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When he spoke with me and revealed to me the way to make prayers from the Torahs as printed (in Likutay Tinyana section 25), he told me it is good to write out for oneself the prayers. And then I saw and understood from his holy movements that it is a very wonderful and awesome matter to make prayers from the Torahs. And as he said — that great delights are made from this above etc. Also once he was speaking with one person and was yearning greatly that prayers be made from the Torahs. And he said: I desire very much that prayers be made from the Torahs — but I do not know to whom to entrust this. And once he showed me in a book that was with him — that had been recently composed, called "Yad HaKetanah" (287) — and at the end it explains several matters in the language of prayer, speaking to Hashem Yisburach and beginning every matter with "My G-d" etc. And he called me and commanded me to look into it, and hinted to me then as if speaking. See that this author discusses several matters of his discourses in the language of prayer to Hashem Yisburach. And he hinted to me that his longing is very great to do so from his holy Torahs — to make from all the Torahs prayers. For such was his way to hint at lofty matters through small things, because it was hard for him to explain his intent explicitly from the greatness of the accusations and obstacles, and also for several other reasons. Therefore he hinted in wonderful ways so that a person himself would understand his intent on his own if he wishes. And there are wonderful matters in his conduct with me in several matters — and it is impossible to explain them. He also said: when prayers are made from the Torahs, great delights are made from this above that have never risen before Him blessed He such great delights from the days of the world — as is printed already in the introduction to the prayers (288). And more than this, he strengthened us in this through the holy discourse he spoke with me after the saying of the Torah "Bereishis l'einei kol Yisrael" [Bereishis, before the eyes of all Israel] (Likutay Moharan Tinyana 67) as is explained below.

287. RAK: Composed by Rabbi Beer ben Yaakov of Sianvuh. Printed in Lemberg in the year 5560. Chapter 5 in it is called "Shir Emunah" and in it the principles of faith are explained in the manner of prayer. 288. RAK: The book Likutay Tefilos [Collected Prayers] composed by Moharnat in light of this Torah. It is organized according to the order of the Torahs in Likutay Moharan.