Learning Torah Brings Material and Spiritual Abundance / Raising the Torah Learning of Spiritually Weak People A person must purify his thoughts and heart until he learns Torah for the sake of raising the Shekhinah (Divine Presence) from the dust. Then his learning rises to the Shekhinah, which receives it with great love. With that, he draws spiritual and material abundance to himself. That abundance rises to give life to all of the upper worlds and all of the angels, and it descends to help other Jews as well. There are vapors that come from the Torah learning of Jews who are small in stature and whose learning cannot rise to the Shekhinah. A person must receive these vapors for the good, so that they will turn into his dew of Torah, his dew of lights, his elixir of life. Then he will wake up every day with new inspiration, with an enthusiastic yearning to learn the Torah and serve God. As a result of receiving these vapors, he rises in Godly holiness until he creates new Torah insights. He must take care that the dew formed of those teachings that are scattered in the air will not harm him, that it will not come to him in the form of an arousal to pursue business and the thirty-nine types of labor. To that end, he must eschew the desire for money and the pursuits and distractions of this world. Instead, he must trust that God alone will support him. Learning Torah without Ulterior Motives “HaShem, accept the offerings of my mouth, and teach me Your judgments.” “Lead me to understand Your precepts, and I will speak of Your wonders.” “Remove the way of falsehood from me, and favor me with Your Torah.”
Master of the world, You Who are filled with compassion, Giver of the Torah, help us and save us. Help us learn Your holy Torah day and night. Sanctify us with Your mitzvot and place our portion in Your Torah.
Purify my thoughts and my heart to serve You until I merit to learn Torah for its own sake, wherein my sole intent in learning will be for Your sake only, without any ulterior motives or other thoughts at all, “but solely for HaShem.”
In Your compassion, help me always sanctify and purify myself until all of my learning will be only for the sake of Your mighty Presence, for the sake of raising the Shekhinah from the dust.
May all of my learning rise to the Shekhinah, the intermediary between You and the world. May the holy Shekhinah receive all of my Torah learning with great love.
May that abundance rise from our learning the holy Torah to give life to all the supernal worlds and to all the angels, seraphim, ophanim and holy chayot — to all those who dwell above.
May material abundance descend via our Torah learning to all the children of Israel, Your nation. As a result, send us children, life and income, with an abundance of holiness, wealth, honor, life, charity, blessing, compassion, peace and all good — in this world and the next.
Rectifying Torah Learning That Cannot Rise to the Shekhinah Have compassion on us. Help us and save us. There are vapors and atmospheres that we derive from the Torah learning of those Jews who are small in stature, whose learning cannot rise to the Shekhinah.
Their learning is scattered in the air at night as a result of the cool wind of all the “wardens of judgment” that emerge at night and strike them. All the people of the world draw from these vapors.
Please, HaShem, You Who do great wonders alone, have compassion on us for Your sake. May we draw in and receive the vapors of these teachings for the good, so that they will turn into our dew of Torah, our dew of lights, our elixir of life.
As a result of receiving and drawing those vapors that come from the teachings of a number of people, may we rise ever upward in Godly, supernal holiness, until we create new Torah insights.
May these teachings join together for us, creating new, holy combinations in Your holy Torah, until we create true insights into Your holy Torah every day, in accordance with Your good will.
In Your great compassion and kindness, guard us and rescue us. May the dew formed of those teachings that are scattered in the air not harm us, Heaven forbid. May this inspiration not come to us in the form of an arousal to pursue business and the thirty-nine types of labor, Heaven forbid.
May we cast our burden on You and trust that You alone will support us in Your great compassion in a timely way, and we will not strive in vain or give birth to dismay.
May we awaken every day and moment with enthusiasm, yearning and drive, entirely for You and Your Torah, for the sake of serving You with a whole heart, in accordance with Your good will.
May we learn Your Torah for its own sake all the days of our lives, and truly return to You and fulfill Your commandments and attach ourselves to You always, from now and forever. Amen, selah.
[עַל־פִּי תּוֹרָה קנ"ט - דַּע שֶׁיֵּשׁ אֶמְצָעִי וְהִיא הַשְּׁכִינָה]
נִדְבוֹת פִּי רְצֵה נָא יְהֹוָה וּמִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לַמְּדֵנִי. דֶּרֶךְ פִּקוּדֶיךָ הֲבִינֵנִי וְאָשִׂיחָה בְּנִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ. דֶּרֶךְ שֶׁקֶר הָסֵר מִמֶּנִּי וְתוֹרָתְךָ חָנֵּנִי.
