Fires of Israel - Part 20

[The beginning is missing. Saba speaks of the story mentioned above that the misnagdim threw rocks at Rabbi Nussun]

- - They stood with the sticks and the stones in order to kill him, he hid himself - - dancing before Hashem Yisburach and singing (Saba sings): “Our greatness <oonzer groyskait> and our splendor <oon oonzer shainkait>” - - I heard this from R' Yisroel'n - “Our greatness and our splendor will be seen <vet men zen> in the time to come <li'usid luvoa>...” - a melody which the sticks made!…

Oy vay, Master of the World, what will be with us, what will be with us?!

Likutay Tefilos

(Collection of Prayers – written by Rabbi Nussun, based on the holy teachings of Rabbainu)

- - - There is not in the world – there has yet to be such prayers! We need them like we need breath, this is the entire vitality, the fundamental and foundation of the Torah and the entire Judaism, everything – it is here! In this place!

(From the introduction to Likutay Tefilos, “And behold the value/prominence of these prayers, any intelligent person who desires truth and temeemus will understand, because prayers like these have yet to be in the world, and they are replete with all goodness for the House of Israel etc., and whoever is accustomed to (saying) these prayers with truth and temeemus, certainly he will merit eternal life.” And earlier, “And there is no matter that is deficient from a person in the matter of serving Hashem which he won't find in these prayers!”)

When the holy Rebbe made such a Rabbi Nussun, and the holy Rebbe ordered him - - this was his entire life. This isn't some sort of composition, like one makes a composition - - this is his fire! He made a drop in the ocean of his fire (*), in order that we should see what goes on here in the world! Every word burns like fire! And if one doesn't give heart – one says, and one says….

(* From the introduction of Likutay Tefilos, “Therefore I put my heart to copying from the prayers I wrote for myself, like Rabbainu o.b.m. assigned me, that it is good to write for oneself the prayers, when one merits to any orderly prayer, so that he can say it also on another occasion, and so I did. Afterwards I saw that it would be beneficial to copy them in a general tense, in a manner that they would be appropriate for every soul, and to give them over to our fellow men so as not to hold back the goodness from its owners, because I saw that they are extreme encompassing generalities, and they are necessities for every soul, for every single one according to his level.”)

And similarly every letter (-of Ullim Litrufah), every word. And we must believe in this!

It shouldn't be inferred – I already said – it shouldn't be inferred that I am already the “bal haba-yis (-homeowner – one in possession and control) of this, and I already do. I only speak of what should be… but I am nebach (pitifully, unfortunately) so outside, more than everyone, HY knows the truth, I am embarrassed to speak it out. However I don't want others to blunder…

[Returns to speak of the Breslovers in Jerusalem]

- - Each one was a different world, each one had in him a different – just like diamonds, diamonds – each diamond has different virtues, this one has such a type of beauty, (and) this one has such a type of beauty.

The Drawing Close of R' Yisroel Karduner o.b.m.

- - (R' Yisroel Karduner o.b.m.) He received from R' Moshe Breslover, R' Nussun's disciple. He held the yartzeit (-anniversary of death) of R' Moshe'n just like after a father, he would fast the day of his yartzeit.

(Someone asks: “How did he come close to Breslov?”) He found some pages of Tikun Haklali (-The General/Comprehensive Rectification revealed by Rabbi Nachman) – the introduction, through this he came close to Breslov!….

He told over to me, the (-his) father was a big merchant, (and) he (R' Yisroel) was the main manager of the store, and the father would send sacks of sugar – with merchandise, (and) he would go sit in the warehouse, and he would give to whom his father ordered him. In that place there were sacks with boxes (Heb: cupboards), he would sit there inside the warehouse between the sacks, and from there he would scream to HY – (that) He should have mercy on him, (so that) he should merit to be a truly kosher (-worthy) man!

This is the way one draws close to Rebbe'n! When one begs HY, and desires and yearns – one merits! - One must believe that he will find!

(*Based on Likutay Halachos, Laws of Blessing on Fruit 5:1, brought in Ullim Litrufa, letter of Rabbi Nussun from Sunday, Torah Portion of Metzoaru, Rosh Chodesh Nissan 5592, “And this is (Megila 6b) '”I exerted and did not find” – do not believe, “I exerted and I found” - believe', and it is difficult, what is the language of “believing”, behold it is possible to see if he found or did not? However, the truth is that is possible that one tried a lot, and it seems to him that he still has not found anything, and because of this he says, “I exerted and didn't find,” nevertheless, do not believe him, just, “I exerted and I found,” believe, even though he doesn't have anything in his hands that he found, nevertheless, believe with complete faith that certainly he found a lot, because there is a lot that isn't shown to him that he found until the end. And also, even if he still did not find anything yet, nevertheless he found a lot through the searching and exertion alone, because the exertion and the searching alone is not lost in any way, and therefore, “I exerted and I found” - believe, specifically “believe” as explained above, and understand well.” (T.N. see Unkelos on the verse (Genesis 19:15), “daughters who are found (present)” who translates are found faithful).)

I exerted and I found!