Chasidut for Isaiah 7:11
שְׁאַל־לְךָ֣ א֔וֹת מֵעִ֖ם יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ הַעְמֵ֣ק שְׁאָ֔לָה א֖וֹ הַגְבֵּ֥הַּ לְמָֽעְלָה׃
’Ask thee a sign of the LORD thy God: ask it either in the depth, or in the height above.’
Baal Shem Tov
My master the Baal Shem Tov, whose soul now dwells in lofty chambers, explained the verse (Isaiah 7:11) "Ask for a sign (ot) from the Lord your God." The meaning is: you should plead and cry out to God for a letter (ot) - asking God that the letters spoken in prayer and in Torah study should be those joined to the Lord your God, and you should merit to connect them to their root.
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