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בְּשׂוֹרָה
Tiding
Sefer Hamidos - The Book of Traits · 5 individual teachings
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א׳
מִי שֶׁהוּא רָגִיל לוֹמַר בְּשׂוֹרוֹת טוֹבוֹת, הוּא נִתְלַבֵּשׁ מִבְּחִינַת אֵלִיָּהוּ.
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1. One who is accustomed to saying good tidings, he is enclothed with an aspect of Eliyahu (Elijah).
ב׳
אַל תְּבַשֵּׂר בְּשׂוֹרָה רָעָה, כִּי מֵחֲמַת בְּשׂוֹרָה רָעָה מֵתוּ כַּמָּה נְפָשׁוֹת.
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2. Do not bear bad tidings, for due to bad tidings numerous people have passed away.
ג׳
הָעוֹשֶׂה מִצְוָה כְּמַאֲמָרָהּ – אֵין מְבַשְּׂרִין אוֹתוֹ בְּשׂוֹרוֹת רָעוֹת, וְהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא גּוֹזֵר וְהוּא מְבַטֵּל.
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3. One who fulfills a commandment 'as it was said' (t.n. There are different interpretations as to what this demands. The Maharsha explains that it means – for the sake of Heaven. The Maharal explains it means – in completion, exactly as it was commanded), evil tidings do not come to him, and the Holy One, Blessed be He, decrees, and he annuls.
ד׳
הַמְבַשֵּׂר בְּשׂוֹרוֹת רָעוֹת, נוֹפֵל לְמֹחִין דְּקַטְנוּת.
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4. One who bears evil tidings falls into small-mindedness.
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