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IJA 73

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IJA 73
Item Number
11321
Languages
Hebrew
Keywords
Handwritten
Height
21.40 cm
Width
12.30 cm

AI English Translation, Pages 101-125

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Rabbi Yochanan said: and a great minister for the Jews and there was ⟦...⟧
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From heaven ⟦...⟧ every Yosef ben Shimon
In the name of the Merciful, I shall bless the innocent man who dwells in tents
The complete and universal sage, stronghold and tower of peace
Honor, preciousness, glory, greatness of the stature of the honor of
Our Rabbi and the light of our eyes, our teacher and our Rabbi, the preeminent Rabbi
A banner uplifted, the crown of our heads, the turban of our glory
The honor of our teacher and our Rabbi, the great Rabbi, the stronghold and tower
An esteemed name, his name is known in the gates, known in Israel
The honored and mighty Rabbi, like our teacher and our Rabbi Elijah
May he live long, may his candle shine, may he illuminate his darkness like the light of morning
May his candle never be extinguished forever and ever, Amen, so may it be the will
After inquiring of the good peace as is proper and fitting
For his high majestic honor, I have come this day before
His high honor to inform his honor that, blessed be God,
We are alive and well, and peace be unto us and all who are joined
With us, and so may it be the will that it be so with his honor
Always, all the days and many pleasant years
And now I have come to inform his honor regarding the boy
The lovely and pleasant Master Yosef, may his Rock and Redeemer protect him, who is
Learning Torah, Prophets, and Writings with us
And he is successful in his studies and he is sharp and proficient
In everything he has learned, and he brings satisfaction
To his parents and his teachers, and all who see him shall praise him
And now I request of his honor that he set his eye upon him
For good and for blessing, for he is worthy of all honor
And glory, and all that you do for him is as if you have done it
For me, and your reward shall be complete from the Lord

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In the name of the Merciful, God of Israel, in general and in particular excellence
We shall mention all the needs of the congregation, the constant ones according to their order, in every place
And every family, in every place ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧ ⟦...⟧
According to every place and place, on all their steps and on their lives
And on the lives of every son of Israel, and specifically our brothers the children of Israel
Who are given over to distress and captivity, standing whether at sea or on land
May the Omnipresent have mercy on them and bring them forth from distress to relief and from darkness
To light and from servitude to redemption, now, speedily and in a near time
And let us say Amen; and so may it be the will before our Father in Heaven
That He have mercy on us and on all Israel, Amen and Amen Selah
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And may it be the will before our Father in Heaven that He hear the voice of our prayer
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Then Daniel stood and spoke between the Lord and the angels
for you shall say life, but he had another reason
why he did not slaughter Isaac, because he was a Nazirite, he only
hinted to him that he should be a burnt offering and this was after life
After this, Daniel came to Nebuchadnezzar king of
Babylon and said to him, who created you and all
the entire world? He said to him, the God of Daniel. He said to him, why
do you not have pity on the children of the God of Daniel
whom you are enslaving with hard labor? And immediately he commanded
to bring out the vessels of the Holy Temple and to use them
And so he did, and they were playing before him with all kinds of music
and there was a great feast for all his princes and servants and all
the greats of the kingdom, and they were drinking from vessels of gold and silver
and they were praising the gods of gold and silver, brass and iron
wood and stone. At that hour a palm of a hand came out and wrote
on the wall of the king's palace: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN
Then his brightness changed and his thoughts troubled him and the joints of his loins
were loosed and his knees knocked one against another. And the king cried aloud
to bring in the magicians, the Chaldeans, and the astrologers
And the king said to them, whoever reads this writing
and tells me its interpretation shall be clothed in purple and have a chain of
gold about his neck and shall be the third ruler in the kingdom
But they could not read the writing nor make known to the king
the interpretation. Then was King Belshazzar
greatly troubled and his brightness was changed in him and his lords
were perplexed. Because of this, the queen entered the house
of the banquet and said to the king, let not your thoughts trouble you

