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Tzava'at HaRivash Chapter 23

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וכשהולך לישן יחשוב הלא המוחין שלו ילכו להקב"ה ויתחזקו לעבודתו ית'. קודם השינה ישכב באימה וביראה וירגיז וירעד מאימת הבורא ית' ולא יבא לידי חטא כמ"ש רגזו ואל תחטאו:

The Way of The Baal Shem Tov. Adapted into English by Rabbi Amiram Markel and Yehudah Shimon Markel, 2020

Before falling asleep, lie down with dread and awe, quaking and trembling from the fear of the Creator, blessed is He. Through this you will not come to sin, as the verse states,⁴⁶ “Tremble and sin not, reflect in your hearts while on your beds.”

footnotes: ⁴⁶ Psalms 4:5; Talmud Bavli, Brachot 5a; Zohar Vol. 3, 113b

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