## Sefer HaMiddot, A Righteous Person, Part II

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א. עַל יְדֵי סִפּוּרי מַעֲשִׂיּוֹת שֶׁל צַדִּיקִים מַמְשִׁיכִין אוֹר שֶׁל מָשִׁיחַ בָּעוֹלָם וְדוֹחֶה הַרְבֵּה חֹשֶׁךְ וְצָרוֹת מִן הָעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Telling stories about the Tzaddikim draws the light of Mashiach into the world. It also dispels much darkness and pain from the world.


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ב. גַּם זוֹכֶה לִבְגָדִים נָאִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
And the teller is rewarded with beautiful clothing.


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ג. בְּשִׁבְעַת יְמֵי אֲבֵלוּת שֶׁל הַצַּדִּיק, הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא מַשְׁפִּיעַ עַל הַמִּתְאַבְּלִים עָלָיו מֵאוֹר הַגָּנוּז מִשֵּׁשֶׁת יְמֵי בְּרֵאשִׁית.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
During the seven days of mourning after the Tzaddik’s death, God fills the mourners with the light that has been hidden away since the Six Days of Creation.


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ד. אַל תִּתְמַהּ עַל הַחֵפֶץ, שֶׁהָאָדָם הוּא בְּרִיָּה קְטַנָּה וּבוֹ תָּלוּי כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת, כִּי כֵן בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁהַשְּׁכִינָה שְׁרוּיָה, מוּעָט מַחֲזִיק אֶת הַמְּרֻבֶּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It should not surprise you that a human being, despite being such a miniscule creation, has all the worlds dependent upon him. For this is true of wherever the Divine Presence resides: The little sustains the much.


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ה. כָּל אָדָם מְצֻיָּר בְּזִּיו פָּנָיו גַּן עֵדֶן שֶׁלּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Each person’s portion in the Garden of Eden is pictured in the shine of his face.


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ו. עַל פִּי רֹב הַיְּרֵאִים פַּרְנָסָתָם בָּא עַל יְדֵי טִלְטוּלִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Generally, the God-fearing have to roam from place to place to obtain their livelihood.


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ז. לִפְעָמִים הַצַּדִּיק בָּא. לַטִּלְטוּלִים, כְּדֵי שֶׁיָּבֹא לְעוֹלָם הַבָּא יִזְכֹּר הַמְּקוֹמוֹת שֶׁהָיוּ בָּהֶם, וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה יָבוֹאוּ טוֹבוֹת לְאֵלּוּ הַמְּקוֹמוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are times when a Tzaddik must wander from place to place so that he will later recall all of them when he enters the World to Come. Through this, prosperity will come to those places.


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ח. מִי שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ שֵׁמוֹת שֶׁל בְּנֵי הַצַּדִּיקִים שֶׁבַּדּוֹר, הוּא יוֹדֵעַ כָּל הַמְּאֹרָעוֹת שֶׁיִּהְיוּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever knows the names of the living descendants of the Tzaddikim knows everything that is going to happen.


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ט. מִי שֶׁמַּצְדִּיק אֶת הַבְּרִיּוֹת, כָּל חֲפָצָיו נַעֲשִׂים בְּלִי שׁוּם מוֹנֵעַ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who justifies the actions of others will have all his wishes fulfilled, without any interference.


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י. כְּשֶׁהַצַּדִּיק נֶחֱלָשׁ כֹּחוֹ, שֶׁאֵין יָכֹל לַעֲשׂוֹת רָצוֹן קוֹנוֹ כְּמִקֹּדֶם, יֵדַע, שֶׁאֵין הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא רוֹצֶה עוֹד, שֶׁיּוֹרֶה דֶּרֶךְ תְּשׁוּבָה לָרְשָׁעִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a Tzaddik loses his strength, so that he cannot fulfill the will of his Creator the way he once did, he should know that God no longer wants him to teach the path of repentance to the wicked.