Learning Torah Brings Material and Spiritual Abundance / Raising the Torah Learning of Spiritually Weak People
A person must purify his thoughts and heart until he learns Torah for the sake of raising the Shekhinah (Divine Presence) from the dust.
Then his learning rises to the Shekhinah, which receives it with great love. With that, he draws spiritual and material abundance to himself. That abundance rises to give life to all of the upper worlds and all of the angels, and it descends to help other Jews as well.
There are vapors that come from the Torah learning of Jews who are small in stature and whose learning cannot rise to the Shekhinah. A person must receive these vapors for the good, so that they will turn into his dew of Torah, his dew of lights, his elixir of life. Then he will wake up every day with new inspiration, with an enthusiastic yearning to learn the Torah and serve God.
As a result of receiving these vapors, he rises in Godly holiness until he creates new Torah insights.
He must take care that the dew formed of those teachings that are scattered in the air will not harm him, that it will not come to him in the form of an arousal to pursue business and the thirty-nine types of labor. To that end, he must eschew the desire for money and the pursuits and distractions of this world.
Instead, he must trust that God alone will support him.
Learning Torah without Ulterior Motives
“HaShem, accept the offerings of my mouth, and teach me Your judgments.” “Lead me to understand Your precepts, and I will speak of Your wonders.” “Remove the way of falsehood from me, and favor me with Your Torah.”
רִבּוֹנוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, נוֹתֵן הַתּוֹרָה, עָזְרֵנוּ וְהוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ וְזַכֵּנוּ לַעֲסֹק בְּתוֹרָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה. קַדְּשֵׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתֶיךָ וְתֵן חֶלְקֵנוּ בְּתוֹרָתֶךָ,
Master of the world, You Who are filled with compassion, Giver of the Torah, help us and save us. Help us learn Your holy Torah day and night. Sanctify us with Your mitzvot and place our portion in Your Torah.
וּתְטַהֵר רַעְיוֹנַי וְלִבִּי לַעֲבוֹדָתֶךָ, עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה לִלְמֹד תּוֹרָה לִשְׁמָהּ בֶּאֱמֶת, שֶׁיִּהְיֶה כָּל כַּוָּנָתִי בְּלִמּוּדִי בֶּאֱמֶת לְשִׁמְךָ לְבַד, בְּלִי שׁוּם פְּנִיּוֹת וּמַחֲשָׁבוֹת אֲחֵרוֹת כְּלָל, בִּלְתִּי לַיהֹוָה לְבַדּוֹ,
Purify my thoughts and my heart to serve You until I merit to learn Torah for its own sake, wherein my sole intent in learning will be for Your sake only, without any ulterior motives or other thoughts at all, “but solely for HaShem.”
וְאַתָּה בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ תַּעַזְרֵנִי בְּכָל־עֵת לְקַדֵּשׁ וּלְטַהֵר עַצְמִי כָּרָאוּי. עַד שֶׁאֶזְכֶּה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה כָּל לִמּוּדִי בִּשְׁבִיל שְׁכִינַת עֻזֶּךָ, לַאֲקָמָא שְׁכִינְתָּא מֵעַפְרָא,
In Your compassion, help me always sanctify and purify myself until all of my learning will be only for the sake of Your mighty Presence, for the sake of raising the Shekhinah from the dust.
עַד שֶׁיַּעֲלֶה כָּל לִמּוּדִי לְהַשְּׁכִינָה שֶׁהִיא אֶמְצָעִי בֵּינוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ, וּבֵין הָעוֹלָם. וּתְקַבֵּל הַשְּׁכִינָה הַקְּדוֹשָׁה כָּל לִמּוּד תּוֹרָתִי בְּאַהֲבָה גְּדוֹלָה,
May all of my learning rise to the Shekhinah, the intermediary between You and the world. May the holy Shekhinah receive all of my Torah learning with great love.
וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה תַמְשִׁיךְ עָלֵינוּ כָּל הַהַשְׁפָּעוֹת, וְיִהְיֶה נַעֲשֶׂה מִלִּמּוּד תּוֹרָתֵנוּ שֶׁפַע רוּחָנִיּוּת וְשֶׁפַע גַּשְׁמִיּוּת,
Drawing Abundance into the World
And with that, draw all abundance onto us. May our Torah learning become spiritual and material abundance.