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By the authority of the Omnipresent and by the authority of this holy congregation
and in the session of the court above and below, according to this
Torah and according to the Omnipresent and within this holy congregation, we
permit prayer with the transgressors
All vows, and prohibitions, and oaths, and bans, and dedications, and penalties
and oaths that we have vowed, and that we have sworn, and that we have banned, and that we have prohibited
upon our souls from this Yom Kippur
until the next Yom Kippur which comes to us for good, and regarding all of them
we regret them; they shall all be abandoned, released,
canceled and nullified, not valid and not established.
Our vows are not vows, our prohibitions are not prohibitions, and our oaths
are not oaths. On this Yom Kippur He shall atone for you
before the Lord you shall be purified. And it shall be forgiven to all the congregation of the children of Israel
and to the stranger who dwells among them, for to all the people it was in error. It was said:
Please forgive the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your kindness, and as
You have borne this people from Egypt until now. and there it is said:
And the Lord said, I have forgiven according to your word. Amen, so be His will.
God, King, sitting on the throne of mercy and acting with kindness,
forgiving the iniquities of His people, removing them one by one, increasing
forgiveness for sinners and pardon for transgressors, performing acts of charity
with all flesh and spirit, not according to their wickedness does He repay. God, You taught
us to say the Thirteen; remember for us today the covenant of the thirteen
as You made known to the humble one of old, and so it is written:
And the Lord passed before his face and called: The Lord, the Lord, God, merciful and gracious

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From He who is in the world always, so too You are in the -
world, as the verse says: 'And You give life to them all' -
so the Presence is the perpetual one in every time and place, and it
is what gives life to the world always as the verse says: 'And You
give life to them all' and You are the Lord of all, and He is in the world
like the soul in the body, as the verse says: 'For just as the soul
fills the body, so the Holy One, blessed
be He, fills the whole world' etc.
And he who wishes to be united with the upper world, it is necessary
for him to be pure, and he who is in sin, it is not possible
for him to be united in that world, because sin is what
separates between the servant and his Lord, as the verse says:
'But your iniquities have separated between you and your God.'
So if the servant wants to draw close to his Lord so that there will be
sweetness for him in his prayer, in his reading, and in every worship
with which he worships God, may He be exalted, he must repent a repentance
that is complete from every transgression, from every sin, and from every iniquity.
And when he repents a complete repentance, he will have acceptance of prayer
and he will have sweetness in his prayer, in his reading, and in every
worship with which he worships God, may He be exalted. (A parable of flesh
and blood: If he had a servant, and that servant committed
a sin against his master, and after that he came to
his master and said to him: (Forgive me for that sin
which I committed))

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or in the number of a word from it, and it is written with an Aleph
that has only three letters (because of Good and all)
comes because of what was thus, a master of betrayal toward all
as the work of the first Adam who sinned and was banished
from the good land, and so this one who sinned and caused all that
Good that was in the world, and remained because of that sin
in exile twofold, because of this it is written with a small Aleph
so too 'And He called to Moses' [Vayikra] is good that it is not written 'Vayikra' without
a missing Aleph, for because of this ⟦...⟧ because it was not complete
against this, so that the judgment of this world would not fall upon him
because of this it is written 'Vayikra' with a small Aleph, and the secret of the matter
is of the first Adam who sinned and death was decreed upon him
on his day which is a thousand [Eleph] years, and there remained from them
outside 70 years which he gave to King David, and King David is called
the son of the fallen [Bar Nafia] because death fell upon him, and the secret of the word 'Fallen'
she shall no more rise, the virgin of Israel, because of this it is written
'Vayikra' with a small Aleph to hint at 그 fall
and at that deficiency. From where do we know? From 'Vayikra' in the day of
missing from the first Adam. From where do we know? The Aleph which is a thousand
years, and regarding that deficiency that remained from the thousand years
which is 70 years that King David lived, concerning it it is written
'The days of our years among them are seventy years' etc. because of this
it is written 'Vayikra' with a small Aleph to hint at that
deficiency, and regarding this it is written 'And He called to Moses'
for Moses merited all these upper levels for his soul
was from the radiance of the firmament, and Moses merited all these

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With the help of Heaven
May he be inscribed and sealed for a good memory and for good life
and for peace on this day, the day of the New Moon of Shevat,
the year 5660 from Creation [1900].
The young Yosef Hayyim, may his Rock protect him and sustain him, S.T.
Here in the city of Baghdad, may God protect it, Amen.
I also, the young undersigned,
thank and confess before the entire congregation and assembly,
for I too, the undersigned, have taken upon myself to serve
in the holiness, to be a sexton in the Great Synagogue,
may it be rebuilt and established, of our Mother Rachel, peace be upon her, and to do all the needs
of the public with faithfulness and fitness, according to all that they shall command
upon me, the treasurers, may their Rock protect them and sustain them, and likewise I have taken upon myself
that I shall not take any bribe or payoff from any
person in the world, not from Israel and not from the nations,
only I shall be satisfied with my salary fixed for me from the treasury
of the community, may their Rock protect them and sustain them, which is the sum of twenty-five
Majidi Riyals in each and every month, besides
the income that will come to me from the Torah honors and vows
and donations and charities that the community shall donate, may their Rock protect them and sustain them.
And this was on the day mentioned above, and everything is valid and established.
Signed, the young Yehezkel Shimon, may his Rock protect him and sustain him.
Signed, the young Moshe Hayyim, may his Rock protect him and sustain him.