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יא. עִקֵּר כֹּחַ הַצַּדִּיקִים הוּא כְּשֶׁהַדִּין נִמְתָּק, הַיְנוּ: עַל יְדֵי אַחְדוּת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרֵךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Tzaddik’s power is strongest when harsh judgment is mitigated—that is, through God’s Oneness.


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יב. כְּשֶׁהַצַּדִּיקִים נִתְפַּרְסְמִים בָּעוֹלָם עַל יְדֵי זֶה נִתְחַדְּשִׁים נִגּוּנִים בָּעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When the fame of the Tzaddikim spreads in the world, new songs are composed.


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יג. מִי שֶׁמּוֹסֵר נַפְשׁוֹ בִּשְׁבִיל יִשְׂרָאֵל, דִּינָיו אֵינָם בְּטֵלִים, וְכַאֲשֶׁר יִגְזֹר כֵּן יָקוּם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person sacrifices himself for the Jewish people, his directives cannot be annulled. Whatever he decrees will come to be.


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יד. עַל יְדֵי שִׁמּוּשׁ הַצַּדִּיק בָּא חֵרוּת וְנִתְבַּטֵּל הַקְּלָלוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Tending to the needs of the Tzaddik brings freedom and nullifies curses.


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טו. אֵלּוּ הַמְּקֹרָבִים לִירֵאֵי הַשֵּׁם גַּם הֵם זוֹכִים לְיִרְאָה וְלָדַעַת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Those close to God-fearing people similarly merit fear and *daat.*


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טז. כְּשֶׁהַצַּדִּיק נִתְעַשֵּׁר עַל יְדֵי זֶה הָרְשָׁעִים חוֹזְרִים בַּתְּשׁוּבָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When the Tzaddik becomes wealthy, the wicked return to God in repentance.


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יז. כְּשֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא רוֹאֶה אֵיזֶה צַדִּיק שֶׁיֵּשׁ כֹּחַ בְּיָדוֹ לְקָרֵב בְּנֵי אָדָם לַעֲבוֹדָתוֹ, אֲזַי מַעֲמִיד עָלָיו שׂוֹנְאִים כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכַל לְקָרֵב בְּנֵי אָדָם, כִּי הַצַּדִּיק שֶׁאֵין לוֹ שׂוֹנְאִים אֵין יָכֹל לְקָרֵב, כְּמוֹ בְּעֵת בִּיאַת הַמָּשִׁיחַ. יֵשְׁבוּ בְּשָׁלוֹם וְאֵין מְקַבְּלִים גֵּרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When God sees that a certain Tzaddik has the ability to inspire people to devotional service, He stirs up opposition against him. God does this so that the Tzaddik will indeed succeed in inspiring others, which a Tzaddik without enemies cannot do. This can be likened to the times of Mashiach, when people will be at peace and coverts will no longer be accepted.


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יח. יֵשׁ שֵׁנִי צַדִּיקִים שֶׁאֶחָד דִּבּוּרָיו הֵם כַּחֲרִישָׁה, וְהַשֵּׁנִי דְּבָרָיו כִּקְצִירָה, אוֹ אֶחָד, דְּבָרָיו כַּהֲקָמַת הַבְּרִית לַזִּוּוּג, וְהַשֵּׁנִי דְּבָרָיו הֵם הַמַּמְשִׁיכִין אֶת הַזֶּרַע וּמְהַוִּים אֶת הַוָּלָד בְּבֶטֶן אִמּוֹ וּמְגַדְּלִין אוֹתוֹ. בְּכֵן כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ מַחֲלֹקֶת בֵּין שֵׁנִי צַדִּיקִים הָאֵלּוּ אַל יִתְעָרֵב זָר בְּתוֹךְ דִּבּוּרָיו שֶׁמְּדַבְּרִים זֶה עַל זֶה כְּדֵי שֶׁלֹּא יְקַלְקֵל הַמְּכֻוָּן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are two types of Tzaddikim: one whose words are the aspect of plowing, and one whose words are the aspect of reaping. Said otherwise, one Tzaddik’s speech corresponds to the male arousal for marital relations, while the other’s corresponds to drawing the seed into the womb, and fetal conception and gestation. Therefore, when there is a quarrel between these two Tzaddikim, an outsider should not meddle in their verbal exchanges, so as not to ruin the deeper intention.


