִן הַיְאֹר עֹלֹת שֶׁבַע פָּרוֹת יְפוֹת מַרְאֶה וּבְרִיאֹת בָּשָׂר וגו': - And behold from the lake (Nile River) ascended seven cows of fitting appearance and healthy flesh etc..

This matter is the matter of the confusion and obscurity of aitzu <recourse, remedy, advice>

The tikun <rectification> for this is through the tzadik who teaches aitzoas <remedies>

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Rosh Chodesh 6:54

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It is the matter of the overwhelming rise of the imagination and forgetfulness

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Renter 3

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41:36 וְהָיָה הָאֹכֶל לְפִקָּדוֹן וגו' וְלֹא תִכָּרֵת הָאָרֶץ בָּרָעָב: - And the food would be safeguarded etc. and the (people of the) land will not be eradicated by the famine.

Yosef gives advice that one should save the times of inspiration for the hard times of the future.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessing on Fruits 4:12

41:49 וַיִּצְבֹּר יוֹסֵף בָּר  - And Yosef gathered grain.

The endurance of the Jews in exile was in merit of Yosef

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Breaking Bread 5:40

41:51 וַיִּקְרָא יוֹסֵף אֶת שֵׁם הַבְּכוֹר מְנַשֶּׁה וגו': And Yosef called the name of the firstborn Menashe etc..

Through Yosef's withstanding the test there and finding the good in every place, through this the Jews stood therefore

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Airoovay Techumin 6:17

42:1 וַיַּרְא יַעֲקֹב כִּי יֶשׁ שֶׁבֶר בְּמִצְרָיִם – And Yaakov saw that there was food (/hope) in Egypt.

The alienation is in reality a beckoning

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Sending Away from the Nest 5:22

42:6 וְיוֹסֵף הוּא הַשַּׁלִּיט עַל הָאָרֶץ הוּא הַמַּשְׁבִּיר לְכָל עַם הָאָרֶץ – And Yosef, he is the ruler of the land, he is the provider for all the people of the land.

The bounty comes from the tzadik

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Grace After Meals 3:2

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Likutay Halachos, Laws of The Ninth of Av and Fastdays 3:2

43:14 וְאֵ-ל שַׁ-דַּי יִתֵּן לָכֶם רַחֲמִים – And G-d <Ai-l Sha-dai> will give you mercy.

Mercy in our paradigm

Likutay Moharan volume 2, Torah 62

They are great mercies through which it is not necessary to lose out from one thing else to gain another

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Bounderies 3

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

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

Va-Yaishev וישב – And He <Yaakov> Dwelled

37:1 וישב יעקב בארץ מגורי אביו – And Yaakov dwelled in the land of his fathers sojourning.

In every generation there is opposition against the great tzaddikim who are engaged in bringing the alienated souls close to Hashem Yisburach.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Getting up early in the morning 4:16.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessing of Thanksgiving 6:32.

The outburst of the fury of Yosef – קפץ רוגזו של יוסף – is the matter of the conflict between the tzaddikim themselves.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Rosh Chodesh 6:47.

37:3 וישראל אהב את יוסף וגו' ועשה לו כתנת פסים – And Yisroel loved Yosef etc. and he made for him a kisoanes passim <ornate cloak>.

The main provocation of the garments of feces is in the desire of promiscuity, and Yosef who completely divested himself of this, merited to the kisoanes passim.

His brothers thought that he was not completely free of this, and they were therefore jealous and stripped him of the kisoanes.

Therefore when they brought the kisoanes to Yaakov, he immediately linked it to the battle against the wife of Poateefar.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Meal 5:40.

37:4 וישנאו אתו ולא יכלו דברו לשלם – And they hated him and they were unabe to speak to him peacefully.

The conflict between tzadikim.

There were never two tzadikim completely identical in their views and mannerism.

It is necessary to judge one's friend who has a different view that his intention is for the sake of Heaven.

