## Sichot HaRan Chapter 268

###### Sichot HaRan 268:1
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אֵיכָה נֶחֱרָב הָאוּלָם וְכוּ'.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
“How was the Holy Temple destroyed … ?”


###### Sichot HaRan 268:2
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"עַד אָן יִצְעַק בַּשְּׁבִי" וְכוּ'.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
“How long will we cry out in bondage … ?”


###### Sichot HaRan 268:3
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"עַד אָן" וְכוּ'.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
“Until when … ?”


###### Sichot HaRan 268:4
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"בֶּן אֲמָתֶךָ" וְכוּ' (תִּקּוּן חֲצוֹת). וְרָמַז עָלַי כַּמָּה אֲנִי צָרִיךְ לִצְעֹק זֹאת לְפָנָיו יִתְבָּרַךְ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
“The son of Your maidservant … ” These are all part of *Tikkun Chatzot*, the midnight service lamenting the destruction of the Temple and the exile of the *Shekhinah*.


###### Sichot HaRan 268:5
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וְתָפַס לְדֻגְמָא אֵיךְ הֵם מְעוֹרְרִים הַלֵּב. וְאָמַר אוֹתָם בְּנִגּוּן חֲצוֹת בְּקוֹל נָעִים עָמֹק מְאֹד.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Taking these hymns as an example, the Rebbe spoke of how much we must cry out before God. He noted how much these prayers awaken the heart, chanting them with the melody of *Tikkun Chatzot* in his deep, pleasant voice.


###### Sichot HaRan 268:6
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גַּם מֵהֶחָרוּז "דּוֹדִי יָרַד לְגַנּוֹ" סִפֵּר וְשִׁבְּחוֹ מְאֹד. כִּי הוּא מְדַבֵּר מִוִּכּוּחַ שֶׁל כְּנֶסֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל עִם הַשֵּׁם יִתְבָּרַךְ וּמְעוֹרֵר הַלֵּב מְאֹד.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
He also greatly praised the chorus, “My beloved came down to His garden,” as a debate between the Jewish people and God that can profoundly arouse the heart.