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יט. כְּשֶׁהוֹלְכִים עַל קִבְרֵי צַדִּיקִים צָרִיךְ לַזֶּה זְכוּת שֶׁיּוּכַל לֶאֱסֹף רוּחוֹ וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ לַקֶּבֶר, שֶׁיִּהְיֶה כְּאִלּוּ הוּא חַי, כִּי אִם אֵין זְכוּת, אֲזַי רוּחוֹ וְנִשְׁמָתוֹ עוֹלִים לְמַעְלָה לְתוֹךְ שְׁאָר הַצַּדִּיקִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When visiting a Tzaddik’s gravesite, a person needs some merit in order to gather the Tzaddik’s spirit and soul to the grave, so that it will be as if he were alive. Without this merit, the Tzaddik’s spirit and soul ascend on high to join the other Tzaddikim.


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כ. עַל יְדֵי הַזְכָּרַת שֵׁמוֹת הַצַּדִּיקִים יְכוֹלִים לְהָבִיא שִׁנּוּי בַּמַּעֲשֶׂה בְּרֵאשִׁית, כְּלוֹמַר לְשַׁנּוֹת הַטֶּבַע. וְסִימָן לַדָּבָר: אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וכו', וְאֵלֶּה שֵׁמוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וכו', גְּזֵרָה שָׁוָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Mentioning the names of the Tzaddikim has the power to bring about a change in the Act of Creation, altering Nature. This is alluded to through [a combination of the verses]: “These are the generations of heaven and earth” (Genesis 2:4) and “These are the names of the Children of Israel” (Exodus 1:1).


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כא. מִי שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ מֵאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, שֶׁטָּעַם בֶּאֱמֶת טָעַם אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, הוּא יָכֹל לְהַכִּיר בְּאַחֵר אִם הָיָה אֵצֶל צַדִּיק אֲמִתִּי עַל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה אִם לָאו, כִּי מִי שֶׁזּוֹכֶה לִהְיוֹת אֵצֶל צַדִּיק אֲמִתִּי עַל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, אֲזַי בְּכָל מָקוֹם שֶׁהָאִישׁ הַזֶּה מִסְתַּכֵּל נַעֲשָׂה אוֹתוֹ. הָאֲוִיר בְּחִינַת אֲוִירָא דְאֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְעַל כֵּן מִי שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ מִטַּעַם אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל אֶחָד לְפִי עֶרְכּוֹ, הוּא מְחֻיָּב לְהַרְגִּישׁ אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל כְּשֶׁפּוֹגֵעַ וּמִתְוַעֵד יַחַד עִם זֶה הָאִישׁ שֶׁהָיָה אֵצֶל הַצַּדִּיק אֲמִתִּי עַל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה, כִּי עַל יָדוֹ נַעֲשָׂה הָאֲוִיר בִּבְחִינַת אֶרֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵל כַּנָּ"ל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who knows of the Holy Land, who has really tasted the Land of Israel, can recognize in another whether he has been with the true Tzaddik for Rosh HaShanah. For when a person merits being with the true Tzaddik for Rosh HaShanah, wherever he focuses his attention he transforms the air there into an aspect of the air of the Land of Israel. Therefore, one who knows the taste of the Holy Land, each according to his own level, will of necessity feel the Land of Israel when he comes together with this person who has been with the true Tzaddik for Rosh HaShanah, through whom the air becomes an aspect of the Holy Land.