## Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 1
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א. צָרִיךְ לְהַאֲמִין בְּהַשֵׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ אֱמוּנָה וְלא בְּדֶרֶךְ מוֹפֵת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One’s belief in God must come through faith and not because of miracles.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 2
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ב. עַל־יְדֵי עֲנָוָה תִּזְכֶּה לֶאֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
You can achieve faith by being humble.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 3
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ג. בִּרְאוֹתְךָ שִׁנּוּי מַעֲשִֶׂה, אַל תּאמַר מִקְרֶה הוּא, אֶלָּא תַּאֲמִין כִּי זֶה הַשְׁגָּחַת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When you see something out of the ordinary, don’t say that it is coincidence; rather, believe that it is Divine providence.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 4
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ד. יֵשׁ דְּבָרִים שֶׁהֵם מְבִיאִים הֶזֵּק גָּדוֹל לָעוֹלָם. וְהַדָּבָר קָשֶׁה: לָמָּה נִבְרְאוּ? תֵּדַע, שֶׁבְּוַדַּאי יֵשׁ בָּהֶם צַד אֶחָד לְטוֹבָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are things that bring great harm to the world and it is difficult to understand why they were created. You should know that they most certainly have some aspect of good.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 5
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ה. מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ הֲנָאָה מִדִּבּוּר שֶׁל אֶפִּיקוֹרוֹס אֲפִלּוּ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מִדִּבְרֵי אֶפִּיקוֹרְסוּת, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה בָּא לְהִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה־זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Finding the words of a heretic pleasing will bring a person to thoughts of idolatry, even if those words are not heretical in and of themselves.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 6
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ו. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה הָאָדָם חָבִיב לְהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ כְּאִשָּׁה לְבַעְלָהּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s faith endears him to God much like a wife is dear to her husband.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 7
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ז. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מֵכִין אֶת לִבּוֹ, אֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לָבוֹא לֶאֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Without first preparing his heart, a person cannot achieve faith.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 8
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ח. מִי שֶׁנֶּאֱבַד לוֹ אֵיזֶהוּ דָּבָר, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁנָּפַל מֵאֱמוּנָתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who loses something has clearly fallen from his faith.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 9
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ט. מִי שֶׁנֶּאֱבַד אֱמוּנָתוֹ מִמֶּנּוּ, יֵלֵךְ עַל קִבְרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיסַפֵּר הַחֲסָדִים, שֶׁעָשָׂה לוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who has lost his faith should visit Jewish graves and recount the kindness that God has performed for him.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 10
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י. אֱמוּנָה תּוֹלָה בְּפֶה שֶׁל אָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Faith is dependent upon a person’s mouth. [Speaking about faith not only increases faith—it is faith! *(Likutey Moharan* II, 44)].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 11
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יא. עַל־יְדֵי הַלִּמּוּד נִשְׁבָּרִים כָּל הַכְּפִירוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Torah study destroys all heresy.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 12
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יב. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה נִתְבָּרֵךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Belief in God brings blessing.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 13
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יג. עַל־יְדֵי רִבּוּי אֲכִילָה נוֹפְלִים מֵאֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Overeating leads to a fall from faith.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 14
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יד. כְּשֶׁתִּסְתַּכֵּל בַּשָּׁמַיִם כְּשֶׁהֵם זַכִּים וּבְהִירִים, תִּזְכֶּה לֶאֱמוּנַת חֲכָמִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Gazing at the sky when it is clear and bright will bring you to faith in the Sages.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 15
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טו. כְּשֶׁנּוֹפֵל אֵיזֶה קֻשְׁיָא עַל הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, אֲזַי תִּשְׁתּק, וְעַל־יְדֵי הַשְּׁתִיקָה מַחְשְׁבוֹתֶיךָ בְּעַצְמָם יָשִׁיבוּ לְךָ תֵּרוּץ עַל קֻשְׁיוֹתֶיךָ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Should you find yourself questioning God, keep silent. By virtue of this silence, your very thoughts will provide you with an answer to your questions.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 16
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טז. כְּשֶׁמְּחָרְפִין אוֹתְךָ, וְאַתָּה שׁוֹתֵק, תִּזְכֶּה לְהָבִין תֵּרוּץ עַל קֻשְׁיוֹתֶיךָ וְתִזְכֶּה לְרוּחַ בִּינָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Remaining silent when you are insulted will earn you an answer to your questions and you will merit a spirit of understanding.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 17
