AI en Translation, Pages 226-250
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etc.
in wine wine
the wine is itself in itself the water and in the water is the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
in wine wine
the wine is itself in itself the water and in the water is the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
the wine is itself in itself the water and in the water is the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
the wine is itself in itself the water and in the water is the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
and itself is the soul of the water and in the water is the water and in the water
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Sermon
In Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said: At the time when
our father Jacob was about to depart from the world, he called to all the tribes
and said to them: Perhaps there is in your hearts a dispute against the Holy One, Blessed be He?
They said to him: Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Just as
there is no dispute in your heart, so there is no dispute in our hearts.
And it is found in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said: At the time when
our father Jacob was about to depart from the world, he called to all the tribes
and said to them: Perhaps there is in your hearts a dispute against the Holy One, Blessed be He?
They said to him: Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Just as there is no in your heart
dispute, so there is no dispute in our hearts. He said to them: Blessed be the name
of His glorious kingdom forever and ever. And with this will be understood what is written in Midrash Rabbah,
Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said: At the time when our father Jacob was about to depart
from the world, he called to all the tribes and said to them: Perhaps there is in your hearts
a dispute against the Holy One, Blessed be He? They said to him: Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Just as there is no dispute in your heart, so there is no dispute in our hearts. He said to them:
Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever. And with this will be understood what is written in Midrash
Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said: At the time when our father Jacob was about to depart
from the world, he called to all the tribes and said to them: Perhaps there is in your hearts
a dispute against the Holy One, Blessed be He? They said to him: Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One.
Just as there is no dispute in your heart, so there is no dispute in our hearts.
And with this we shall explain what is written in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said:
At the time when our father Jacob was about to depart from the world,
he called to all the tribes and said to them: Perhaps there is in your hearts
a dispute against the Holy One, Blessed be He? They said to him: Hear O Israel, the Lord
our God, the Lord is One. Just as there is no in your heart ⟦dispute⟧
And in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said: At the time when Jacob
our father was about to depart from the world, he called to all the tribes
and said to them: Perhaps there is in your hearts a dispute against the Holy One, Blessed be He? They said to him:
Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Just as there is no in your heart
dispute, so there is no dispute in our hearts. He said to them: Blessed
be the name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever. And with this will be understood what is written
in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said: At the time when Jacob
our father was about to depart from the world, he called to all the tribes
And further in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said: At the time when
our father Jacob was about to depart from the world, he called to all the tribes and said to them:
Perhaps there is in your hearts a dispute against the Holy One, Blessed be He? They said to him: Hear O Israel,
the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Just as there is no dispute in your heart, so there is no in our hearts
dispute. He said to them: Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom forever and ever.
And with this will be understood what is written in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said:
At the time when our father Jacob was about to depart from the world, he called to all the tribes.
And with this will be understood what is written in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said: At the time
when our father Jacob was about to depart from the world, he called to all the tribes
and said to them: Perhaps there is in your hearts a dispute against the Holy One, Blessed be He? They said to him:
Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Just as there is no dispute in your heart,
so there is no dispute in our hearts. He said to them: Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom
forever and ever. And with this will be understood what is written in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi.
And with this will be understood what is written in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi, Rabbi Isaac said: At the time
when our father Jacob was about to depart from the world, he called to all the tribes
and said to them: Perhaps there is in your hearts a dispute against the Holy One, Blessed be He? They said to him:
Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Just as there is no dispute in your heart,
so there is no dispute in our hearts. He said to them: Blessed be the name of His glorious kingdom
forever and ever. And with this will be understood what is written in Midrash Rabbah, Parashat Vayechi.
