Letter 8
BH Thursday, the tenth Chag Hu-atzmu-ut
(Independence Day), 718 (24 April, 1958), Tiberius.
In honor of the delight of my heart, the pleasant Mr. Z. Shazar, Shalom
and light in abundance from the great eagle, he shall hover above him every day,
always, for length of days.
I am hereby sending him by heartfelt blessing for the tenth Holiday of
Independence. Baruch <Blessed…> shehecheyunoo <Who has given us
life> viheegeyunoo <and Who has brought us> lazman hazeh <to this
time>, she-usuh <Who has performed> lunoo <for us> neeseem
<miracles> revealed before the eyes of the whole world, and concealed
miracles which are hidden from our knowledge – so may we merit to the complete
redemption through the revelation of the holy daas (realization of knowledge)
of the true tzadik, N'N'M'C' [Nachal Noavaya Mikor Chuchmu – stream gushing
source of wisdom – acronym NaChMaN], may his merit protect us, amen.
Through the holiness of the Land of Israel one merits to know of the
true tzadik, and the truth will be revealed in the world, and through this all
are returning to Hashem Yisburach, even the nations of the world, 'to serve Him
with one accord (Tzefania 3:9),' (Likutay Aitzoas, Land of Israel 8, from Likutay
Moharan 48), and according to what one merits to be bound and included in/with
the true tzadik, so too he merits to inheritance of the Land of Israel (Likutay
Halachos, Orach Chaim 1, Prayer 3:2). The Land of Israel is the general
collective holiness of all holiness, and there one merits to get out of the
realm of the natural, and to know and to believe that everything is by Divine
Providence alone, this being the general collective of holiness (Likutay
Moharan 234). The Land of Israel receives her holiness from the tzadik who has
by him all the blessing and bounty (Likutay Halachos, Orach Chaim 2, Laws of
Grace After Meals and Ma-yim Acharoanim 4:16).
If a person would truly believe in the holiness of the Land of Israel,
one fraction of thousands of thousands of what it is in fact – certainly he
would run and fly to the Land of Israel with all his strength, and there
wouldn't be any obstacle that would prevent him (Likutay Halachos, Orach Chaim
2, Blessing On Fruit 4:4). Every one of (the Children of) Israel has some
portion in the Land of Israel; and there is our life, there is our holiness,
there is our house, there is our land, there is our ground, there is our
portion, there is our lot. And outside of the Land we live "like a guest set
aside to sleep the night (Jeremiah 14:8)," who flounder in public
outdoors, and in the marketplaces, and in the streets, because this is not our
land and our portion whatsoever. And therefore it (-everywhere outside of
Israel) is called "'chutz <outside>' lu-uretz <of the
Land>," precisely "chutz," because we stand outside, mamash (-actually)
outside, and there is no man to gather us and take us home, until we come upon
the holy ground.
In merit of the Torah which the tzadik draws, one merits to the Land of
Israel (See Likutay Moharan 20; Likutay Aitzoas, Land of Israel 4). Through
living (settled) in the Land of Israel one attains conception of the Divine Providence
of Hashem Yisburach over the world (Character – The Aleph Bet Book of the
Traits, Israel 2:1).
Wherever the men of our persuasion (-Breslov Hasidim) gather, it is
befitting to travel from all ends of the world to stick one's head between them
(Beyur Halikutim ha-yashun, brought in Siach Sarfay Kodes 1-662). If (-even
though) there has become of us what has become, "we have an old father
(Genesis 44:20)," and we are confident (/assured) in/by his great power,
for it is spectacular. "Do not believe in yourself
(Ethics of Our Father 2:4)," specifically "in yourself," because
when one is just himself, certainly he should not believe in himself, because he
will fall with no support. However, he who attaches himself to the true tzadik,
he is guaranteed (safe) from pitfall and falling, because the Torah of the true
Rebbe will lead him in this world, and in the grave, and at the time or
resurrection for eternity (Likutay Halachos, Yoreh Daya 1, Meat with Milk 5:8,
29).
The essential skill and deep wisdom of the extremely great true tzadik
(is) that he knows how to cloak his lofty wisdom in many many garments until he
can bring it down and impart it to the very lowly, when they merit to draw close
to him, until they too will merit conception of the Divine ("hasugas
Elokus"), which is the main true life, eternal life (Likutay Halachos,
Yoreh Daya 1, Meat with Milk 5:27). Even in the brunt of this exile, we will
merit to get out of all the impurities, and to ascend to all the holiness,
until we merit to conception of the Divine through the great power of the true
tzadik.
The world is full of immeasurable screaming and groaning, and everyone
is screaming "money," and each one screams in different (/strange)
shouts as if he is more deficient than the entire world, until their souls just
about depart from their deep bitterness. And the essential vitality is received
from the "tzadik who is the foundation of the world (Proverbs 10:25)"
who sweetens all the time the bitterness of the world, and through him one
mitigates from himself the bitterness with extra sweetening, and every one,
according to his proximity to the tzadik, and according to his faith in him –
so too his bitterness is sweetened (Ullim Litrufah – Letters of Rabbi Nussun,
59).
To be continued soon. With heartfelt wishes of well-being.
Yisroel Dov Odesser - Tiberius
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