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The members of the house of Eli thought the Lord is like forever shall you stand
And now I have returned, I loosened sand, iron I broke after a day
As the heat of the day for he spread his wings and sat himself in the Tent of Meeting
A priest asked them according to the law for everyone forever shall you stand
And behold now to stand with a good name he set for himself space and land
Praise them to stand in the way of the world in every sabbatical and trouble
The master of the house said to him he took for himself the remnants of King David
And I could not stand there from this forever shall you stand
G-d forbid to come there and to stand and not forever shall you stand there
And he saw that the priest stands there and he stood with him there at this hour
And he took the offering from his hand there and stood there Blessed be He
As if standing before the Lord Blessed be He there with him always
And on the day of the Holy Sabbath in the morning he came and saw and there he stands
A place where one offers a sacrifice there the Divine Presence dwells there
This also indicates the power of speech and there was glory there
The world forgot that He spoke understanding to him there and he stood and saw
And there understanding said to him there you shall stand and see there was Divine Presence
And he said to them and see good and do not stand there and do not go
And she stood there and took atonement there forever she shall not move from there
And now at one time he remembered and also he did not remember at all
And he did not remember at all and certainly you shall move you shall not stand

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As it is stated in the Midrash, chapter there, here in the hand of Rabbi Shimon
When Rabbi Shimon went out to the city of Kasa de-Harsna
He saw a certain man who was gathering aftergrowths in the Sabbatical year
He said to him: Is it not forbidden? For it is written, 'And in all these I hate'
For Rabbi Yohanan said: And for what reason were Israel exiled?
Because of those who hate ill-gotten gain, as it is said: 'And their heart goes after their gain'
(Ezekiel) as it is said: 'And the days of Israel drew near to die, and he called
for his son Joseph: Do not bury me in Egypt, and let him do
so. And Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed
him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt, corresponding to what he said
to his sons: God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up
my bones from here with you, as it is said: 'And Moses took
the bones of Joseph with him, for he had strictly sworn the children of
Israel, saying: God will surely visit you,
and you shall carry up my bones from here with you.' And so it
says: 'And he was gathered unto his people.' And he expired and died and was gathered unto
his people. This teaches that everyone who is gathered enters in peace
and departs from the world in peace, as it is said: 'You shall come to
your grave in ripe age, like a shock of grain comes up in its season.' And so it says:
'In peace they spend their days, and their years in pleasantness.'
And everyone who is not gathered does not enter in peace and is not
discharged from the world in peace, as it is said: 'But you are cast out
of your grave like an abominable branch, clothed with the slain, thrust through with
a sword, that go down to the stones of the pit; as a carcass trodden under foot. You
shall not be joined with them in burial, because you have destroyed your land and slain your people;
the seed of evildoers shall never be named.'

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And he became indebted to us from the properties that he has under all the heavens
Real estate and via real estate that he acquired and that we acquired of all the best land
Properties and acquisitions that he has under all the heavens that he acquired
And that he is destined to acquire, real estate and movables, and movables via
Real estate, that all of them shall be responsible and guarantors to pay
From them this debt document and all that he has that was pledged
In this document, even from the cloak upon his shoulders, in his life and in his death
From this day and forever; and the responsibility and stringency of this debt document
This So-and-so son of So-and-so took upon himself like the stringency of all debt documents
That are customary in Israel, made according to the regulation of the Sages, of blessed memory,
Not as a mere promise and not as a formulaic document; and we performed an acquisition
From this So-and-so son of So-and-so for the benefit of So-and-so son of So-and-so
Regarding all that is written and specified above, with a vessel fit to perform an acquisition
With it; and everything is valid, clear, and established.
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And these witnesses who are signed below, they are the very essence of the matters
That this So-and-so son of So-and-so said to us; the witnesses who are signed
Below, he became indebted to us such that all he has under all the heavens,
Real estate and movables via real estate that he acquired and that he is destined
To acquire from this day and forever; and we performed an acquisition from this So-and-so