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And it was
⟦The⟧ king ⟦in⟧ ⟦the⟧ province ⟦of⟧ ⟦Media⟧ ⟦and⟧ there was ⟦to⟧ him ⟦a⟧ vizier ⟦whose⟧ ⟦name⟧ was ⟦Joseph⟧ ⟦and⟧ there was ⟦a⟧ ⟦dream⟧
⟦that⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦was⟧ ⟦making⟧ ⟦a⟧ feast ⟦with⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦and⟧ there was ⟦upon⟧ them ⟦a⟧ cup ⟦of⟧ ⟦gold⟧
⟦inside⟧ it ⟦water⟧ ⟦and⟧ there was ⟦in⟧ ⟦the⟧ water ⟦a⟧ lamp ⟦shining⟧ ⟦greatly⟧ ⟦that⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦and⟧ the vizier
⟦were⟧ drinking ⟦from⟧ ⟦that⟧ ⟦cup⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦was⟧ afraid ⟦of⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦lest⟧ ⟦he⟧ take
⟦the⟧ cup ⟦from⟧ ⟦his⟧ hand ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦was⟧ ⟦very⟧ afraid ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦was⟧ afraid ⟦of⟧
⟦the⟧ king ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦was⟧ ⟦very⟧ afraid ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦was⟧ afraid ⟦of⟧ ⟦the⟧ king
⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦was⟧ ⟦very⟧ afraid ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦was⟧ afraid ⟦of⟧ ⟦the⟧ king
⟦The⟧ next day ⟦the⟧ king ⟦was⟧ ⟦sad⟧ ⟦and⟧ sent ⟦for⟧ the vizier ⟦and⟧ said ⟦to⟧ him
⟦Vizier⟧, ⟦I⟧ had ⟦a⟧ ⟦dream⟧ ⟦and⟧ I ⟦am⟧ afraid ⟦of⟧ you ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier said ⟦to⟧ the king
⟦My⟧ lord ⟦the⟧ king, ⟦I⟧ ⟦dreamed⟧ ⟦just⟧ like ⟦your⟧ dream ⟦and⟧ I ⟦am⟧ afraid ⟦of⟧ you ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king said
⟦to⟧ the vizier, ⟦we⟧ ⟦will⟧ go ⟦to⟧ ⟦a⟧ certain ⟦wise man⟧ ⟦who⟧ will interpret ⟦for⟧ us ⟦the⟧ dream ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king
⟦and⟧ the vizier ⟦were⟧ walking ⟦on⟧ ⟦the⟧ way ⟦and⟧ they saw ⟦a⟧ ⟦shepherd⟧ ⟦of⟧ sheep ⟦and⟧ ⟦he⟧ was ⟦playing⟧
⟦on⟧ a flute ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦and⟧ the vizier ⟦were⟧ standing ⟦and⟧ listening ⟦to⟧ the sound ⟦of⟧ ⟦the⟧ flute ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king said
⟦to⟧ the vizier, ⟦come⟧ ⟦let us⟧ go ⟦to⟧ this ⟦shepherd⟧, ⟦perhaps⟧ ⟦he⟧ will interpret ⟦for⟧ us ⟦the⟧ dream
⟦And⟧ they went ⟦to⟧ him ⟦and⟧ said ⟦to⟧ him, ⟦peace⟧ ⟦be upon⟧ you, ⟦and⟧ he said ⟦to⟧ them, ⟦upon⟧ you ⟦be⟧ peace
⟦And⟧ ⟦the⟧ king said ⟦to⟧ the shepherd, ⟦I⟧ ⟦dreamed⟧ ⟦a⟧ dream ⟦and⟧ the vizier ⟦dreamed⟧ ⟦like⟧ me
⟦And⟧ ⟦the⟧ shepherd said ⟦to⟧ the king, ⟦tell⟧ ⟦me⟧ ⟦your⟧ dream, ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king told ⟦it⟧ ⟦to⟧ him ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧
shepherd said ⟦to⟧ the king, ⟦my⟧ lord ⟦the⟧ king, ⟦the⟧ cup ⟦is⟧ ⟦the⟧ world ⟦and⟧ the water ⟦that⟧ is inside it
⟦they⟧ are ⟦the⟧ human ⟦beings⟧ ⟦and⟧ the lamp ⟦is⟧ ⟦the⟧ Torah ⟦and⟧ you ⟦and⟧ the vizier ⟦are⟧ drinking
⟦from⟧ ⟦the⟧ cup, ⟦meaning⟧ ⟦that⟧ you ⟦guide⟧ ⟦the⟧ world ⟦and⟧ the fear ⟦that⟧ you
⟦fear⟧ ⟦one⟧ ⟦from⟧ ⟦the⟧ other, ⟦meaning⟧ ⟦that⟧ you ⟦are⟧ afraid ⟦of⟧ ⟦the⟧ world
⟦And⟧ ⟦the⟧ king said ⟦to⟧ the shepherd, ⟦you⟧ are ⟦a⟧ ⟦great⟧ wise man ⟦and⟧ he gave ⟦him⟧ ⟦gifts⟧
⟦And⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦and⟧ the vizier went ⟦to⟧ their house ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦loved⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦greatly⟧
⟦And⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦loved⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦greatly⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦did⟧ ⟦all⟧ the words ⟦of⟧
⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦and⟧ there was ⟦to⟧ them ⟦peace⟧ ⟦and⟧ tranquility ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦and⟧ the vizier ⟦were⟧ doing
⟦charity⟧ ⟦and⟧ kindness ⟦with⟧ ⟦all⟧ ⟦the⟧ world ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king was ⟦very⟧ ⟦wise⟧ ⟦and⟧ understanding
⟦And⟧ there was ⟦to⟧ them ⟦one⟧ ⟦child⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ child was ⟦very⟧ ⟦wise⟧ ⟦and⟧ understanding ⟦and⟧ ⟦he⟧ was studying
⟦all⟧ ⟦day⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦loved⟧ ⟦him⟧ ⟦greatly⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦he⟧ was teaching him ⟦all⟧ ⟦the⟧ Torah
⟦And⟧ ⟦the⟧ child ⟦grew⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦he⟧ was ⟦a⟧ ⟦great⟧ wise man ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦loved⟧ ⟦him⟧ ⟦greatly⟧
⟦And⟧ it was ⟦after⟧ ⟦these⟧ ⟦things⟧ ⟦that⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦was⟧ ⟦very⟧ ill ⟦and⟧ he sent ⟦for⟧ the vizier
⟦and⟧ said ⟦to⟧ him, ⟦Vizier⟧, ⟦I⟧ am ⟦very⟧ ill ⟦and⟧ ⟦I⟧ ⟦request⟧ ⟦of⟧ you ⟦that⟧ you watch
⟦over⟧ ⟦my⟧ son ⟦and⟧ over ⟦my⟧ wife ⟦after⟧ ⟦my⟧ death ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier said ⟦to⟧ the king, ⟦my⟧ lord ⟦the⟧ king
⟦I⟧ ⟦will⟧ do ⟦all⟧ ⟦that⟧ ⟦you⟧ say, ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ king ⟦died⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦reigned⟧
⟦in⟧ his place ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦was⟧ ⟦very⟧ ⟦watchful⟧ ⟦over⟧ ⟦the⟧ child ⟦and⟧ over ⟦the⟧ woman
⟦And⟧ after ⟦some⟧ ⟦days⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦was⟧ ⟦very⟧ ill ⟦and⟧ he sent ⟦for⟧ the child ⟦and⟧ said ⟦to⟧ him
⟦Child⟧, ⟦I⟧ am ⟦very⟧ ill ⟦and⟧ ⟦I⟧ ⟦request⟧ ⟦of⟧ you ⟦that⟧ you watch ⟦over⟧ the wife ⟦of⟧
⟦the⟧ king ⟦and⟧ over ⟦yourself⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ child said ⟦to⟧ the vizier, ⟦I⟧ ⟦will⟧ do ⟦all⟧ ⟦that⟧
⟦you⟧ say, ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ vizier ⟦died⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ child ⟦reigned⟧ ⟦in⟧ ⟦his⟧ father's place ⟦and⟧ ⟦he⟧ was
⟦the⟧ child ⟦very⟧ ⟦wise⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦he⟧ was doing ⟦charity⟧ ⟦and⟧ kindness ⟦with⟧ ⟦all⟧ ⟦the⟧ world ⟦and⟧ ⟦he⟧ was
⟦the⟧ child ⟦beloved⟧ ⟦to⟧ all ⟦the⟧ world ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ world ⟦loved⟧ ⟦him⟧ ⟦greatly⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦he⟧ was
⟦the⟧ child ⟦reigning⟧ ⟦in⟧ peace ⟦and⟧ there was ⟦to⟧ him ⟦a⟧ wife ⟦and⟧ there were ⟦to⟧ him ⟦sons⟧ ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ child was
⟦very⟧ ⟦happy⟧ ⟦and⟧ there was ⟦to⟧ him ⟦every⟧ ⟦good⟧ thing ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ child ⟦reigned⟧ ⟦in⟧ peace ⟦until⟧
⟦the⟧ day ⟦of⟧ his death ⟦and⟧ there was ⟦to⟧ him ⟦a⟧ ⟦good⟧ name ⟦in⟧ all ⟦the⟧ world ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ child was ⟦wise⟧
⟦greatly⟧ ⟦and⟧ there was ⟦to⟧ him ⟦every⟧ ⟦good⟧ thing ⟦and⟧ ⟦the⟧ child ⟦reigned⟧ ⟦in⟧ peace ⟦until⟧ ⟦the⟧ day ⟦of⟧ his death
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⟦...⟧
It is written: "And you shall draw water with joy from the springs of salvation."