שֶׁתַּעֲלֶה הַשֶּׁפַע מֵעֵסֶק תּוֹרָתֵנוּ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה לְהַחֲיוֹת כָּל הָעוֹלָמוֹת הָעֶלְיוֹנִים, וְכָל הַמַּלְאָכִים וּשְׂרָפִים וְאוֹפַנִּים וְחַיּוֹת הַקֹּדֶשׁ, וְכָל דָּרֵי מַעְלָה.
May that abundance rise from our learning the holy Torah to give life to all the supernal worlds and to all the angels, seraphim, ophanim and holy chayot — to all those who dwell above.
וְגַם תֵּרֵד הַשֶּׁפַע גַּשְׁמִיּוּת עַל־יְדֵי לִמּוּד תּוֹרָתֵנוּ לְכָל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמֶּךָ, וְתַשְׁפִּיעַ לָנוּ עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה, בָּנֵי חַיֵּי וּמְזוֹנֵי בְּשֶׁפַע גָּדוֹל דִּקְדֻשָּׁה, עֹשֶׁר וְכָבוֹד וְחַיִּים, וּצְדָקָה וּבְרָכָה וְרַחֲמִים וְחַיִּים וְשָׁלוֹם וְכָל טוֹב בָּזֶה וּבַבָּא:
May material abundance descend via our Torah learning to all the children of Israel, Your nation. As a result, send us children, life and income, with an abundance of holiness, wealth, honor, life, charity, blessing, compassion, peace and all good — in this world and the next.
וּבְכֵן תְּרַחֵם עָלֵינוּ וְתַעַזְרֵנוּ וְתוֹשִׁיעֵנוּ שֶׁכָּל הָאֵדִים וְהָאֲוִירִים שֶׁנִּשְׁאוֹב מֵהַתּוֹרוֹת שֶׁל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל עַמְּךָ הַקְּטַנִּים בְּמַעֲלָה, אֲשֶׁר אֵין זוֹכִים שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לִמּוּדָם עוֹלֶה לְהַשְּׁכִינָה,
Rectifying Torah Learning That Cannot Rise to the Shekhinah
Have compassion on us. Help us and save us. There are vapors and atmospheres that we derive from the Torah learning of those Jews who are small in stature, whose learning cannot rise to the Shekhinah.
אֲשֶׁר לִמּוּדָם נִתְפַּזֵּר בָּאֲוִיר בַּלַּיְלָה עַל־יְדֵי הָרוּחַ הַקַּר שֶׁל כָּל הַגַּרְדִּינֵי נִמּוּסִין הַיּוֹצְאִין בַּלַּיְלָה וּמַכֶּה עֲלֵיהֶם וְכָל בְּנֵי עוֹלָם שׁוֹאֲבִין מֵאֵדִים אֵלּוּ,
Their learning is scattered in the air at night as a result of the cool wind of all the “wardens of judgment” that emerge at night and strike them. All the people of the world draw from these vapors.
אָנָּא יְהֹוָה, עוֹשֵׂה נִפְלָאוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת לְבַדֶּךָ, רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ לְמַעַנְךָ, וְזַכֵּנוּ שֶׁנִּשְׁאֹב וּנְקַבֵּל מֵאֵלּוּ הָאֵדִים שֶׁל אֵלּוּ הַתּוֹרוֹת לְטוֹבָה, שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה נַעֲשֶׂה אֶצְלֵנוּ מֵהֶם טַל תּוֹרָה, טַל אוֹרוֹת, סַם חַיִּים,
Please, HaShem, You Who do great wonders alone, have compassion on us for Your sake. May we draw in and receive the vapors of these teachings for the good, so that they will turn into our dew of Torah, our dew of lights, our elixir of life.
וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה נִזְכֶּה לְהִתְעוֹרֵר בְּכָל יוֹם בְּהִתְעוֹרְרוּת חָדָשׁ בְּחֵשֶׁק נִמְרָץ וְהִשְׁתּוֹקְקוּת גָּדוֹל לַעֲסֹק בְּתוֹרָתְךָ וּבַעֲבוֹדָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה בֶּאֱמֶת,
As a result, may we wake up every day with new inspiration, with an enthusiastic drive and yearning to learn Your Torah and to serve You.
וְתִהְיֶה תוֹרָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה חֲדָשָׁה בְּעֵינֵינוּ לְגַמְרֵי בְּכָל יוֹם וָיוֹם.
May Your holy Torah be completely new in our eyes every day.
