## Sichot HaRan Chapter 106

###### Sichot HaRan 106:1
[Sichot HaRan 106:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:1)

אֱמוּנָה בְּחִינַת אוֹר, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב (תְּהִלִּים פט): "וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ בַּלֵּילוֹת".

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
It is written, “To declare … Your faith by night” (Psalms 92:3). Faith is a light.


###### Sichot HaRan 106:2
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וֶאֱמוּנָה, שֶׁהוּא עַל־פִּי חָכְמָה בְּחָכְמוֹת הַתּוֹרָה וּמַשִּׂיג אֶת ה', וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה יֵשׁ לוֹ אֱמוּנָה, הֲגַם שֶׁהוּא טוֹב, עִם כָּל זֹאת – עִקַּר אֱמוּנָה הוּא שֶׁיְּהֵא מַאֲמִין בְּהַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ בְּלֹא אוֹת וּמוֹפֵת וְחָכְמָה!. וְזֶה הוּא עִקַּר אֱמוּנָה בִּשְׁלֵמוּת, וּבְחִינַת אוֹר, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב "וֶאֱמוּנָתְךָ בַּלֵּילוֹת" כַּנַּ"ל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
You can obtain faith through the wisdom of the Torah. Through such scholarship, you can attain some understanding of God, and this is certainly good. But better still is the faith that shines by night. This is pure faith, without any sophistication or proof. This true faith is a light — “Your faith by night.”


###### Sichot HaRan 106:3
[Sichot HaRan 106:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:3)

וְיֵשׁ חָכָם שֶׁהוּא חָכָם אֲפִלּוּ בְּחָכְמוֹת הַתּוֹרָה וְאֵין לוֹ אֱמוּנָה בַּה'.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
A man can be well-versed in the Torah and still have no faith in God.


###### Sichot HaRan 106:4
[Sichot HaRan 106:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:4)

וְאֵלּוּ הַחֲכָמִים שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם אֱמוּנָה נִקְרָאִים 'בַּעֲלֵי רָאֲתָן'.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Such faithless scholars are like those infected with a brain disease called *Ra'asan*.¹⁸² 77b. This is counted among the 24 skin rashes, and is said to preclude marital relations. It may possibly be identified with syphilis.

footnotes:
¹⁸² Ketubot


###### Sichot HaRan 106:5
[Sichot HaRan 106:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:5)

כִּי חָכְמָה אֲמִתִּית דְּהַיְנוּ עִם אֱמוּנָה נִקְרָא רְאִיָּה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב (קֹהֶלֶת א): "וְלִבִּי רָאָה חָכְמָה" וְכוּ'.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
It is written, “And my heart *saw* much wisdom”¹⁸³ (Ecclesiastes 1:16). True wisdom includes faith and is called sight. Sight is *RAiYah*. On the Other Side, it becomes *RaAsan*, an affliction of the brain.

footnotes:
¹⁸³ In the Hebrew, the word “much” is omitted.


###### Sichot HaRan 106:6
[Sichot HaRan 106:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:6)

וּלְעֻמַּת זֶה הַחֲכָמִים שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם אֱמוּנָה, נִקְרָאִים בַּעֲלֵי רָאֲתָן וּכְמוֹ שֶׁפֵּרֵשׁ רַשִׁ"י: שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהֶם שֶׁרֶץ בְּמֹחָם (הַיְנוּ שֶׁיֵּשׁ לָהֶם טֻמְאָה וּכְפִירָה בְּמֹחָם).

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
A scholar without faith is said to be infected with *Ra'asan*. *Rashi* comments, “They have a worm in their brains” (*Ketubot* 77b).


###### Sichot HaRan 106:7
[Sichot HaRan 106:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:7)

וּצְרִיכִין לְהַרְחִיק מֵאֲנָשִׁים אֵלּוּ שֶׁהֵם בְּחִינַת בַּעֲלֵי רָאֲתָן, אֲפִלּוּ מִשְּׁכוּנָתָם, כִּי הַהֶבֶל פִּיהֶם מַזִּיק לְאָדָם כָּשֵׁר, שֶׁיִּפֹּל לְתַאֲוַת נִאוּף.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
You must keep far away from those tainted with *Ra'asan*. Their very breath can cause you harm and arouse sexual desires.


###### Sichot HaRan 106:8
[Sichot HaRan 106:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:8)

כִּי זִוּוּג דִּקְדֻשָּׁה הוּא עַל־יְדֵי בְּחִינַת דַּעַת כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב (בְּרֵאשִׁית ד־א): "וְהָאָדָם יָדַע" וְאֵלּוּ הַבַּעֲלֵי רָאֲתָן שֶׁדַּעְתָּם מְקֻלְקָל וּפָגוּם וְיֵשׁ לָהֶם שֶׁרֶץ בְּמֹחָם עַל־כֵּן זִוּוּגָם נֶאֱחָז בַּקְּלִפָּה וְעַל־כֵּן הֵם נוֹאֲפִים (כִּי נִאוּף תָּלוּי בָּעֵינַיִם).

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
It is written, “Adam *knew* his wife, Eve” (Genesis 4:1). Holy intercourse is called knowledge. The knowledge of those contaminated with *Ra'asan* is tainted and degraded. “They have a worm in their brains.” Their sexuality is caught up with the forces of the evil husks. Therefore, these faithless scholars are in the category of sexual immorality. Their minds are filled with filth and skepticism. Such immorality is a perversion of sight.


###### Sichot HaRan 106:9
[Sichot HaRan 106:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:9)

כִּי חָכְמַת אֱמֶת שֶׁהִיא בְּחִינַת רְאִיָּה כַּנַּ"ל בְּחִינַת עֵינַיִם, עַל אֵלּוּ הַחֲכָמִים נֶאֱמַר (אִיּוֹב לא־א): "בְּרִית כָּרַתִּי לְעֵינַי" וְכוּ'.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Sight is true wisdom. It is an aspect of eyes. It is written, “I have made a covenant with my eyes” (Job. 31:1). This verse speaks of a true scholar.


###### Sichot HaRan 106:10
[Sichot HaRan 106:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:10)

אֲבָל הַבַּעֲלֵי רָאֲתָן הֵם נוֹאֲפִים.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
But those infected with *Ra'asan* are immoral and pervert the eyes.


###### Sichot HaRan 106:11
[Sichot HaRan 106:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:11)

וְזֶה שֶׁדָּרְשׁוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ ז"ל (עַל בַּמִּדְבָּר טו־לט): "וְלֹא תָתוּרוּ אַחֲרֵי לְבַבְכֶם" – זֶהוּ מִינוּת "וְאַחֲרֵי עֵינֵיכֶם" – זֶהוּ נִאוּף (בְּרָכוֹת יב:) כִּי זֶה תָּלוּי בָּזֶה כַּנַּ"ל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
It is written, “And you shall not stray after your heart and after your eyes” (Numbers 15:39). The Talmud explains that “after your heart” is atheism, and “after your eyes” is sexual immorality (*Berakhot* 12b). One is dependent on the other.


###### Sichot HaRan 106:12
[Sichot HaRan 106:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Sichot%20HaRan/r/106:12)

וְעַל־יְדֵי חָכְמָה עִם אֱמוּנָה נִצּוֹל כַּנַּ"ל.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The best protection against such immorality is wisdom with faith.