And our Sages of blessed memory said: "With joy"—is there then water that is not with joy?
Rather, their intention, of blessed memory, refers to the aspect of the Torah which is called water,
as it is written: "Ho, everyone who thirsts, come to the water," and it must be with joy,
for the Divine Presence (Shekhinah) does not rest except through the joy of a commandment,
and the Torah is the aspect of the Divine Presence and must be with joy,
as it is written: "The precepts of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart," and this is "And you shall draw
water with joy," meaning the Torah which is called water, and this is
"from the springs of salvation," for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth,
as it is written: "For they are our life and the length of our days," and this is "And you shall draw
water with joy," meaning that the Torah should be with joy,
for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth for all of Israel,
and this is "And you shall draw water with joy from the springs of salvation,"
for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth for all of Israel,
and this is "And you shall draw water with joy from the springs of salvation,"
for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth for all of Israel,
and this is "And you shall draw water with joy from the springs of salvation,"
and this is "And you shall draw water with joy from the springs of salvation,"
and this is "And you shall draw water with joy from the springs of salvation,"
and this is "And you shall draw water with joy from the springs of salvation,"
Furthermore, it can be said: "And you shall draw water with joy," meaning the Torah
which is called water, and this is "from the springs of salvation," for through
the Torah, salvation is drawn forth for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw
Furthermore, it can be said: "And you shall draw water with joy," meaning the Torah
which is called water, and this is "from the springs of salvation," for through
the Torah, salvation is drawn forth for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw
water with joy," meaning the Torah which is called water, and this is
"from the springs of salvation," for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth
for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw water with joy
from the springs of salvation," for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth
for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw water with joy
from the springs of salvation," for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth
for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw water with joy
Furthermore, it can be said: "And you shall draw water with joy," meaning the Torah
which is called water, and this is "from the springs of salvation," for through
the Torah, salvation is drawn forth for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw
water with joy," meaning the Torah which is called water, and this is
"from the springs of salvation," for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth
for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw water with joy
from the springs of salvation," for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth
for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw water with joy
from the springs of salvation," for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth
for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw water with joy
from the springs of salvation," for through the Torah, salvation is drawn forth
for all of Israel, and this is "And you shall draw water with joy"
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Tuesday, Yitro - 28th day of the month of Nisan 5657 [1897]
A story of a certain man
who was a merchant of great merchandise, he used to go to another
city to sell his merchandise, and there he would sell it
for cash, and he would take the money and return to his home.
And he had a friend in that city who was a merchant
as great as he, and he would go to him and stay the night with him.
And on that night of his departure from the world, he was with him,
and he placed in his hand all the money that he had in his hand,
and he said to him: "This money is a deposit with you
until tomorrow." And he gave it to him without witnesses
and without a deed, for he trusted him with complete trust.
And he went to his house and arrived at his house and was sick
with a heavy illness and died of that illness and did not leave
a will for his sons and did not tell them that he had money
with so-and-so his friend. And that friend heard that his friend
had died and he rejoiced with great joy and said in his heart:
"Behold, this money remains with me and no man knows
of it." And that friend was a very rich man and he had
sons and daughters and he had great wealth and he had
slaves and maidservants and he had horses and mules and he was
eating and drinking and rejoicing and forgot the money of his friend.
⟦illegible⟧ 16 ⟦illegible⟧
And it came to pass one day that the friend died, and he had many
heirs, and his sons said to him: "Father, tell us all
the debts that people owe you." And he said to them:
"My sons, know that I have debts with so-and-so and so-and-so,
much money." And he said to them: "My sons, know that I have
a debt belonging to so-and-so my friend, which was a deposit with me,
and that friend died and told his sons nothing,
and the money is with me, and it is such-and-such an amount." And he
said to them: "My sons, be careful of this money,
do not eat a single penny of it, for it is stolen property
in your hands, and if you eat from it, you will lose
all your property." And he said to them: "My sons, know that I
was very rich and I had much money and I
had sons and daughters and I had great wealth and I
had slaves and maidservants and I had horses and mules
and I had all the good of the world and I had everything,
and I had everything from the money of my friend that was
a deposit with me, and I had everything from this
money, and I had everything from this money,
and I had everything from this money, and I had
everything from this money, and I had everything."
