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

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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

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Segregation of the Twelve Tribes the Utopian Way

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Today many people believe that the twelve tribes were each extremely different ethnic groups, possibly including Japanese, Indians, Ethiopians, Spanish, and many others. Each of these groups was a full fledged tribe of Israel, and all the tribes were on equal standing (besides for the Leviites, and certain exceptions of Yehuda). There is no racism in Israel. However the Torah reveals that Hashem Yisburach desires the diversity, that each culture is an extremely necessary component in Israel, and therefor there should not be any mitigation of these distinct ethnicities, and therefore there was no mingling between them! This does not mean, I don't think, that they did not intermarry, they were certainly allowed to marry any Jew regardless of the tribe, however the marriage would not be an interracial affair, the couple would continue on completely committed and loyal to one culture (-most probably the culture of the male).

This you can learn from Rashi in Parshas Buluk (Numbers 24:10) where there is very high regard to the encampment of the tribes of Israel in such a formation that each tribe was completely segregated and there was no mingling between the tribes.

This appears to be the true approach to appreciating and respecting all races, for real, so much so that we must ensure that they each retain their uniqueness, because we need them exactly the way they are, and we don't want a melting pot of people that aren't this way or that.

There are many more homilies from our holy Sages which would seem to purport this. The Sages taught how the trees and vegetation guarded their distinct species upon creation, and the Torah forbids grafting plants or animals. Also in the future everyone will be chasidim - adherents - of "lev bussar" hearts of flesh, which the Medrash explains that this means that everyone will be revolted by the role and possessions of others wish it for himself (also see Ramchal in the 3 cornerstone of the 4 cornerstones of the Merkava who expounds on this, and in other places as well he expounds how there is no jealousy in creation, every species or status which is the designated role is what it is, that is its function in creation so there is nothing to compare it with or judge it by, it is perfect and the best exactly the way it is). There are many more such examples in the holy teachings, which all support this idea that each ethnicity has their own distinct role, and they must loyal manifest it. Offhand I can't think of any place where the Torah allocates place for people that are intermingled - not of any particular group. 

Na Nach Nachma Nachman MeUman! 

Love lost in sin

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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!