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A story of a certain man who was asked and he gave to him and he passed
before my master, they honored him as it seems of Torah and commandments p'
and so for every matter and drew it is written he will not want so much
in these words ⟦...⟧ that in one matter that his honor spoke is forgiven
and even more he denied ⟦...⟧ like every matter of Torah and commandments
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on the throne of judgment of it is written on the throne of mercy
when the Holy One Blessed be He judges the world he speaks ⟦...⟧
before thousands ⟦...⟧
the wealth of the rich is his strong city
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and this is what the scripture said and much increase is by the strength of the ox
that he who engages in Torah must be like an ox to the yoke
and like a donkey to the burden from morning until evening ⟦...⟧
the Torah that is in him which he acquires with toil and great labor
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Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart
And behold, the light of the hidden light for the righteous in the future
The level of this light is higher than that of the level of the moon
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Its soul is from the flame of the turning sword
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And the husks are the flame that surrounds the Shekhinah
And she is in the secret of the flame of the turning sword to guard the
way to the Tree of Life, and from there much abundance is drawn
to the external ones page 280 and this is the secret of the verse, Behold
their angels cry outside, the angels of peace weep bitterly
for they weep over the unification of King David, peace be upon him
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which are not refined silver after burning, and so it is
in the soul, for there are dross of anger and pride in it
and other evil things between a person and his fellow
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From Raphael
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Upon you be peace, blessed to our master the Priest, may he merit His light
It appears to me also this that they made it a pseudonym -
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⟦illegible⟧ Upon you be peace, blessed to our master
For this here is blessed to our master, also blessed
To our master, blessed to our master, thousands to our master, blessed
For blessed to our master, blessed to our master, blessed to our master
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Upon you be peace, blessed to our master the Priest, may he merit His light
It appears to me also this that they made it a pseudonym
Blessed to our master, blessed to our master, also blessed
Blessed to our master, blessed to our master, another for blessed
Blessed to our master, blessed to our master, blessed to our master
Blessed to our master, blessed to our master, blessed to our master
Blessed to our master, blessed to our master, blessed to our master
Blessed to our master, blessed to our master, blessed to our master
Blessed to our master, blessed to our master, blessed to our master
Blessed to our master, blessed to our master, blessed to our master

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The matter of the change of the identity of the owners does not help in this,
and just as we explained regarding one who sells a debt note and dies,
whenever that person writes such a document or similar to another.
And because we saw that many and great people erred in this,
thinking that this is effective even without writing and delivery,
I said I will transcribe their language, of blessed memory, so that the reader may run.
What is the body of the deed? Behold, he says: My field
is sold to you, and he wrote him the deed, he has acquired it, and there is no
need to write to him: Acquire it and all its subjections.
But one who sells a debt note to his fellow must write
to him: Acquire it and all its subjections, as it is found in the chapter
HaSefina, page 77: Rav Papa said: And he who sells a debt note
to his fellow must write to him: Acquire it and all
the subjections it contains. And Rashbam, of blessed memory, explained that if he did not write
this to him, he does not acquire the loan itself, but
merely the paper. And since he does not acquire the loan itself,
which is the personal subjection of the borrower, he also does not acquire
the subjection of the properties, for the subjection of properties comes by power of
the personal subjection; and since he does not acquire the loan itself,
automatically he does not acquire the subjection of properties, end of quote.
(And the Nimukei Yosef wrote there in the name of the Ritva, of blessed memory, as follows:
⟦...⟧ and so the Tosafot wrote.)
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And since it is so in our case, where we maintain that there is no writing
and delivery without a proof document, it is not effective,
in this matter, the change of the identity of the owners, for as long as
the deed was not written in the name of the buyer, behold,
it is like a debt note which requires writing and delivery.
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I drove on Monday, I drove double another and I placed
my dwelling after a covenant-maker, I changed and did not find
9 adjacent to my mountains and I asked, and so one struck by wood for that
my soul went up my thoughts and all to His perfect ones
I asked about him my question to the Lord full of mercy
ethics above, neither error nor the perversion of the wicked
The poet said: Reika, I asked
Is it the way of the deceased, of blessed memory, he writes the whole order of
the perfect ones, finish the kilayim, of blessed memory, and these are his words: the way of the deceased
in every order that is written for him, finish double another
and I placed my dwelling after two, I changed and did not find
since the Torah said a pursuer is pursued as is proper
it wrote: and is it the way of a bride, it is written 'Kalah' (finish) there as a hint
and regarding this, the song of summer, of blessed memory, for every order where it is not written
in it Musaf, such as Lech Lecha, Vayishlach, Miketz, Shemot,
Va'era, Bo, Yitro, Mishpatim, Terumah, Tetzaveh, Ki Tisa, Vayakhel,
Pekudei, Vayikra, Tzav, Shmini, Tazria, Metzora, Acharei Mot, Kedoshim,
Behar, Bechukotai, Bamidbar, Naso, Behaalotecha, Shlach, Korach, Chukat, Balak,
it is written in them double another for him, and here is a sign for you
his name is double in it, the staff of Moses
etc. finish I asked etc. finish I asked etc. finish