This was the matter of the dispute on Yosef Hatzadik.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Paid Guardian 2:10.

37:8 המלך תמלך עלינו אם משול תמשל בנו – Will you reign as king over us, will you subjugate domination on us?

All the Torah and avoada <devotion> of the Shevatim <tribes> needed to be brought on high by Yosef the tzadik of the generation.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Business 3:13

37:8 וַיּוֹסִפוּ עוֹד שְׂנֹא אֹתוֹ עַל חֲלֹמֹתָיו וְעַל דְּבָרָיו: And they further hated him on account of his dreams and his words.

True Aitzu <counsel>

Even very great tzadikim can be mistaken in the matter of disputing and conflicting against another tzadik and antagonize him.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Tishu Bi'uv and fast days 4:5

For want of understanding the ways of the tzadik they oppose him.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Rosh Chodesh 6:49.

37:20 וְעַתָּה לְכוּ וְנַהַרְגֵהוּ - And now let us go and kill him.

The evil inclination can get a person to go overboard on a small misconception

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Stealing 5:10

37:26 מַה בֶּצַע כִּי נַהֲרֹג אֶת אָחִינוּ - What gain is there for us in killing our brother?

The Shevatim <tribes> that he desired to rule with the kingdom of the evil realm which is drawn from wealth, and in reality it was the opposite, his rule came through daas <realization of knowledge> through which one merits the illumination of rutzoan <desire, will> when eating, and therefore Yehuda proposed that through selling him they would rectify what they considered to be a defect in the illumination of the rutzoan.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Redeeming a Firstborn 5:14

37:28 וַיִּמְכְּרוּ אֶת יוֹסֵף לַיִּשְׁמְעֵאלִים  - And they sold Yosef to the Yishmaelites.

The sale of Yosef and the opposition of the Shevatim <tribes> on him stems from the story of the king's son who was exchanged.

37:31 וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ שְׂעִיר עִזִּים וגו' – And they slaughter a goat etc..

Brazeness and Bashfulness

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Meat in Milk 4:9

39:9 וְאֵיךְ אֶעֱשֶׂה הָרָעָה הַגְּדֹלָה הַזֹּאת וְחָטָאתִי לֵאלֹהִים: - And how can I do this great evil and I will sin to G-d.

Mishpat <judgment/justice>

Likutay Halachos, Laws of Authorization 4:20.

39:12 וַתִּתְפְּשֵׂהוּ בְּבִגְדוֹ וגו' וַיַּעֲזֹב בִּגְדוֹ בְּיָדָהּ וַיָּנָס וַיֵּצֵא הַחוּצָה: - And she grabbed him by his garment etc. and he left his garment in her hand and he escaped and went outside.

Yosef completely divested himself of the grasp of the garments of feces.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a Meal 5:40.

The litigator <evil inclination/satan> bogs a person down with the preoccupation of clothing

The Words of Rabbi Nachman, article 100.

Most of the desire for money is for clothing.

Likutay Halachos, Laws of a hold on moveable property 4:6.

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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!

Yosef Hatzadik in this weeks parsha - Torah Portion of Va'yaishev

Yosef Hatzadik

Josef is called Yosef Hatzadik - the righteous, on account of his mastering over his temptations when he was tested with the wife of his ruler Poteifera. Even still our holy Sages revealed that 10 drops of seed escaped from Yosef, these seeds had the potential of being another 10 tribes, and so Yosef's two sons, Efraim and Menashe were given the status of tribes, and had he held back the wasted seed, he would have had another 10 tribes, just like Yakov his father (who never had any wasted seed what-so-ever). These wasted seed sent great holy souls into deep unholiness, and such great souls as the Ten Martyrs (Rabbi Akiva and his contemporaries)  were murdered in order to atone and free these holy souls. The Arizal revealed that many other great Sages had to be killed for this purpose.

