# עט.
עט.
Source: https://ajew.org/reader/ebay-hanachal/1/80
## Segment 1
ב"ה, כ"ו אֲדָר תשכ"ד.
To the honor of the President of Israel — my heart and my flesh — Mr.
## Segment 2
עֵינִי וְלִבִּי, הָעוֹמֵד בְּרֹאשׁ הַמַּאֲמִינִים בְּהַצַּדִּיק הָאֱמֶת שֶׁהוּא הַשַּׁלִּיט וּמוֹשֵׁל עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל לְדוֹר דּוֹר, הַנוֹבֵעַ וְשׁוֹפֵךְ עֲלֵיהֶם מֵימֵי חָכְמָתוֹ שֶׁהֵם רְפוּאוֹת וְתַחְבּוֹשׁוֹת נוֹרָאוֹת יְקָרוֹת וְנִפְלָאוֹת שֶׁלֹּא נִתְגַּלּוּ עֲדַיִן מֵעוֹלָם (וְעָתִיד לְהִתְגַּלּוֹת בִּשְׁלֵמוּת עַל-יְדֵי מֶלֶךְ הַמָּשִׁיחַ), וְחוֹתֵר בִּמְסִירוּת בְּכָל מִינֵי עֵצוֹת וּבִיגִיעוֹת וְתַחְבּוּלוֹת רַבּוֹת לְפַרְסֵם וּלְפָאֵר וּלְכַבֵּד וּלְגַדֵּל אֶת שֵׁם הַצַּדִּיק הָאֱמֶת בְּכָל הָעוֹלָמוֹת. אַשְׁרֶיךָ שֶׁזָּכִיתָ לְכָךְ, לִבְרֹחַ וּלְהִמָּלֵט מִכְּפִירוֹת וְהִתְנַגְּדוּת וַחֲקִירוֹת וְקֻשְׁיוֹת עַל הַצַּדִּיק, שֶׁכָּל זֶה נִמְשָׁךְ מֵהַבַּעֲלֵי כָּבוֹד וְגַאֲוָה הַצְּבוּעִים וְהַשַּׁקְרָנִים וְעַזֵּי פָנִים הַמִּתְנַגְּדִים וְחוֹלְקִים וּמְדַבְּרִים שְׁקָרִים עַל הַצַּדִּיק בְּגַאֲוָה וָבוּז, וְכָל עִסְקָם וּמְגַמָּתָם לְהַרְחִיק אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵהַצַּדִּיק הָאֱמֶת בְּחִינַת משֶׁה מָשִׁיחַ, שֶׁעַל-יְדֵי זֶה הֵם מַחֲרִיבִים וּמְאַבְּדִים אֶת הָעוֹלָם שֶׁנִּבְרָא רַק בִּשְׁבִיל הַצַּדִּיק שֶׁיָּכוֹל לְקָרֵב אֶת כָּל הָעוֹלָם לַה' יִתְבָּרַךְ וְתוֹרָתוֹ בְּתַכְלִית הַשְּׁלֵמוּת (וְעַל-יָדָם הִתְגַּבְּרוּת הַכְּפִירוּת וְאֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת וְכָל הַגְּזֵרוֹת וְהַצָּרָה וְהַשּׁוֹאָה שֶׁל הִיטְלֶר עֲמָלֵק יִמַּח שְׁמוֹ). שָׁלוֹם וְחַיִּים אֲרֻכִּים וְכָל טוּב.
S.Z. Shazar To the honor of the President of Israel — my heart and my flesh — Mr. S.Z. Shazar, who is ready to go through fire and water for the true truth that is beloved to him in bonds of love without end and without limit. And who has merited to be a faithful servant to the Tzadik — the true King over all Israel for generations of eternity. Who revealed wondrous and awesome novelties, for which no tongue in the world is capable of telling the power, the loftiness, the sublimity, the stature, the height, the holiness, and the might — through which he gathers and brings close even all the distant ones and the utter wicked to Hashem Yisburach. And he reveals His G-dliness and His kingship eye to eye to all who come into the world. How good and how pleasant is your portion. Peace and all good. On the occasion of your completing seventy-four years of age — I am hereby sending you my blessing and the gift of my heart: the long life of the Beggar who is completely blind to this world and has no looking whatsoever into this world at all — for the entire world does not amount even to the blink of an eye in his sight, etc.