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From the mouth of his rest, as heard, according to it, when it happened [that] seven weeks
and eight regarding this washing - and as mentioned above that the king messiah
is idle and already only about half an hour remains
Therefore, thus when it happened [that] seven weeks which falls
on the eve of the Holy Sabbath and the like, and the great Rabbi wrote
the author of Knesset HaGedolah, that the custom in this is only revealing the Torah
scroll and not reading from it
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Blessing of the Sun etc.
And I saw for the Rabbi Nahar Pekod in the system of Shavuot who wrote
that he also practiced as mentioned above and wrote that he saw the same from our teacher
Rabbi Abdallah Somekh of blessed memory, who was the city's preacher and the great
of the generation, and who was strict in the minutiae of the Rabbis, that he would practice
as the Rabbi Knesset HaGedolah wrote. And after days or years
he stood and studied the book Hikrei Lev by the great Rabbi, the father of
Israel of blessed memory, who wrote that this law depends on a dispute of the Rabbis
whether we say the month is fixed or not, and he concluded that this master acts
like this master and that master acts like that master, and anyone who wishes to act according to the words of
Rabbi Knesset HaGedolah shall do so, and anyone who wishes to act
according to the words of Rabbi Hikrei Lev shall do so

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From the state, one hundred thousand piastres in every year from
the end of the year <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> ⟦and so on⟧ in the account of the current
another from the end of Tishrei I one thousand nine hundred
three in the whole year as it is known in
one thousand nine hundred and one in the state of account of the end
the year one hundred and nine hundred and two in the whole year
the year two and so the state's amount proceeds in
calculating the year, the coming year ⟦and so on⟧ the
three years and so <del>⟦illegible⟧</del> in the state of account
<del>⟦illegible⟧</del> one thousand nine hundred in the whole year and so on
one thousand nine hundred and three in the whole year and so on
one thousand nine hundred and four in the whole year
one thousand nine hundred and five in the whole year
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one thousand nine hundred and six in the whole year and so on
one thousand nine hundred and seven in the whole year and so on
one thousand nine hundred and eight in the whole year and so on
one thousand nine hundred and nine in the whole year and so on
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And in this current state the remainder and it is one thousand nine hundred
and ten in the whole year and so on one thousand nine hundred
and eleven in the whole year and so on one thousand nine hundred
and twelve in the whole year and so on one thousand nine hundred
and thirteen in the whole year and so on one thousand nine hundred
and fourteen in the whole year and so on one thousand nine hundred
and fifteen in the whole year and so on one thousand nine hundred

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Kalla Aphu Kalla Kohani Shmua al-Khadouri al-Hafiz
The humble servant al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
Kalla Aphu P Kohani Kut Muir Shallal Khass ⟦illegible⟧
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In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
Kalla Aphu Kalla Kohani Shmua al-Khadouri al-Hafiz
The humble servant al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God
In the name of the humble al-Hajj Isaac Abu Mansur in the name of God

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And if you say, if so, why do I need this verse
And it can be said that if not for this verse, I would have said that even
in other uses it is permitted; it comes to teach us that it is only permitted
when there is a matter of peace in the home and for the sake of the honor of Shabbat
and for the sake of the joy of the Festival.
This seems to me to answer the difficulty of the Tosafot, of blessed memory,
and I have not found anyone who senses this.
And according to what I have written, it sits well, and examine it closely.
And if you say, what is the difference regarding the Hanukkah lamp that requires a fixed amount,
while the Shabbat lamp does not require a fixed amount? And it can be said that the Hanukkah lamp,
which is for the sake of publicizing the miracle, requires a fixed amount until
the foot ceases from the marketplace; but the Shabbat lamp, which is for the sake of
peace in the home, does not require a fixed amount. However, if it went out,
one is bound by it, and it is permitted to use its light, but it is forbidden to count
money against it. And the Hanukkah lamp, it is forbidden to use its light,
and if it went out, one is not bound by it, and it is permitted to count money
against it. What is the difference? And it can be said that the Shabbat lamp, whose essence is for the sake of
peace in the home, if it went out one is bound by it and it is permitted to use
its light. But the Hanukkah lamp, whose essence is for the sake of publicizing
the miracle, if it went out one is not bound by it and it is forbidden to use
its light. And it is difficult, for we say in the Gemara: Rav
Kahana said that Rav Natan bar Minyumi expounded in the name of Rabbi
Tanchum: What is written: "And the pit was empty, there was no water in it"?
From the implication of what is said, "and the pit was empty," do I not know that there is
no water in it? Rather, water is not in it, but snakes and scorpions
are in it. Thus far the language of the Gemara. And it is difficult: what is the connection
of this to the Hanukkah lamp which was discussed previously?
And it seems to me to answer that this is its explanation: water is not in it
is a hint to the Torah, which is likened to water.