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יז. כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ לָאָדָם מִתְנַגְּדִים לוֹמְדִים וַעֲשִׁירִים גְּדוֹלִים, דַּע, שֶׁזֶּה נַעֲשָׂה מֵחֲמַת שֶׁנָּפַל כַּמָּה פְּעָמִים מֵאֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
You should know that when a person’s opponents are wise and very wealthy, it is because he has repeatedly fallen from faith.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 18
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יח. אֱמוּנָה חָשׁוּב כִּצְדָקָה. ִ

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Faith is considered like charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 19
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יט. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה נִתְחַכֵּם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Belief in God makes one wise.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 20
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כ. מִתְּחִלָּה צָרִיךְ לְהַאֲמִין בְּהַשֵׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, וְאַחַר־כָּךְ יִזְכֶּה לְהָבִין אוֹתוֹ בַּשֵּׂכֶל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
It is first necessary to have faith in God, and only then will you be worthy of understanding Him with your intellect.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 21
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כא. זִוּוּגָא דְּקֻדְשָׁא בְּרִיךְ הוּא עַל־יְדֵי נִשְׁמוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The unification of the Holy One comes about through the souls of the Jewish people.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 22
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כב. הַפֶּשַׁע שֶׁל אָדָם מַכְנִיס כְּפִירָה לָאָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s sins bring him to entertain heresy.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 23
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כג. כְּשֶׁנּוֹפֵל מֵאֱמוּנָתוֹ יִבְכֶּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person falls from his belief in God, he will cry.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 24
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כד. אֱמוּנָה בָּא עַל־יְדֵי שְׁתִיקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Faith comes by remaining silent [in the face of criticism].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 25
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כה. עַל־יְדֵי קִנְאָה אָדָם נוֹפֵל מֵאֱמוּנָתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s jealousy causes him to fall from his belief in God.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 26
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כו. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ אֱמוּנָה, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁמְּזַלְזֵל בְּדִבְרֵי־תוֹרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person with no faith clearly belittles the words of the Torah.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 27
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כז. מִי שֶׁמְּנַקֶּה בְּכָל עֵת יָדָיו, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה מְזַכֶּה אֶת לִבּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who is always cleaning his hands is purifying his heart.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 28
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כח. כְּשֶׁאָדָם נוֹפֵל מֵאֱמוּנָה, יֵדַע שֶׁדָּנִין אוֹתוֹ לְמַעְלָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person falls from faith, he should know that he is being judged on high.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 29
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כט. כְּשֶׁנּוֹפֵל מֵאֱמוּנָתוֹ בָּא לִידֵי קֶרִי וְלִידֵי הִרְהוּרֵי אִשָּׁה וְלִידֵי הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה־זָרָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who has fallen from his belief in God will experience a seminal emission, and be plagued with promiscuous thoughts and thoughts of idolatry.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 30
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ל. אֱמוּנָה בָּא עַל־יְדֵי צְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Faith comes through giving charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 31
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לא. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה יָכוֹל לְהָבִין אֶת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By means of faith one can come to understand God.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 32
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לב. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה יָכוֹל לָבוֹא לְבִטָּחוֹן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Through faith one can come to trust in God.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 33
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לג. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ הוּא יִסְלַח לְךָ [עַל] כָּל עֲווֹנוֹתֶיךָ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Because of faith, God will forgive all your sins.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 34
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לד. לִפְעָמִים הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא שׁוֹלֵחַ צַעַר לְאָדָם וּמַכֶּה אוֹתוֹ וְאֵין מַפִּיל אוֹתוֹ לְחֻלְשָׁה, אֵין זֶה כִּי־אִם בִּשְׁבִיל אֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are times when God sends a person suffering and punishment, but He does not weaken him. This is only in order to foster faith.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 35