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B"H
Comfort, comfort My people, says your God. Speak to the heart of Jerusalem and call to her
that her time of service is filled, that her iniquity is pardoned, for she has received from the hand of the Lord double for all her sins. A voice calls
in the desert: Clear the way of the Lord, make straight in the plain a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised and every mountain and hill
shall be made low; and the crooked shall be made straight and the ridges into a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see
together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken. A voice says: Call! And he said: What shall I call? All flesh is grass, and all its kindness
is like the flower of the field. The grass withers, the flower fades, because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; surely the people is grass. The
grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God shall stand forever.
Upon a high mountain get yourself up, herald of Zion; lift up your voice with strength, herald of Jerusalem; lift it up,
do not fear; say to the cities of Judah: Behold your God! Behold, the Lord God comes with strength, and His arm
rules for Him; behold, His reward is with Him, and His work before Him. Like a shepherd He shall graze His flock, with His arm He shall gather lambs,
and in His bosom He shall carry them, the nursing ones He shall lead. Who measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with a span, and comprehended in a measure
the dust of the earth, and weighed the mountains in scales and the hills in a balance? Who has directed the spirit of the Lord, and who is the man of His counsel
who informs Him? With whom did He take counsel, and who instructed Him, and taught Him in the path of judgment, and taught Him knowledge, and the way of understanding
informed Him? Behold, nations are like a drop from a bucket, and are counted as the small dust of the balance; behold, islands are like fine dust that is lifted. And Lebanon
is not enough to burn, and its beasts are not enough for a burnt offering. All the nations are as nothing before Him; they are counted to Him as less than nothing and vanity.
To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him? The idol, a craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold,
and chains of silver the smith casts. He who is impoverished for such an offering chooses a tree that will not rot; he seeks for himself a wise craftsman
to prepare an idol that will not totter. Do you not know? Do you not hear? Has it not been told to you from the beginning? Have you not
understood the foundations of the earth? It is He who sits upon the circle of the earth, and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers; who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,
and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. Who brings princes to nothing, makes the judges of the earth as vanity. Scarcely are they planted,
scarcely are they sown, scarcely has their stock taken root in the earth, and He also blows upon them and they wither, and the whirlwind like stubble
carries them away. To whom then will you liken Me, that I should be equal? says the Holy One. Lift up your eyes on high and see who created
these, who brings out their host by number; He calls them all by name; by the greatness of His might and the strength of His power, not one is missing.
Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel: My way is hidden from the Lord, and my judgment passes from my God?
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint and does not
grow weary; there is no searching of His understanding. He gives power to the faint, and to those who have no might He increases strength. Youths shall faint
and grow weary, and young men shall utterly fall. But those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run
and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint. Keep silence before Me, O islands, and let the nations renew their strength; let them draw near,
then let them speak; let us come near together for judgment. Who raised up the righteous man from the east, called him to his foot, gave
nations before him, and made him rule over kings? He gave them as the dust to his sword, as driven stubble to his bow. He pursued them, he passed
safely, by a path he had not gone with his feet. Who has wrought and done it, calling the generations from the beginning? I the Lord,
the first, and with the last, I am He. The islands saw and feared; the ends of the earth trembled; they drew near
and came. Each one helped his neighbor, and said to his brother: Be strong! So the craftsman encouraged the goldsmith,
and he who smooths with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering: It is good; and he fastened it with nails, that it should not
totter. But you, Israel, are My servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham My friend. You whom
I have taken from the ends of the earth, and called you from its nobles, and said to you: You are My servant, I have chosen you
and not cast you away. Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you,
yea, I will help you, yea, I will uphold you with the right hand of My righteousness. Behold, all those who were incensed against you shall be ashamed and confounded;
they shall be as nothing, and the men who strive with you shall perish. You shall seek them and shall not find them, the men who contended with you; they shall be
as nothing and as naught, the men who warred against you. For I the Lord your God hold your right hand, who says to you:
Fear not, I help you. Fear not, you worm Jacob, you men of Israel; I help you,
says the Lord, and your Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel. Behold, I have made you a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth;
you shall thresh the mountains and beat them small, and shall make the hills as chaff. You shall fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter
them; and you shall rejoice in the Lord, and shall glory in the Holy One of Israel. The poor and needy seek
water and there is none, and their tongue is parched with thirst; I the Lord will answer them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
I will open rivers on high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys; I will make the wilderness a pool of water,
and the dry land springs of water. I will plant in the wilderness the cedar, the acacia, and the myrtle, and the oil tree; I will set
in the desert the fir tree, the pine, and the box tree together. That they may see, and know, and consider, and understand
together, that the hand of the Lord has done this, and the Holy One of Israel has created it. Produce your cause, says the Lord;
bring forth your strong reasons, says the King of Jacob. Let them bring them forth, and tell us what shall happen;
the former things, what they are, tell us, that we may consider them, and know the latter end of them; or declare to us things to come.