The question is, Yosef was only 18 years old when this occurred, and he lived another 90 years afterwards with great piety and holiness, certainly he was aware of the damage he had caused, why didn't he rectify it. From here we can gain an impression of the severity of sin, it isn't so simple to just rectify the damage of sin (even still today when we repent it is very very special, because of the total devoid of holiness today, when a person actually repents, this is very very special and powerful).

There is another factor to reckon why Yosef didn't rectify the ten seeds. There was a great Tzadik in the time of Rabbainu, who Rabbainu considered the real thing, one of the first admurs (hasidic masters) to conduct a court with royalty, R' Shalom Shachne (the father of R' Yisroel Rhizhiner), R' Shalom Shachne said of himself that he had no time to repent, he was to busy serving HY on a higher paradigm.  He gave a parable to a high ranking minister of a King who does very valuable services for the King and can not be bothered with small infractions which might hinder his missions.

This concept is something very deep, and does not pertain to most people. In fact Moshe Rabbainu himself is called in the Zohar - Murra Ditiyuvta - the Baal Teshuva - the Master of Repentance. Repentance is very very high. Even still we have a glimpse at great Tzadikim who had devotions of HY above our comprehension. Such was the life of Yosef Haztzadik who was serving HY for 90 years in ways we can't fathom. (also pertinent to this discussion is what Rabbi Nussun writes regarding the repentance of Adam, that although he was not successful at restoring the world to it's state before the sin, he brought great rectification making it much easier for subsequent generations of Tzadikim).

Today we have the Holy Petek, we are most fortunate, fortunate are those who grasp the Holy Petek of Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

Who are you, and who do you want to be?

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The Zohar reveals a  huge secret, the Torah says that when Joseph saw that he couldn't get out of the seduction and grasp of the wife of Poateephar, he left his "beg'ged" - his clothing in her hands and ran away. The Zohar reveals that this "beg'ged" is in reality the most external layer of the body, which is a demon. Basically Joseph left her a plaything, a man toy, a dildo, and the rest of himself ran away. And if we follow the verses according to this revelation we see that the wife of Poateephar wasn't at all satisfied and in desire of this external superficial body, she had wanted Joseph himself.

The Zohar also reveals that Esther did not sleep with King Achashvairosh, only this very external outer layer of her body, which is a demon, Mordechai and Esther would swear, and command it by oath, to go sleep with Achashvairoash, and after it was done and returned to Esther, she would ritually immerse herself and be with Mordechai. The Ramchal in Kinaas Hashem Tzivoas explains that this demon is so external - it is just like eye makeup - that there was no interference from this activity to Esther's holiness and her  relationship with Mordechai, however even still since this layer had done this, it needed ritual immersion.

Today, unfortunately, due to our sins and the great coarseness of the world, not to mention pornography and all the allurements of the entertainment industry, alcohol, drugs - all of these things play directly and exclusively to this "beg'ged" the outer most external layer of our bodies, which has almost no real connection to who we really are, and yet we empower it and give it our full attention and give it to rule and command our lives, may the Holy Merciful One G-d save us.

We must be strong to stand up to this temptation to lust after this superficial encasing, and live true lives.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman

Love lost in sin

HH

Rabbi Nussun writes in Likutay Halachos, and R' Shlomo Carlbach says this over beautifully - it is classic Shlomo Torah, that the main achievement of Yosef's not falling to the temptations of the wife of Poteefar, was that had he sinned he would not have been able to hold strong in his love for his brothers. For such is the nature of sin, it causes one to see bad in others and resent them. Yosef, by staying strong in his holiness, not succumbing to his bodily desires and enticement of the wife of Potifar, was thus able to retain a strong grip on his love for his brothers.

This is one of the most profound Torah's I've ever heard, awesome beyond words.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman!

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. ....

נ נח נחמ נחמן מאומן

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.

Na Nach Nachma Nachman Me'Uman!