Likutei Moharan, Part II
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פַּעַם אֶחָד בָּאתִי אֵלָיו זַ"ל, וְסִפֵּר לִי, שֶׁזֶּה בְּסָמוּךְ הָיָה אֶצְלוֹ רַב אֶחָד, וְדִבֵּר עִמּוֹ, וְאָמַר לְפָנָיו תּוֹרָה, (הַיְנוּ שֶׁרַבֵּנוּ זַ"ל אָמַר לִפְנֵי הָרַב הַנַּ"ל תּוֹרָה). וְלֹא זָכִיתִי, שֶׁיַּחֲזֹר וְיֹאמַר אוֹתָהּ הַתּוֹרָה לְפָנַי, רַק אֵלּוּ הַדִּבּוּרִים שָׁמַעְתִּי מִפִּיו הַקָּדוֹשׁ, שֶׁסִּפֵּר לִי, שֶׁאָמַר אָז מֵעִנְיַן בֹּעַז וְרוּת,
Once, I came to Rebbe Nachman, of blessed memory, and he told me of a recent visit he had had from a certain rabbi. The Rebbe had spoken with him and taught him a Torah lesson. But I was not worthy of having him repeat that teaching to me. The only thing I heard from his holy mouth was that he told me he spoke on the topic of Boaz and Ruth.
שֶׁבֹּעַז וְרוּת הֵם סוֹד סְמִיכַת גְּאֻלָּה לִתְפִלָּה, כִּי בֹּעַז הוּא בְּחִינַת גּוֹאֵל, כְּמוֹ שֶׁכָּתוּב (רות ג׳:י״ב): כִּי גוֹאֵל אָנֹכִי וְכוּ', וְרוּת הִיא בְּחִינַת תְּפִלָּה, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה (ברכות ז:): לָמָּה נִקְרָא שְׁמָהּ רוּת, שֶׁיָּצָא מִמֶּנָּה דָּוִד, שֶׁרִוָּה לְהַקָּדוֹשׁ־בָּרוּךְ־הוּא בְּשִׁירוֹת וְתִשְׁבָּחוֹת. וְהָיָה מוּבָן מִדְּבָרָיו זַ"ל, שֶׁגִּלָּה בָּזֶה תּוֹרָה גָּבוֹהַּ, אַךְ לֹא זָכִיתִי לְשָׁמְעָהּ:
Esoterically, Boaz and Ruth are the juxtaposition of “redemption” with “prayer.” Boaz represents the concept of redemption, as it is written, “For I am the redeemer…” (Ruth 3:12). Ruth represents the concept of prayer. As our Sages, of blessed memory, taught: Why was she named RUth? It was on account of her descendant, David, who ReVah (saturated) the Blessed Holy One with songs and praises (Berakhot 7b). It was clear from the Rebbe’s words that he had revealed a very lofty teaching on this topic, but I wasn’t privileged to hear it.
גַּם שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּשְׁמוֹ, שֶׁאָמַר אָז, שֶׁכָּל הַהַשָּׂגוֹת הַגְּבוֹהוֹת מְאֹד שֶׁהוּא מַשִּׂיג, אֵינוֹ עוֹלֶה אֶצְלוֹ כְּנֶגֶד אֵיזֶה דִּבּוּר שֶׁהוּא מְגַלֶּה בִּפְנֵי הָעוֹלָם. כִּי בְכָל דִּבּוּר וְדִּבּוּר שֶׁהוּא מְגַלֶּה בִּפְנֵי הָעוֹלָם, תְּלוּיִים בּוֹ כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת, עֶלְיוֹנִים וְתַחְתּוֹנִים:
I also heard the Rebbe said then that he considers all the very lofty insights he attains inconsequential in comparison with any teaching he reveals to the world. This is because all the worlds, the higher and the lower, are dependent upon each and every word he reveals in public.
(פֵּרוּשׁ, כִּי אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁבְּוַדַּאי הַהַשָּׂגוֹת שֶׁלּוֹ שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְגַלֶּה הֵם גְּבוֹהִים אֲלָפִים וְרִבְבוֹת פְּעָמִים בְּלִי שִׁעוּר, כְּנֶגֶד מַה שֶּׁהוּא מְגַלֶּה בִּפְנֵי הָעוֹלָם, כַּמְבֹאָר מִזֶּה בְּמָקוֹם אַחֵר כַּמָּה פְּעָמִים, אֲבָל אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן זֶה אֵינוֹ חָשׁוּב וְיָקָר בְּעֵינָיו כָּל־כָּךְ, מֵאַחַר שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְזַכֶּה אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵל כָּל־כָּךְ בָּזֶה. וְהָעִקָּר הוּא אֶצְלוֹ, כְּשֶׁהָעוֹלָם זוֹכִין לִשְׁמֹעַ מִמֶּנּוּ אֵיזֶה דִּבּוּר, כִּי בְּכָל דִּבּוּר וְכוּ' כַּנַּ"ל).
{To explain: The insights he does not reveal are certainly countless thousands of times loftier than what he does reveal in public, as has been explained elsewhere many times. Yet, even so, in his eyes such an insight is not all that significant and consequential since he makes the Jewish people only barely more meritorious through it. The most important thing for him is when people merit hearing some teaching from him, because through each and every word…, as mentioned above.}