Tell the things that are to come hereafter, that we may know that you are gods; yea, do good,
or do evil, that we may be dismayed and behold it together. Behold, you are of nothing, and your work of naught; an abomination
is he who chooses you. I have raised up one from the north, and he has come; from the rising of the sun he calls upon My name; and he shall come
upon princes as upon mortar, and as the potter treads clay. Who has declared from the beginning, that we may know? and beforetime,
that we may say: He is righteous? Yea, there is none who tells, yea, there is none who declares, yea, there is none who hears your words.
The first to Zion: Behold, behold them! and I will give to Jerusalem a herald of good tidings. For I beheld, and there was no man;
even among them, and there was no counselor, that, when I asked of them, could answer a word. Behold, they are all vanity; their works are nothing;
their molten images are wind and confusion. Behold My servant, whom I uphold; My chosen, in whom My soul delights; I have put
My spirit upon him; he shall bring forth judgment to the nations. He shall not cry, nor lift up, nor cause his voice to be heard in the street.
A bruised reed he shall not break, and the smoking flax he shall not quench; he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.
He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he has set judgment in the earth; and the islands shall wait for his law.
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Do not forsake me in the time of old age; when my strength fails, do not forsake me.
For it is Your way to guard Your servant from all evil and from all plague
and from all illness and from all weakness and from all evil occurrence and from all distress
and from every ⟦obstacle⟧ and from all fear and from all panic and from all anxiety
and from all ⟦worry⟧ and from all weakness and from all slackness of hands and from all
confusion of mind and from all distraction of mind and from all lack of funds
and from all poverty and from all destitution and from all lowliness and from all
contempt and from all reproach and from all shame and from all humiliation
and from all blemish and from all deficiency and from all sin and from all iniquity
and from all transgression and from all violation and from all evil impulse and from all
evil thought and from all the evil inclination and from all evil eye
and from all envy and from all hatred and from all competition and from all
dispute and from all quarrel and from all strife and from all
contentious words and from all accusation and from all evil occurrence
and from all harsh decree and from all evil decree and from all
punishment and from all suffering and from all distress and anguish and from all
the pangs of Sheol and from all strange death and from all
snatched death and from all sudden death and from all
cruel death and from all death by strangulation and from all death by
killing
and from all death by stoning and from all death by burning
and from all death by drowning and from all death by a wild beast
and from all death by bandits and from all death by robbers
and from all death by demons and from all death by harmful spirits
and from all types of calamities that occur in the world
and save me from all distress and anguish and from all hunger and from all
thirst and from all nakedness and from all lack of everything and from all illness
and from all pain and from all blow and from all plague and from all occurrence
and from all distress and from all suffering and from all punishment and from all
harsh decree and from all evil decree and from all strange
death and from all snatched death and from all sudden
death and from all cruel death and from all death
by strangulation and from all death by killing and from all death
by stoning and from all death by burning and from all
death by drowning and from all death by a wild beast
and from all death by bandits and from all death by
robbers and from all death by demons and from all death
by harmful spirits and from all types of calamities that occur
to come to the world, and save me from all evil, Amen.