## Segment 3
הַבּוֹרֵא יִתְבָּרַךְ וַאֲנִי וְאַתָּה יוֹדְעִים פְּנִימִיּוּת שְׁאִיפוֹת לִבְּךָ הַטּוֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר הַכּוֹסֵף וְחוֹשֵׁק וּמִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ לְבַטֵּל וּלְסַלֵּק מוֹחֲךָ וְדַעַת עַצְמְךָ לְגַמְרֵי וּלְהַמְשִׁיךְ עָלֶיךָ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל רוּחַ חָכְמָה רוּחַ נְבוּאָה שֶׁל הַצַּדִּיק הָאֱמֶת הַיָּחִיד בָּעוֹלָם, הַיּוֹרֵד עַד עִמְקֵי תְּהוֹם לְהַעֲלוֹת נְפָשׁוֹת מִשָּׁם וּמַעֲלֶה אוֹתָם לְמַעְלָה מִשְּׁמֵי הַשָּׁמַיִם. מִי יַעֲרֹךְ שִׁבְחוֹ, מִי יְסַפֵּר נוֹרָאוֹת גְּדֻלָּתוֹ, אֵין דֻּגְמָתוֹ.
And the good life of the Beggar who was deaf — who boasted of the immensity of his distance from this world, to the very ultimate degree. And he is completely deaf to hearing the sounds of this world — for they are all deficiencies. For the entire world does not rise in his sight even to the hearing of the sound of their deficiencies, etc. Look well into the awesome story of the Seven Beggars, and you will stand trembling and astonished to see this light.
## Segment 4
הַהִתְעוֹרְרוּת וְהִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת אֶל עֵצֶם הָאֱמֶת הַטָּמוּן וְצָפוּן בְּעִמְקֵי לִבְּךָ הַמֵּבִין וּמַרְחִיק רְאוֹת, זֶה גָּרַם לְעוֹרֵר בְּלִבִּי תֹּקֶף תְּשׁוּקַת אַהֲבָתִי אֵלֶיךָ עַד אֵין קֵץ וּגְבוּל. אַהֲבָה אֲמִתִּית כָּזֹאת (בַּל תִּמּוֹט לְעוֹלָם) שֶׁאֵין עוֹד דֻּגְמָתָהּ בָּעוֹלָם. אַהֲבָה קְדוֹשָׁה צַחָה נְקִיָּה וּטְהוֹרָה בְּלִי שׁוּם פְּנִיָּה שֶׁל כָּבוֹד אוֹ מָמוֹן וְלֹא שׁוּם דָּבָר שֶׁל עִסְקֵי עוֹלָם הַזֶּה כְּלָל וּכְלָל. וּמֵעֹצֶם הָאַהֲבָה הַנִּפְלָאָה אֵינְךָ זָז מִמַּחֲשַׁבְתִּי וּמִלִּבִּי אֲפִלּוּ שָׁעָה אַחַת וְתָמִיד אֲנִי מְצַפֶּה וּמְחַכֶּה וּמִשְׁתּוֹקֵק וּמִתְגַּעְגֵעַ וּמִתְפַּלֵּל לִישׁוּעַת נַפְשְׁךָ, וְהָעִקָּר לְהַכְנִיס וּלְהָאִיר בְּלִבְּךָ אוֹר הַצַּדִּיק הָאֱמֶת שֶׁהוּא עִקַּר הַיְשׁוּעָה בִּשְׁלֵמוּת וְהָרְפוּאָה לַכֹּל, בַּגּוּף וּבַנֶּפֶשׁ בָּזֶה וּבַבָּא לָנֶצַח.
