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has inclined his heart to heed the voice of Hashem — Who calls to him with a great voice every day — to flee to the true Tzadik, who is able to repair everything and to return him to the ancient path upon which his holy forefathers walked.

Every person must incline his heart to heed the voice of Hashem — Who calls with a great voice in the heart of the person every day and at every moment — that the person return to Him.

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…Who has inclined his heart to heed the voice of Hashem — Who calls to him with a great voice every day — to flee to the true Tzadik, who is able to repair everything and to return him to the ancient path upon which his holy forefathers walked.

Every person must incline his heart to heed the voice of Hashem — Who calls with a great voice in the heart of the person every day and at every moment — that the person return to Him. And in any case, let him have strong desires and great yearnings to Hashem Yisburach — for this is very precious.

For the greatness of the loftiness of the nobility of his very, very exalted soul — he has merited to enter into the palace of the wisdom and the knowledge of the Nachal Noavaya — which never ceases from generation to generation forever… he found to give drink to all Israel from the waters of his wisdom. To give drink to all Israel from the waters of his wisdom — which purify from all the impurities and elevate everything from all the descents to the ultimate ascent. And who illuminates and reveals that in him depends the essential redemption. Who reveals to all the light of Hashem — and this is the essential redemption — and reveals to all the world the light of the daas of the true Tzadik, to know and to recognize Hashem. Which is the essential complete redemption that we await.

For the greatness of the loftiness of the nobility of his very lofty soul — he has merited to enter into the palace of the wisdom and the knowledge of the Nachal Noavaya — which never ceases from generation to generation forever — to give drink to all Israel from the waters of his wisdom. Which purify from all the impurities and elevate everything from all the descents and the heresies to the ultimate faith in perfection. And who illuminates and reveals to all the world the light of daas — to know and to recognize Hashem — which is the essential complete redemption. Who reveals deep and wondrous counsels within the very depths of the darkness of heresy, false faiths and heresies — to draw close to Hashem Yisburach. Who annihilates and nullifies the heresies and the heresy and the false faiths — and builds the stature of the holy faith — until all the world will recognize and know that Hashem, the G-d of Israel, is King and guides everything by His will. A good and blessed year in a long and good life.

The essential repair through the Tzadik is that he knows the roots of all the souls — and knows how to engage with each and every one — in his lifetime and after his death — how to repair him, to bring him to conceptions of G-dliness. Which is the essential purpose — the essential delight of the World to Come. Therefore the essential thing is — when one merits to draw close to him in his lifetime.

The more a person ages — the more there must be added to him a higher daas. For the more one ages the more one must draw close to one's root and one's repair. And as long as a person is alive there is upon him the battle of the evil inclination — for "this one corresponding to this one G-d made" [Ecclesiastes 7:14]. And all that one needs to come to additional wisdom — similarly Mr…

This matter — to bring souls close to Hashem Yisburach — is a very difficult and heavy matter. But even so, one is compelled to engage in this. For it is an obligation upon every one of Israel to engage in this according to his level. For this is the aspect of the settling of the world — that the world be settled by people of true knowledge, to know Hashem and to take them out from sins, etc. And this occupation is very, very precious and important in the eyes of Hashem Yisburach — more than all the service in the world. For this is the essential greatness and honor of Hashem Yisburach — when the most distant ones draw close to Him. But who is it that knows how to conduct himself in this — whom to bring close and whom not to bring close? Therefore, abundant prayer and supplication are needed for this. And this too is difficult to fulfill properly — for who knows how to arrange his prayer properly, especially for such a great matter, upon which all the worlds depend?

Therefore our engagement in this is only through the power of the daas of the true Tzadik — through which specifically Hashem Yisburach illuminates the eyes of all who truly desire the truth — how to engage in this holy building to bring souls close to Hashem Yisburach in truth. Which is incumbent upon every one of Israel who wishes to truly draw close to Hashem Yisburach. For just as it is incumbent upon him to return to Hashem Yisburach and to draw close to Him Yisburach — so too it is incumbent upon him to speak with his friends and to bring them close to the true truth. And they will receive judgment from judgment. But it is impossible to engage in this except through the Tzadik — and through him one can pray one's prayer before Hashem Yisburach — that He save them to truly know how to conduct themselves in this building, how to drive away the evil from themselves and from the souls that draw close to them. And in any case, let him have strong desires and great yearnings to Hashem Yisburach — for this is very precious.

Israel Dov Odesser