# Memory

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Source: https://ajew.org/reader/sefer-hamidos/1/33


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מִי שֶׁמְּבַיֵּשׁ פְּנֵי חֲבֵרוֹ, נַעֲשָׂה שַׁכְחָן.

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1. One who embarrasses his friend becomes forgetful.


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עַל־יְדֵי דְּאָגָה בָּא שִׁכְחָה.

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2. Through worry comes forgetfulness.


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עַל־יְדֵי לִמּוּד בְּפֶה מָלֵא בָּא זְכִירָה.

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3. Through learning aloud comes memory.


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עַל־יְדֵי צַעַר בָּא שִׁכְחָה.

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4. Through suffering comes forgetfulness.


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כְּשֶׁתְּצַיֵּר לְפָנֶיךָ צוּרַת אָבִיךָ וְאִמְּךָ, תָּבוֹא לִזְכִירָה.

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5. By picturing before you the image of your father and mother, you will come to memory.


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עַל־יְדֵי מִצְוֹת מַעֲשִׂיּוֹת הָאָדָם נִתָּר מִמִּדַּת שִׁכְחָה וְנִקְשָׁר בְּמִדַּת זְכִירָה.

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6. Through carrying out practical commandments, one is released from the vice of forgetfulness and is connected to the quality of memory.


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עַל־יְדֵי נִאוּף מְאַבֵּד הַזִּכָּרוֹן.

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7. Through promiscuity, one destroys the memory.


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עַל־יְדֵי כְּזָבִים בָּא שִׁכְחָה.

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8. Through falsehood comes forgetfulness.


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מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ זִכָּרוֹן, יַחֲזִיר אֶת בְּנֵי־אָדָם בִּתְשׁוּבָה.

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9. Someone without memory should bring people back in repentance.


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מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ זִכָּרוֹן, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁלֹּא תִּקֵּן חַטְּאוֹת נְעוּרִים.

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10. Someone without memory, it is certain that he has not repaired the sins of his youth.


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מִי שֶׁהוּא שַׁכְחָן, יִתֵּן צְדָקָה.

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11. A forgetful person should give charity.


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מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ זִכָּרוֹן, יְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת עַצְמוֹ בִּקְדֻשָּׁה גְּדוֹלָה.

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12. Someone without memory should sanctify himself with great holiness.


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עַל־יְדֵי שִׁפְלוּת תִּזְכֶּה לְזִכָּרוֹן.

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13. Through lowliness, you will merit to memory.


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עַל־יְדֵי עַצְבוּת בָּא שִׁכְחָה.

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14. Through sadness comes forgetfulness.


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הַמַּצִּיעַ תַּלְמוּדוֹ בְּצִנְעָה, אֵינוֹ מְשַׁכֵּחַ.

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15. One who keeps his learning hidden does not forget.