וְנִזְכֶּה לַעֲלוֹת מַעְלָה מַעְלָה בִּקְדֻשָּׁתְךָ הָעֶלְיוֹנָה, עַד שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לְחַדֵּשׁ חִדּוּשִׁין דְּאוֹרַיְיתָא אֲמִתִּיִּים עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה, עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁנְּקַבֵּל וְנִשְׁאֹב מֵאֵלּוּ הָאֵדִים הַנִּמְשָׁכִין מִכַּמָּה וְכַמָּה תּוֹרוֹת שֶׁל כַּמָּה בְּנֵי אָדָם,
As a result of receiving and drawing those vapors that come from the teachings of a number of people, may we rise ever upward in Godly, supernal holiness, until we create new Torah insights.
וְיִצְטָרְפוּ אֶצְלֵנוּ צֵרוּפִים חֲדָשִׁים קְדוֹשִׁים בְּתוֹרָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה, עַד שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה לְחַדֵּשׁ חִדּוּשִׁין אֲמִתִּיִּים בְּתוֹרָתְךָ הַקְּדוֹשָׁה בְּכָל יוֹם וָיוֹם כִּרְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב.
May these teachings join together for us, creating new, holy combinations in Your holy Torah, until we create true insights into Your holy Torah every day, in accordance with Your good will.
וְתִשְׁמְרֵנוּ וְתַצִּילֵנוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים וּבַחֲסָדֶיךָ הַגְּדוֹלִים, שֶׁלֹּא יַזִּיק לָנוּ חַס וְשָׁלוֹם בְּחִינַת הַטַּל הַזֶּה הַנַּעֲשָׂה מֵאֵלּוּ הַתּוֹרוֹת הַמִּתְפַּזְּרִים בָּאֲוִיר, שֶׁלֹּא יַגִּיעַ לָנוּ חַס וְשָׁלוֹם עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה הִתְעוֹרְרוּת לִרְדִיפַת הַמַּשָּׂא וּמַתָּן וְהַשְׁלֹשִׁים וְתֵשַׁע מְלָאכוֹת.
In Your great compassion and kindness, guard us and rescue us. May the dew formed of those teachings that are scattered in the air not harm us, Heaven forbid. May this inspiration not come to us in the form of an arousal to pursue business and the thirty-nine types of labor, Heaven forbid.
וְתַצִּילֵנוּ מִתַּאֲוַת מָמוֹן וּמֵרְדִיפַת וְטִרְדּוֹת הָעוֹלָם הַזֶּה וַהֲבָלָיו,
Rescue us from the lust for money and from the pursuits and distractions of this empty world.
רַק נִזְכֶּה לְהַשְׁלִיךְ יְהָבֵנוּ עַל יְהֹוָה, וְלִבְטֹחַ בְּךָ לְבַד שֶׁאַתָּה תְּכַלְכְּלֵנוּ וּתְפַרְנְסֵנוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים בְּעִתּוֹ וּבִזְמַנּוֹ, וְלֹא נִיגַע לָרִיק וְלֹא נֵלֵד לַבֶּהָלָה,
May we cast our burden on You and trust that You alone will support us in Your great compassion in a timely way, and we will not strive in vain or give birth to dismay.
רַק כָּל תְּשׁוּקָתֵנוּ יִהְיֶה לְתוֹרָתְךָ וְלַעֲבוֹדָתְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת תָּמִיד יוֹמָם וָלָיְלָה.
May we yearn only to learn Your Torah and to truly serve You always, day and night.
וְנִתְעוֹרֵר בְּכָל יוֹם וּבְכָל־עֵת וּבְכָל שָׁעָה בְּהִתְעוֹרְרוּת וְחֵשֶׁק וְרָצוֹן חָדָשׁ לְגַמְרֵי אֵלֶיךָ וּלְתוֹרָתְךָ וְלַעֲבוֹדָתְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּבְלֵב שָׁלֵם כִּרְצוֹנְךָ הַטּוֹב,
May we awaken every day and moment with enthusiasm, yearning and drive, entirely for You and Your Torah, for the sake of serving You with a whole heart, in accordance with Your good will.
עַד שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לַעֲסֹק בְּתוֹרָתְךָ לִשְׁמָהּ כָּל יְמֵי חַיֵּנוּ, וְלָשׁוּב אֵלֶיךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּלְקַיֵּם מִצְוֹתֶיךָ וּלְהִתְדַּבֵּק בְּךָ תָמִיד מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם, אָמֵן סֶלָה:
May we learn Your Torah for its own sake all the days of our lives, and truly return to You and fulfill Your commandments and attach ourselves to You always, from now and forever. Amen, selah.