Sefer HaMiddot, Rebuke, Part I

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א. הַמּוֹכִיחַ צָרִיךְ לוֹמַר תּוֹכַחְתּוֹ עַל יְדֵי הִתְקַשְּׁרוּת הַדִּבּוּר לְשָׁרְשׁוֹ, וְאָז נִתְקַבֵּל תּוֹכַחְתּוֹ.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

When a person rebukes others, he should bind his rebuke to their root and then his words will be accepted.

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ב. מִי שֶׁנִּשְׁתַּמֵּד, אַל תּוֹכַח אוֹתוֹ כִּי לא תּוֹעִיל.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Do not rebuke an apostate —it won’t help.

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ג. עַל יְדֵי שֶׁאֵין מְקַבֵּל. תּכָחוֹת, נֶחֱרָב מְעוֹנוֹ.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

When a person rejects rebuke, his place of dwelling will be destroyed.

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ד. מִי שֶׁמּוֹכִיחַ אֶת הָעוֹלָם שֶׁלּא בְּחָכְמָה, עַל יְדֵי זֶה מְעוֹרֵר, חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, גָּלוּת גָּדוֹל וְהַכְבָּדָה מֵהָאֻמּוֹת.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

One who rebukes people unwisely elicits exile and oppression at the hands of the nations, God forbid.

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ה. לְעוֹלָם אַל יוֹצִיא אָדָם אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִן הַכְּלָל.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

A person should never exclude himself from the community.

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ו. מִפְּנֵי ענֶשׁ תּוֹכָחָה חוֹזֵר בּוֹ הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא עַל הַטּוֹב, שֶׁיָּצָא מִפִּיו.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

For the sin of withholding rebuke, God retracts the good that He already guaranteed.

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ז. הֵיכָא דְּיָדַע דְּלָא מְקַבְּלֵי תּוֹכָחָה, הַנַּח לָהֶם.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Where you know that people will not accept rebuke, leave them be.

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ח. מִי שֶׁיָּרֵא מִבְּנֵי אָדָם לְהוֹכִיחַ אוֹתָם, לְסוֹף שֶׁהַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא שׁוֹבֵר אוֹתוֹ לִפְנֵיהֶם.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

When a person refrains from rebuking others because he is afraid of them, God will eventually break him in their presence.

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ט. מִי שֶׁיּוֹדֵעַ לְהַזְהִיר, וְאֵינוֹ מַזְהִיר, גַּם חֲבֵרוֹ מִיָּדוֹ נֶעֱנָשׁ [גַּם דַּם חֲבֵרוֹ מִיָּדוֹ נִדְּרָשׁ].

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

When a person knows how to warn others but does not, he will be made to pay for their blood.

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י. עַל יְדֵי צְדָקָה תִּזְכֶּה לְקַבֵּל מוּסָר.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

By giving charity you will merit accepting ethical reproof.

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יא. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ מְקַבֵּל מוּסָר, נִדּוֹן בְּמִיתָה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

A person who rejects ethical reproof has a death sentence issued against him.

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יב. עַל יְדֵי תּוֹכָחָה שֶׁתּוֹכִיחַ, תָּנוּחַ בַּקֶּבֶר בְּלא צַעַר גֵּיהִנּוֹם וְתִזְכֶּה לְגַן עֵדֶן.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

By giving rebuke, you will rest in your grave free from the suffering of hell and merit the Garden of Eden.

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יג. מֻתָּר לִדְחוֹת בִּשְׁתֵּי יָדַיִם אֶת זֶה, שֶׁלּא קִבֵּל מִמְּךָ תּוֹכָחָה.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

It is permissible to emphatically reject someone who won’t accept your rebuke.

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יד. כָּל זְמַן שֶׁתּוֹכָחָה בָּעוֹלָם, נַחַת רוּחַ וְטוֹבָה וּבְרָכָה בָּאִין לָעוֹלָם.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

As long as there is rebuke in the world, contentment and good and blessing come to the world.

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טו. עַל יְדֵי תּוֹכָחָה נִמְתָּק הַדִּין וְנִמְשָׁךְ הַחָסֶד.

The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986

Rebuke mitigates harsh judgment and promotes loving-kindness.