Rabbainu za.tza.l. spoke much about the matter of life — that everything is called life in the eyes of the world, but in truth the essential life is when one merits to renew one's days, to begin to draw close to Hashem Yisburach — to serve Hashem freshly every time. And not to fall into the old age of the sitra achra — as though he has already grown old in his sins and in his habits with which he is accustomed, to the point where it seems impossible to emerge from them. Only let him strengthen himself to begin to live anew every time in the service of Hashem, and not fall because of any thing, and not let his spirit be shortened from any confusions and weakness of mind — as though hope has vanished, Heaven forbid, because of the evil deeds he has committed until now.
## Segment 5
כְּשֶׁמְּעַיְּנִים וּמְדַבְּרִים בְּהַחִדּוּשִׁים שֶׁחִדֵּשׁ הֶחָכָם הָאֱמֶת אֲזַי נִתְעוֹרֵר וְנִתְגַלֶּה יַם הַחָכְמָה שֶׁהוּא מְקוֹר הַיִּרְאָה, וַאֲזַי נוֹפֵל יִרְאַת ה' עַל זֶה שֶׁמְּדַבֵּר וּמְעַיֵּן בְּהַחִדּוּשׁ.
For he must not look upon all this at all — for there is no despair in the world at all. And whatever his situation — even if he has already fallen without measure — even so there is no despair in the world at all.
## Segment 6
עַל-יְדֵי רוּחַ נְבוּאָה וְרוּחַ הַקֹּדֶשׁ שֶׁל הַצַּדִּיק הָאֱמֶת זוֹכִין לֶאֱמוּנַת חִדּוּשׁ הָעוֹלָם, וְנִתְבַּטֵּל הַנְהָגַת חָכְמַת הַטֶּבַע, וּמִתְנַהֵג הָעוֹלָם עַל-יְדֵי הַשְׁגָּחָה וְנִפְלָאוֹת.
To the honor of the President of Israel — my heart and my flesh — Mr. S.Z. Shazar, who is ready to go through fire and water for the true truth that is beloved to him in bonds of love without end and without limit. And who has merited to be a faithful servant to the Tzadik — the true King over all Israel for generations of eternity. Who revealed wondrous and awesome novelties, for which no tongue in the world is capable of telling the power, the loftiness, the sublimity, the stature, the height, the holiness, and the might — through which he gathers and brings close even all the distant ones and the utter wicked to Hashem Yisburach. And he reveals His G-dliness and His kingship eye to eye to all who come into the world. How good and how pleasant is your portion. Peace and all good.
## Segment 7
אוֹהֲבוֹ לָנֶצַח וּמִתְפַּלֵּל בַּעֲדוֹ תָּמִיד, בְּכָל עֵת וּבְכָל שָׁעָה.
On the occasion of your completing seventy-four years of age — I am hereby sending you my blessing and the gift of my heart: the long life of the Beggar who is completely blind to this world and has no looking whatsoever into this world at all — for the entire world does not amount even to the blink of an eye in his sight, etc.
The transcriber Yisroel Dov Odesser
And the good life of the Beggar who was deaf — who boasted of the immensity of his distance from this world, to the very ultimate degree. And he is completely deaf to hearing the sounds of this world — for they are all deficiencies. For the entire world does not rise in his sight even to the hearing of the sound of their deficiencies, etc. Look well into the awesome story of the Seven Beggars, and you will stand trembling and astonished to see this light.
Rabbainu za.tza.l. spoke much about the matter of life — that everything is called life in the eyes of the world, but in truth the essential life is when one merits to renew one's days, to begin to draw close to Hashem Yisburach — to serve Hashem freshly every time. And not to fall into the old age of the sitra achra — as though he has already grown old in his sins and in his habits with which he is accustomed, to the point where it seems impossible to emerge from them. Only let him strengthen himself to begin to live anew every time in the service of Hashem, and not fall because of any thing, and not let his spirit be shortened from any confusions and weakness of mind — as though hope has vanished, Heaven forbid, because of the evil deeds he has committed until now. For he must not look upon all this at all — for there is no despair in the world at all. And whatever his situation — even if he has already fallen without measure — even so there is no despair in the world at all.
## Segment 8
יִשְׂרָאֵל דֹּב אוֹדֶסֶר
Israel Dov Odesser