## Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 1
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א. לִפְעָמִים אָדָם בָּא לְאֵיזֶהוּ מָקוֹם, וְיֵשׁ לוֹ צַעַר בְּזֶה הַמָּקוֹם, יֵדַע שֶׁזֶּה הַמָּקוֹם הָיוּ בּוֹ אֲבוֹתָיו וְנָפַל לָהֶם אֵיזֶה כְּפִירָה, אוֹ בָּנָיו יָבוֹאוּ בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה לְאֵיזֶה כְּפִירָה, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה הוּא סוֹבֵל עַכְשָׁו צַעַר בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are times when a person comes to some place where he experiences anguish. He should know that his ancestors were in that place and came to some form of heresy, or that his descendants will one day be there and come to some heresy. This is the reason he is now suffering.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 2
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ב. עַל־יְדֵי חֲנֻפָּה בָּא לִידֵי כְּפִירָה.

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


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 3
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ג. אֵין הַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא עוֹשֶׂה מוֹפְתִים אֶלָּא לָזֶה שֶׁהוּא מַאֲמִין בִּשְׁנֵי עוֹלָמוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Holy One performs miracles only for a person who believes in both worlds.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 4
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ד. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה נִתְבַּטְּלִין הַגְּזֵרוֹת, שֶׁאֻמּוֹת גּוֹזְרִין עָלֵינוּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Our faith in God nullifies the evil decrees that the nations issue against us.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 5
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ה. דַּע, שֶׁיֵּשׁ לְכָל עֵשֵֶׂב וָעֵשֶׂב כּחַ מְיֻחָד לְרַפְּאוֹת אֵיזֶה חוֹלַאַת מְיֻחֶדֶת, וְכָל זֶה אֵינוֹ אֶלָּא לְמִי שֶׁלּא שָׁמַר אֱמוּנָתוֹ וּבְרִיתוֹ, וְלא שָׁמַר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִלַּעֲבר עַל "אַל תְּהִי בָּז לְכָל אָדָם". אֲבָל מִי שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אֱמוּנָה בִּשְׁלֵמוּת, וְהוּא גַם־כֵּן שׁוֹמֵר הַבְּרִית וּמְקַיֵּם "אַל תְּהִי בָּז לְכָל אָדָם", אֵין רְפוּאָתוֹ תּוֹלָה בְּחֶלְקֵי עֲשָׂבִים הַמְיֻחָדִים לְחוֹלַאתּוֹ, אֶלָּא נִתְרַפֵּא בְּכָל מַאֲכָל וּמַשְׁקֶה בִּבְחִינַת "וּבֵרַךְ אֶת לַחְמְךָ" וְכוּ', וְאֵין צָרִיךְ לְהַמְתִּין עַד שֶׁיִּתְרַמּוּ עֲשָׂבִים הַמְיֻחָדִים לִרְפוּאָתוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Know! each and every herb has its own unique power to heal a specific illness. But this is only for a person who did not guard his faith and sexual purity, and did not keep from transgressing “Do not despise any man” (Avot 4:3). However, when one has complete faith and also maintains sexual purity and fulfills “Do not despise any man,” his cure is not dependent upon particular types of herbs. Rather, he is healed by all food and drink, as in “And He blessed your bread” (Exodus 23:25). He does not have to rely upon receiving particular herbs to be cured.


