Bibbia Ebraica
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Chasidut su Salmi 34:15

ס֣וּר מֵ֭רָע וַעֲשֵׂה־ט֑וֹב בַּקֵּ֖שׁ שָׁל֣וֹם וְרָדְפֵֽהוּ׃

Allontanati dal male e fai il bene; Cerca la pace e perseguila.

Me'or Einayim

"These are the records of the Tabernacle, the Tabernacle of the Pact, etc." For it is known that Torah is the names of the Holy Blessed One. The Name of the The Blessed One is, "Was, Is, and Will Be - Eternal, Alive, Everlasting for Eternity." And Torah is also this. So what does it mean that this was the time that the Tabernacle was made and what does it teach us about the path today? The Torah should be read in order to teach us to way we should go. Surely at every time and season the Torah is clothed for the needs of that particular time and season. There are those who say: God created the world for the sake of the Torah which is called (Proverbs 8:22) “The beginning (ראשית) of His (God’s) way”, and for the sake of Israel who are called (Jeremiah 2:3) “The beginning (ראשית) of His (God’s) increase’." This is explained by way of a parable: A King who has wise children, capable of running the kingdom bring the King more satisfaction and joy than if he were to run the kingdom himself. We are the children of the Ever-Present, and this explains the phrase "No good comes to the world except through Israel." (Israel) makes a path to bring down the abundant flow to the lower realms. This is "Ascribe might to God, whose majesty is over Israel" (Psalm 68:35) Israel adds strength to the Entourage of Above, and the Angels do not sing praises above until Israel is singing them below. "When the morning stars sang together and all the divine beings shouted for joy" (Job 38:7). Israel is likened to the stars, and thus aroused all of the Heavenly beings there. This is the intention of the Creator that created all that is found because of Torah and because of Israel. The content of this intention of the Holy Blessed One was that each person of Israel would be a "Tabernacle" of the Holy Blessed One. As it is written (Exodus 25:8) "Make for me a Sanctuary and I will dwell within them. Within "it" is not written, rather, I will dwell within the children of Israel. "The Temple of the Lord, the temple of Lord are these. (Jeremiah 7:4). But isn't it impossible for a person to be a Tabernacle of Hashem while the Evil Inclination is within a person? "The couch is too short for stretching out" (Isaiah 28:20). )(Rabbi Yonatan) said: This bed is too short for two counterparts. (Yoma 9b) Thus it is said "Turn from evil" (Psalm 34:15) That a person should burn the evil from within him and thus it could be that Hashem Baruch Hu who is called, "The Lord is good to all" (Psalm 145:9) will reside inside of the person. This happens after a person fulfills "Turn from evil" and thus makes the repair that the "Good of the Lord" will be within you. “All the end-times have passed, and the matter [now] depends only on teshuvah” (Babylonian Talmud, Sanhedrin 97b). And what is teshuvah? For when a person was in his mother’s belly, God’s “candle burned over his head, and he saw from one end of the world to the other… and they taught him the entire Torah” (Niddah 30b); for he was a dwelling-place [mishkan] for Blessed God, and this is [the meaning of] the candle that was over his head. But after he came out of his mother’s belly sin crouches at the door (Gen. 4:7), and an angel comes and slaps him on the mouth and makes him forget so that he will have free will, so he will have reward and punishment. And a person must do teshuvah to bring God back to him as at the beginning. And this is [the meaning of] Then the LORD your God will turn back to your captives (Deut. 30:3) – it does not say “return,” but rather “turn back to,” meaning that after the teshuvah Blessed God will return to dwell [lishkone] within the person. Now, the essence of teshuvah is abandoning sin with a full heart and regret. For what is written in the Books, that fasts correct sin, is because it is impossible for him truly to abandon the sin and truly regret until after he has afflicted himself; and then his uncircumcised heart will surrender and he will be able to regret and abandon the sin truly. And the root of the matter lies in the human’s being created by God’s Word. And he is called “engraving” on account of his being surely hewn in supernal holiness. Now, when a person sins he is made into a corpse; for on account of the sin, Blessed God’s life-force left him. But after verbal confession, along the lines of (incomplete)*
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Chovat HaTalmidim

Since our entire purpose is to to bring you closer to the Torah and have you follow God's path, we must therefore prepare you according to what the Torah itself teaches (Psalms 34:15) - "Shun evil and do good." For it is impossible to bring in the King without first cleaning the room. And it is [likewise] impossible for a person to sanctify himself if he has not first removed the evil from his heart. Hence it is up to us to search for every trace that can hold you back in your learning and in your connection to God, and to expel it. But we can only search together with you. And together with you will we examine you, to see and find and destroy the crumbs of chametz and the specks of rot inside of you. For who is your main educator if not yourself? And who has the main responsibility of educating and raising the Jewish lads and young men - the cedars of Lebanon and Torah giants - if not you, yourselves, the lads and young men? And who like you will know your shortcomings that need to be fixed? And who like you is able to so well know your aberrations - which differ and vary with each lad - and to straighten them out? We can only assist you, prepare the straight path for you, teach you and say, "This way, this path or this trail is crooked, and the person that walks on it will reach the nethermost pit and the 'other side,' God forbid. (Editor's note from the printed edition: As there can be a man who follows the Torah in all of his actions, but abberates and is lenient in what appears to him to be minor things. Though his path is good, he may also descend to the pit, God forbid, because of the error he made on a small path or small trail to the side.) However this way, path or trial is straight, and the one who walks on it will reach the forearms of God and the glory of the majesty of His holiness, may He be blessed." But any father, teacher or guide can only tell you and advise you. It is up to you to listen to him, to act and educate yourself according to his path and what he tells you, and to internalize every thought that comes out of his mouth into all the chambers of your heart and being - so that it shall be well for you. But if, God forbid, you refuse and rebel, who or what will help you, to save your spirits from the husk (klipah) that kidnaps Jewish spirits, God forbid? Only you, yourselves, are able to search the recesses of your heart and the nooks and crannies of your spirits to find their shortcomings - everyone according t0 his personality - and to fix them. So we will only speak about some of them and explain their remedies. But you will be able to learn from them how to seek, find and fix all of your issues.
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