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And in this manner, they were given grace and kindness in the eyes of all who saw them
as it is stated in the Zohar Beshalach page 65b ⟦in the Midrash⟧
HaNe'elam, and the truth is that anyone who merits the Torah, all who see them
everywhere, they bow and prostrate themselves before him and serve
him with joy and goodness of heart, and this is not out of compulsion
but rather out of love and affection, and a sign for this is: 'And their king shall pass
before them, and the Lord at their head,' and the explanation of the verse 'And their king shall pass'
refers to the Torah which is called 'Malchut' (Kingship) as it is stated in the Tikkunim
'Malchut is the mouth, the Oral Torah,' and this is 'their king
before them,' since they merited the Torah, they go before them
and lead Israel with grace, kindness, and mercy, and the Lord
at their head, meaning the name Havayah, blessed be He, rests upon them
and illuminates their faces with the light of the radiance of the Shekhinah, and this is the secret of the verse
'And find grace and good understanding in the eyes of God and man'
The explanation of 'good understanding' is the Torah which is called 'good understanding'
as it is stated in the Gemara: 'A good understanding to all who perform them' etc., as it is stated
in the Zohar; and Rav Yehuda said in the name of Rav: 'Anyone who engages in the Torah
for its own sake merits many things, and not only that, but he is called
a beloved friend, loves the Omnipresent, loves the creatures,
and it clothes him in humility and fear, and prepares him to be righteous and pious,
upright and faithful.'
And this is the secret of the verse: 'And David was successful in all his ways,
and the Lord was with him,' meaning because he was engaged in the Torah
successful, and the Lord was with him because he was engaged in the Torah

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And now because instead of which you have done this, and behold now
And you anointed my head with oil and your cup is overflowing and also
Send me your son Simeon and Benjamin
And return the silver and the gold
And now my son do not fear for I am with you and there is no other
Besides Him and you do not be dismayed and do not fear for
I am with you and this shall be the sign for you that I have sent you
Go to Pharaoh king of Egypt and you shall say to him
Thus said the Lord God of the Hebrews let My people go
And they shall serve Me and if you refuse to let them go behold the hand
Of the Lord is upon your livestock which is in the field upon the horses upon the donkeys
Upon the camels upon the cattle and upon the sheep a very heavy pestilence
And the Lord shall distinguish between the livestock of Israel and the livestock of Egypt
And nothing shall die of all that belongs to the children of Israel and the Lord set
An appointed time saying tomorrow the Lord shall do this thing in the land
And the Lord did this thing on the next day and all the
Livestock of Egypt died and of the livestock of the children of Israel not one
Died and Pharaoh sent and behold not even one of the livestock of
Israel had died and the heart of Pharaoh was hardened and he did not let
The people go and the Lord said to Moses and to Aaron
Take for yourselves handfuls of soot from a furnace and let
Moses throw it toward the heaven in the sight of Pharaoh and it shall become dust over
All the land of Egypt and it shall become upon man and upon beast
An inflammation breaking out into boils in all the land of Egypt
And they took the soot of the furnace and they stood before Pharaoh
And Moses threw it toward the heaven and it became an inflammation of boils
Breaking out upon man and upon beast and the magicians could not
Stand before Moses because of the inflammation for the
Inflammation was upon the magicians and upon all Egypt and the Lord strengthened
The heart of Pharaoh and he did not listen to them as spoke
The Lord to Moses and the Lord said to Moses rise early in the morning
And stand before Pharaoh and you shall say to him thus said
The Lord God of the Hebrews let My people go and they shall serve Me