{
  "bookId": "likutay-moharan",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "111",
  "title": "Initial Letters Spell “Rabbi”",
  "hebrewTitle": "ראש בני ישראל",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/likutay-moharan/1/111",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/likutay-moharan/1/111/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "ראש בני ישראל (שמות ל) ראשי תבות רבי. ולהפך רשעים בחשך ידמו (שמואל א ב) ראשי תבות רבי:",
      "en": "Initial Letters Spell “Rabbi”\n\n“Heads of the children of Israel” (Exodus 30:12 – roash binay Yisroel) — the initial letters ר-ב-י spell רבי (\"Rabbi\"- This alludes to spiritual leadership and elevated status).\n\nIn contrast: “The wicked shall be silenced in darkness” (1 Samuel 2:9 – rishu-im bachoashech yidumoo) — here too, the initial letters spell ר-ב-י (\"Rabbi\"), but they represent the opposite: the downfall of one who assumes leadership unworthily or through arrogance.\n\n[Lesson: The same title — “Rabbi” — may be formed from verses referring to righteous leadership or to the downfall of the wicked. This teaches us to look beyond titles and assess true spiritual character.]"
    }
  ]
}