1עַל יְדֵי שִׂמְחָה נִצּוֹלִין מִמִּיתַת בָּנִים.Joy can protect your children from death (cf. She’arit Yisrael #114).2כִּי הַקְּלִפָּה הָעוֹשֶׂקֶת אוֹתָם ח"ו, נִקְרֵאת "לִילִית" וְהַשִּׂמְחָה הוּא הַהֶפֶךְ מִמֶּנָּה.The evil force that destroys children is called Lilith (Zohar I, 14b). Joy is the antithesis of Lilith (ibid., III, 227b).99LILith comes from the root LaILah (night) and is associated with dark moods and depression.
עַל יְדֵי שִׂמְחָה נִצּוֹלִין מִמִּיתַת בָּנִים.
Joy can protect your children from death (cf. She’arit Yisrael #114).
כִּי הַקְּלִפָּה הָעוֹשֶׂקֶת אוֹתָם ח"ו, נִקְרֵאת "לִילִית" וְהַשִּׂמְחָה הוּא הַהֶפֶךְ מִמֶּנָּה.
The evil force that destroys children is called Lilith (Zohar I, 14b). Joy is the antithesis of Lilith (ibid., III, 227b).99LILith comes from the root LaILah (night) and is associated with dark moods and depression.