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לה. עַל־יְדֵי שְׁבוּעַת שֶׁקֶר נוֹפֵל מֵאֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Swearing falsely causes a person to fall from faith.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 36
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לו. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ אֱמוּנָה אֵינוֹ מְקַבֵּל מוּסָר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person without faith does not accept rebuke.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 37
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לז. מִי שֶׁאֵין מַאֲמִין בְּדִבְרֵי הַצַּדִּיק לְסּוֹף שֶׁאֵין נֶהֱנֶה מֵהַדָּבָר אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁהוּא רוֹאֶה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who does not believe in the words of the Tzaddik will in the end have no benefit from them, even though he will see [them coming true].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 38
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לח. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ אֱמוּנָה, בְּוַדַּאי חֻקּוֹת הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא אֶצְלוֹ נִמְאָס.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person without faith certainly despises God’s statutes.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 39
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לט. מָשִׁיחַ יָבוֹא בְּפֶתַע פִּתְאוֹם, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה מֵחֲמַת שִׂמְחָה יִפְחֲדוּ יִשְׂרָאֵל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Mashiach will come suddenly and, because of their joy, the Jews will fear.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 40
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מ. כְּשֶׁיָּבוֹא מָשִׁיחַ, אֲזַי כָּל הַשָּׂרִים שֶׁל מַעְלָה וְשֶׁל מַטָּה יֶחֱלוּ, אֲבָל עַכְשָׁו כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ עֲלִיָּה לְאֵיזֶה שַׂר, אֲזַי יִשְׂרָאֵל הֵם חוֹלִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When Mashiach comes, all the ministers on high and also those below in this world will be weakened. But now, whenever there is an ascent by any minister, the Jews are weakened.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 41
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מא. לֶעָתִיד לָבוֹא כָּל אֶחָד הַזָּעִיר מֵחֲבֵרוֹ בַּשָּׁנִים יִהְיֶה יוֹתֵר לְמַעְלָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
In the World to Come, the “younger” one is the higher the level to which he will ascend.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 42
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מב. לא חָרְבָה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם אֶלָּא בִּשְׁבִיל שֶׁחִלְּלוּ אֶת הַשַּׁבָּת, וּבִטְּלוּ קְרִיאַת־שְׁמַע, שַׁחֲרִית וְעַרְבִית, וּבִטְּלוּ תִּינוֹקוֹת שֶׁל בֵּית־רַבָּן, וְלא הָיָה לָהֶם בּשֶׁת־פָּנִים זֶה מִזֶּה, וְהִשְׁווּ קָטן וְגָדוֹל, גַּם לא הוֹכִיחוּ זֶה אֶת זֶה, גַּם בִּזּוּ תַּלְמִידֵי־חֲכָמִים, גַּם פָּסְקוּ מִמֶּנָּהּ אַנְשֵׁי־אֲמָנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Jerusalem was destroyed only because the Jews: desecrated Shabbat; neglected reciting both the morning and evening *Shema*; were lax in educating their young schoolchildren; felt no shame in each other’s presence; equated the lowly with the great; did not rebuke one another, but ridiculed Torah scholars; and there were no longer any men of faith in the city.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 43
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מג. אֵין יְרוּשָׁלַיִם נִפְדֵית אֶלָּא בִּצְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Jerusalem will be redeemed only through charity.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 44
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מד. מִלְחָמָה אַתְחַלְתָּא דִּגְאֻלָּה הִוא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
War is the beginning of redemption.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 45
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מה. מִי שֶׁמְּגַדֵּל חֲזִירִים, הוּא מְעַכֵּב אֶת הַגְּאֻלָּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who raises pigs delays the redemption.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 46
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מו. לא יִבָּנֶה יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, עַד שֶׁיִּהְיֶה שָׁלוֹם בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Jerusalem will not be rebuilt until there is peace among Jews.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 47
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מז. מַה שֶּׁיִּשְׂרָאֵל הוֹלְכִים בַּגָּלוּת מֵאֻמָּה לְאֻמָּה, הוּא סִימָן שֶׁיָּבוֹא מָשִׁיחַ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
That the Jews wander in exile from nation to nation is a sign that Mashiach will come.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 48
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מח. כְּשֶׁאֻמּוֹת מְחָרְפִין אוֹתָנוּ בְּיוֹתֵר זֶה סִימָן עַל מָשִׁיחַ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When the nations insult us a great deal, it is a sign that Mashiach’s arrival is imminent.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 49
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מט. אֵין בֵּית־הַמִּקְדָּשׁ נִבְנֶה, עַד שֶׁיִּכְלֶה גַּאֲוָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The House of God will not be built until haughtiness ceases to exist.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 50
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נ. עַל־יְדֵי אַחְדוּת שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל, יָבוֹא מָשִׁיחַ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The spirit of oneness that will exist among Jews will bring Mashiach.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 51
