## Tzava'at HaRivash Chapter 29

###### Tzava'at HaRivash 29:1
[Tzava'at HaRivash 29:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tzava%27at%20HaRivash/r/29:1)

וכשלומד צריך לנוח מעט בכל שעה כדי לדבק עצמו בו ית'.

**The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020:**
When studying Torah, pause and rest a bit every hour or so, in order to bond yourself to *HaShem*, blessed is He. Nevertheless, one must study Torah.


###### Tzava'at HaRivash 29:2
[Tzava'at HaRivash 29:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Tzava%27at%20HaRivash/r/29:2)

אעפ"י שבשעת הלימוד א"א לדבק עצמו בו ית' מ"מ צריך ללמוד. והתורה מצחצחה נשמתו והוא עץ חיים למחזיקים בה. ואם לא ילמוד יבוטל דביקותו. ויחשוב שכמו בעת השינה אינו יכול להיות דבוק וכן כשנופלים המוחים שלו כן לא יהי' בעת הלימוד גרוע מהם. רק מ"מ צריך ליישב עצמו בכל שעה ורגע דביקות הבורא ית' כנ"ל:

**The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020:**
Even though when you are immersed in the study of Torah it is not possible for you to bond yourself to *HaShem*, blessed is He, nonetheless, you must study Torah. This is because the Torah purifies the soul and is,⁵⁰ “A tree of life for those who grasp it.” Thus, if you do not study Torah, your adhesion-*Dveikut* to *HaShem* will dissipate and become null and void. Therefore, when studying Torah, think to yourself that just as you cannot be in a state of adhesion (*Dveikut*) during sleep or when your intellectual faculties fall to a state of lesser awareness, so also, when you study Torah, it is no worse than this. Nonetheless, you should stop and center yourself to bond to *HaShem*, the Creator, blessed is He, every once in a while, as said above.

footnotes:
⁵⁰ Proverbs 3:18