May it be Your will before You
that You send blessing and success in all the work of my hands and in all
my business and in all my ways and in all my affairs and in every place
that I go, and grant me grace and kindness and mercy in Your eyes
and in the eyes of all who see me, and save me from all sin and from all iniquity
and from all transgression and from all violation and from all evil impulse
and from all evil thought and from all the evil inclination and from all
evil eye and from all envy and from all hatred and from all
competition and from all dispute and from all quarrel and from all
strife and from all contentious words and from all accusation
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And more
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, from Masoud and Sultan daughter of Isaac for Abraham Cohen
23rd of Tishrei, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
He has merit from the family of Cohen, Isaac Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82, year 5660
29th of Adar I, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Abraham son of Isaac Cohen
19th of Adar II, year 5660, may her soul rest in Eden, Freha daughter of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may her soul rest in Eden, Sarah daughter of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
23rd of Adar II, year 5660, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen
A thousandfold Kippur
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
A thousandfold Kippur
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
A thousandfold Kippur
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
And more merit for him, may his soul rest in Eden, Isaac son of Abraham Cohen, Kippur 82
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Said Isaac son of Abraham Navon, and may the mercy of the miracle of the soul be thus
I have in hand a Khalfa [account] in the name of the Sage Isaac Navon, may his soul rest in Eden, I have
with him a sum of five dollars, and each dollar [is] P', and the shipping costs
of these dollars for shipping I gave into the hand of the aforementioned Sage Isaac
P' fourteen, and also to you Khalfa in the name of the Sage Isaac Navon
his father gave me one dollar and P' half a dollar, and I gave to his aforementioned father
NZL and I gave him fifteen dollars below in the name of the aforementioned Sage Isaac Navon
P' three dollars and P' half a Salahiya
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave to his aforementioned father P' half a Salahiya
And I also gave him a sum of ten dollars, half P' and P' eight
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him P' eight and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him P' half a Salahiya and P' half
a dollar
And in the name of the aforementioned Isaac Navon, and I gave him one dollar and P' half
a dollar, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said
The Sage Pinchas Navon, may his soul rest in Eden, P' eight dollars, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
And the aforementioned Isaac said, and I gave him one dollar and P' half a dollar
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With God's help
For I know that after my death you will surely act corruptly and turn away
S S
S S
For it shall not cease
And they said that there was a man who had a student whom he loved
very much, and that student was sick with a very grave and difficult illness,
and that Rabbi was very pained for him, and he would
pray for him every single day, and he would say: Master of the Universe, if
You take the soul of this student, take my soul with him, for I
cannot see his death. And he would pray this prayer every day -
And that student would hear his teacher's prayer and would be very pained
for his teacher, and he said in his heart: Woe is me, for I
was the cause for his teacher's death. And he would pray and say: Master of the Universe,
if You have decreed death upon me, take my soul and do not take the soul
of my teacher, for he is righteous and pious and I am wicked and a sinner; and if
You take the soul of my teacher, who will teach Torah to Israel?
And as for me, what am I?
And it came to pass when the Holy One, Blessed be He, saw the self-sacrifice of them both
for one another, He sent them the angel Raphael and he healed the student,
and he lived. and that student would study Torah before his teacher
all his days, and that Rabbi would rejoice in his student very much,
and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who has not withheld His kindness and His truth
from His servant. And that Rabbi would rejoice in his student very much,
and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who has not withheld His kindness and His truth
from His servant. And that Rabbi would rejoice in his student very much,
and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who has not withheld His kindness and His truth
from His servant. And that Rabbi would rejoice in his student very much,
And they further said that there was a certain pious man who had a pious
wife, and they had one son who would study Torah
every single day, and that pious man would rejoice in his son
very much, and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who gave me a son
wise and understanding. And that pious man would rejoice in his son very much,
And they further said: that there was a certain pious man who would study Torah every day,
and he had a pious wife, and they had one son who would study Torah
every single day, and that pious man would rejoice in his son very much,
and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who gave me a wise and understanding son,
and that pious man would rejoice in his son very much, and he would say:
Blessed is the Lord who gave me a wise and understanding son, and that pious man
would rejoice in his son very much, and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who
gave me a wise and understanding son, and that pious man would rejoice
in his son very much, and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who gave me a
wise and understanding son, and that pious man would rejoice in his son very much,
and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who gave me a wise and understanding son,
and that pious man would rejoice in his son very much, and he would say:
Blessed is the Lord who gave me a wise and understanding son, and that pious man
would rejoice in his son very much, and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who
gave me a wise and understanding son, and that pious man would rejoice
in his son very much, and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who gave me a
wise and understanding son, and that pious man would rejoice in his son very much,
and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who gave me a wise and understanding son,
and that pious man would rejoice in his son very much, and he would say:
Blessed is the Lord who gave me a wise and understanding son, and that pious man
would rejoice in his son very much, and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who
gave me a wise and understanding son, and that pious man would rejoice
in his son very much, and he would say: Blessed is the Lord who gave me a
wise and understanding son, and that pious man would rejoice in his son very much,
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