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נא. מָשִׁיחַ יָבוֹא בִּשְׁנַת בְּרָכָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Mashiach will come in a year of blessing.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 52
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נב. אֵין מָשִׁיחַ בָּא, עַד שֶׁיִּכְלוּ כָּל הַנְּשָׁמוֹת שֶׁבַּגּוּף.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Mashiach won’t come until all the souls have been emptied from the body [of Primordial Man].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 53
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נג. הַמַּשִּׂיא בִּתּוֹ לְתַלְמִיד־חָכָם, וְהַמְהַנֵּהוּ מִנְּכָסָיו, וְהָעוֹשֶׂה פַּרְקְמַטְיָא לְתַלְמִיד־חָכָם, זוֹכֶה לִתְחִיַּת הַמֵּתִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person marries his daughter to a Torah scholar, or benefits a scholar with his possessions, or engages in business on the scholar’s behalf, he merits being resurrected from the dead.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 54
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נד. מֵרוּחַ פִּיו שֶׁל הַשַּׁקְּרָן נַעֲשָׂה יֵצֶר־הָרָע, וּכְשֶׁיָּבוֹא מָשִׁיחַ אֲזַי לא יִהְיֶה שֶׁקֶר, בִּשְׁבִיל זֶה לא יִהְיֶה יֵצֶר־הָרָע בָּעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The breath from a liar’s mouth gives rise to the evil inclination. When Mashiach comes, falsehood will cease to exist and so there will be no evil inclination in the world.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 55
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נה. מִי שֶׁהוּא אִישׁ אֱמֶת, הוּא יָכוֹל לְהַכִּיר בְּאַחֵר, אִם אַחֵר דּוֹבֵר אֱמֶת אִם לָאו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person of truth can recognize in another if he is speaking falsely or not.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 56
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נו. הַשֶּׁקֶר – לא יַסְכִּימוּ עָלָיו רַבִּים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A majority of people will not agree to something false.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 57
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נז. הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא שֹוֹנֵא לְזֶה הָאִישׁ, הַמְּדַבֵּר אֶחָד בַּפֶּה וְאֶחָד בַּלֵּב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Holy One despises a person who speaks one way with his lips and another in his heart.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 58
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נח. עָשִׁיר מְכַחֵשׁ – אֵין הַדַּעַת סוֹבְלוֹ, וְגַם הוּא נִבְזֶה בְּעֵינֵי עַצְמוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Reason cannot tolerate a rich person’s deceit. Even he finds himself despicable.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 59
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נט. תִּקּוּן לַפֶּה – שֶׁיִּתֵּן צְדָקָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Giving charity rectifies one’s speech.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 60
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ס. עַל־יְדֵי הָאֱמֶת הָעוֹלָם נִשְׁמָר מִכָּל הֶזֵּקוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Truth protects the world from all manner of harm.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 61
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סא. עַל־יְדֵי חֲנֻפָּה בָּא לְשֶׁקֶר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Flattery leads to lying.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 62
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סב. מִי שֶׁנּוֹתֵן צְדָקָה – שְׂכָרוֹ שֶׁיִּזְכֶּה לֶאֱמֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who gives charity is rewarded with attaining the truth.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 63
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סג. עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁקֶר בְּוַדַּאי תִּשְׂנָא הָעֲנָוִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who lies will certainly despise humble people.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 64
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סד. אָדָם נִכָּר עַל־יְדֵי מְשָׁרְתָיו, אִם הוּא אוֹהֵב שֶׁקֶר אִם לָאו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One can tell from a person’s servants whether he is fond of falsehood.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 65
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סה. כְּשֶׁאֵין אֱמֶת אֵין חֶסֶד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When there is no truth, there is no kindness.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 66
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סו. כְּשֶׁיֵּשׁ לְךָ שֶׁקֶר, אֲזַי כְּשֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא רוֹצֶה לַעֲשוֹת לְךָ אֵיזֶה יְשׁוּעָה,אֲזַי הַשֶּׁקֶר מְגַלֶּה עֲווֹנוֹתֶיךָ,כְּדֵי שֶׁלּא יוֹשִׁיעַ לָךְ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
If you are in any way false, then when God desires to save you, this falsehood brings your sins out into the open so that He should not save you.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 67
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סז. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמֶת הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא פּוֹדֶה אוֹתְךָ מִכָּל הַצָּרוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
For telling the truth, God will redeem you from all suffering.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part I 68
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סח. טוֹב לָאָדָם שֶׁיָּמוּת, מִשֶּׁיִּחְיֶה וְיִהְיֶה שַׁקְרָן בְּעֵינֵי בְנֵי־אָדָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person should rather die, than live and be considered a liar by others.