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Yimay Moharnat — The Journey to Eretz Yisroel

The previous file translated only the first part of §57 (the Parshas Para Torah novella). Section 57 continues with Reb Nussun lodging at Rabbi Henich's house in Odessa, the Shabbas morning meal with men from Nemirov, the Seudas Shelishis with Rabbi Zev and his party, the discussion of Parah Adumah that unlocks the connection to Eretz Yisroel, and the speaking of the Torah Abba Shaul (Likutay Moharan §55). Sections 58–83 were entirely absent: Sunday at the broker, writing the Torah novella on Monday, the letter to Rabbi Yehuda Eliezer on Tuesday, settling the ticket price on Thursday, the second Shabbas (Parshas HaChodesh, Rosh Chodesh Nissan), Shabbas HaGadol, the week of waiting for news, the arrival of Rabbi Yehuda Eliezer on Erev Pesach with the terrible and wonderful news, the Pesach celebrations with two circumcisions, the departure from Odessa on 28 Nissan, boarding the ship, the first Shabbas at sea, and the onset of seasickness.

On Friday — Erev Shabbas Kodesh Parshas Vayakhel-Pekudei — I came to Odessa. And that Shabbas was Parshas Para. And Hashem had not yet illuminated my eyes to find what connection Parshas Para has to the journey to Eretz Yisroel. But on Shabbas night — Hashem illuminated my eyes. And wondrous novellae came to my mind on the matter of Purim and Parshas Para — with which I had been occupied for several weeks — on the basis of the Torah Tik'u Tochecha [Likutay Tinyanna §8]. And I had already written a little about the matter of Purim and Pesach. But regarding the matter of the Four Torah Portions and Parshas Para — I had not yet merited to write. And the matter of Parshas Para contained fine teachings about the cedar wood and the hyssop — which is the aspect of greatness and smallness together. For this is the essential perfection of humility — in the aspect of "In the place of His greatness — there you find His humility." For this is the aspect of the expanded mind and the contracted mind — where both are included together and enter all together in the night of Pesach. For this is the essential perfection of a person — for then one merits to know his own strength — to stand against all the desires and confusions. And yet one will be truly humble. For in the matter of humility the world greatly errs — as we heard from his holy mouth zichrono livracha (as explained in Likutay Tinyanna) — for a person must know his own strength, and so on. And this is alluded to in the Torah Tik'u mentioned above — where it is explained that the essential lust of immorality comes through the contracted mind, and so on. And I had already written of this for the matter of Purim — but I had not merited to complete the matter in its fullness — for the matter of Parshas Para and the Four Portions and other matters of Pesach and Purim and the Counting of the Omer. May Hashem Blessed be He merit me to complete it and to write it — as He has always helped me with His very great kindnesses. Praise to the G-d of my life. And there — within those teachings — there is some connection to the matter of Eretz Yisroel — as is explained at the end of that Torah mentioned above. For the entire matter of the Song that will be awakened in the future — which is the song of wonders and Providence — is the conduct of Eretz Yisroel, and so on. And I stayed in Odessa in the house of Rabbi Henich from Nemirov. And there were guests there. And among them was one guest from Tiraovitse who had some connection to the rav of Savran. And no one came to me on Shabbas night. Only in the morning — at the Shabbas morning meal — some men of Nemirov came who were lodged at the house of Rabbi Tzvi from Nemirov — one of our men of peace. And I spoke with them a little. After the completion of the morning meal — among them was one from Ladizhin — his name was Rabbi Itzile.