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ו. עִקַּר הַיְּשׁוּעָה הַבָּאָה אֵינָהּ אֶלָּא עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה, וּמִדַּת אֱמוּנָה הִיא לְפִי מַנְהִיגֵי הַדּוֹר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The future salvation will come about only because of faith, the measure of which is in accordance with the leaders of the generation.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 7
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ז. כְּשֶׁהוֹלֵךְ מֵרַב לְרַב, אָז צָרִיךְ לְחַזֵּק אֱמוּנָתוֹ בְּאַחְדוּת הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ, כִּי הַלִּמּוּד מֵהַרְבֵּה מְלַמְּדִים מַזִּיק לֶאֱמוּנַת הַיִּחוּד. וְכֵן הָרַב שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ אֱמוּנַת הַיִּחוּד, הוּא יָכוֹל לְהָאִיר לְכָל תַּלְמִיד וְתַלְמִיד לְפִי כּחוֹ, וְכָל תַּלְמִיד אֵינוֹ שׁוֹמֵעַ אֶלָּא מַה שֶּׁצָּרִיךְ לוֹ וְלא יוֹתֵר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Going from one teacher to another requires that a person strengthen his faith in the unity of God. Learning from many teachers detracts from belief in His Oneness. Nevertheless, the teacher who has faith in His Oneness is able to enlighten each and every student according to his ability, as each student hears only that which is necessary for him and no more.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 8
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ח. הַנֶּחָמָה בָּא עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Consolation comes through faith in God.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 9
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ט. עַל־יְדֵי מִעוּט אֱמוּנָה נִתְרַבּוּ הַזְּבוּבִים בָּעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Flies multiply in the world because there is a lack of faith.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 10
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י. מִי שֶׁשּׁוֹמֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִלַּעֲבר עַל "לא תַחְמד", עַל־יְדֵי זֶה נִצּוֹל מִכַּעַס וְגַאֲוָה וּמֵחֶסְרוֹן אֱמוּנָה, הַבָּאָה עַל־יְדֵי כַּעַס וְגַאֲוָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who is careful not to transgress the prohibition against coveting will be saved from anger and haughtiness, and from the lack of faith that results from those two evil traits.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 11
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יא. עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁאֵין מוֹדִיעִין אֱלקוּתוֹ לְאֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה אֻמּוֹת הָעוֹלָם מְסִיתִין וּמַדִּיחִין אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל לֵילֵךְ בְּחָכְמוֹת חִיצוֹנִיּוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Because the Jews do not make His Godliness known to the peoples of the world, they are lured by the nations into following foreign ideologies.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 12
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יב. עַל־יְדֵי קִלְקוּל אֱמוּנָה נִתְעוֹרְרִין דִּינִים, וְעַל־יְדֵי הִרְהוּרֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה נִתְעוֹרְרִין דִּינֵי דִּינִים, הַיְנוּ שֶׁדָּנִים אֶת הַדִּינִים שֶׁנִּדּוֹן כְּבָר, אִם נִדּוֹן כָּרָאוּי בְּלִי וַתְּרָנוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Corruption of faith gives rise to stern judgment. Thoughts of idolatry awaken doubly strict judgments. That is, even the judgments that have already been issued are reviewed to ensure that they were properly issued, without leniency.


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יג. שִׁכּוּל בָּנִים בָּא, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, עַל מִי שֶׁמַּפִּיל אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ מֵאֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person suffers childlessness, God forbid, when he causes another to fall from faith.


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יד. אִשָּׁה הַזְּהִירָה בְּחַלָּה – בָּנֶיהָ בַּעֲלֵי־אֱמוּנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a woman is heedful of the *mitzvah* of *challah,* her sons will be masters of faith.


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טו. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה נִתְיַשֵּׁב הַדַּעַת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Faith settles the mind.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 16
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טז. עַל־יְדֵי תּוֹרָה בָּא לֶאֱמוּנָה, וְעַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנָה בָּא לְקִדּוּשׁ הַשֵּׁם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Torah brings to faith, and faith brings to sanctifying the Name of God.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 17
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יז. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ יָכוֹל לִישׁן, יַעֲלֶה עַל מַחֲשַׁבְתּוֹ אֱמוּנַת תְּחִיַּת־הַמֵּתִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who finds that he cannot sleep should think about his belief in the resurrection of the dead.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Faith, Part II 18
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יח. קְטַנֵּי אֲמָנָה – קָשֶׁה לָהֶם לְהַשִּׂיג חִדּוּשִׁין דְּאוֹרַיְתָא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Those with only a small measure of faith have difficulty gaining new insights into the Torah.