שבת SHABBAT (the Sabbath):

SECOND BOOK:

1. The Torah, the tithes and the Shabbat, they give material life as well.

2. One accustomed to cursing, through this he will not have (appropriate) clothes for the Shabbat.

3. In a city where they guard themselves from going beyond the Shabbat boundary (2000 amot beyond the last houses), through this the meat is cheap.

4. Through observing the Shabbat one draws upon oneself the light of the Messiah, also through repentance.

5. Through observing the Shabbat, one is like a son who comes clean before his father, and his father fulfills his wants. Also, he decrees, and G-d enacts. Also, the principle reward for his good deeds is preserved for the World to Come, and (in the meantime) he benefits from their dividends.

תשובה Repentance: book two 8-10

8. The Holy One, Blessed is He- creates paths in the sea, in order to overpower our sins and to extract our righteousness.

9. When the Tzaddik becomes wealthy, through this the wicked return in repentance.

10. Through observing the Shabbat, one draws on oneself the light of the Messiah, also through repentance.

ממון MONEY: book two 28-29

28. One whose merchandise and estates are scattered, and not in one place -- sometimes he is saved through this from having to tear his garments for his deceased.

29. The largest businessman in a city is the light (lit. candle) of the city.

נר תמיד MEMORIAL (lit: CONSTANT) LIGHT:

1. In the merit of memorial (lit. constant) lights that burn on olive oil, one is saved from losing the Jewish faith.

משיח MASHIACH (MESSIAH):

SECOND BOOK:

1. Through the stories of tzaddikim, the light of the Mashiach is drawn into the world, much darkness and suffering is dispelled from the world, and also one merits to attractive clothing.

2. Through repentance, the Spirit of the Mashiach wafts upon the harsh decrees of the nations (lit. kingdoms) and annuls them.

3. In the future, there will be a generation in the world that will be totally righteous.

4. Through Truth, the End (- of the exile) will come.

5. Through keeping the Shabbat one draws upon oneself the light of the Mashiach, also through repentance.

ארץ ישראל Land of Israel - BOOK TWO

ספר המידות - ערך ארץ ישראל חלק שני

א. על ידי ישיבת ארץ ישראל משיגין השגחת השם יתברך על העולם:

BOOK TWO:

1. Through settling the Land of Israel, one perceives Divine Providence over the world.

2. According to the novelties a man derives from the Torah, he draws an illumination from the holiness of the Land of Israel.

ב. לפי החדוש שאדם מחדש בתורה, כן נמשך לו הארה מקדושת ארץ ישראל:

3. According to the longing one has to come to the Land of Israel, through this there is bountiful large income.

ג. על ידי השתוקקות שאדם משתוקק לביאת ארץ ישראל, על ידי זה נשפע פרנסה גדולה:

4. One who supports many people, through this he draws blessing from Israel to the rest of the world.

ד. מי שהוא מפרנס את הרבים, על ידי זה ממשיך הברכה מארץ ישראל לחוץ לארץ:

5. One who longs for the Land of Israel arouses longing in his mother and father—meaning, in their souls—so they come to Israel, and the Holy One, Blessed be He comes with them, and they wait and long for him (t.n. to come to the Holy Land).

ה. מי שמשתוקק לארץ ישראל, על ידי זה מעורר השתוקקות אצל אביו ואמו, הינו נשמותיהם, ובאים לארץ ישראל, והקדוש ברוך הוא בא עמם ומצפים ומשתוקקים אליו:

6. Through the money one gives to the poor people that live in the Land of Israel, through this his wealth is maintained.

ו. על ידי הממון שנותן לעניי ארץ ישראל, על ידי זה ממונו נתקים בידו:

7. One who knows about the Land of Israel, who has truly tasted the taste of the Land of Israel, can recognize in another if he had been by a true tzaddik on Rosh HaShana or not. For one whom merited being by a true tzaddik on Rosh HaShana, wherever he looks, the air of that place gains the aspect of the air of Israel. Therefore, anyone who knows the taste of the Land of Israel, each person according to his level, will without question sense the Land of Israel when he chances upon and meets with a man who had been by a true tzaddik on Rosh HaShana. For through such a man the air becomes the aspect of the air of the Land of Israel, as explained above.

ז. מי שיודע מארץ ישראל, שטעם באמת טעם ארץ ישראל, הוא יכול להכיר באחר, אם היה אצל צדיק [אמתי] על ראש השנה אם לאו. כי מי שזוכה להיות אצל צדיק אמתי על ראש השנה, אזי בכל מקום שהאיש הזה מסתכל, נעשה אותו האויר בחינת אוירא דארץ ישראל, ועל כן מי שיודע מטעם ארץ ישראל, כל אחד כפי ערכו, הוא מחויב להרגיש ארץ ישראל, כשפוגע ומתועד יחד עם זה האיש, שהיה אצל צדיק אמתי על ראש השנה, כי על ידו נעשה האויר בבחינת ארץ ישראל כנ"ל:

Clothing - BOOK TWO

BOOK TWO:

1. Through [telling] stories of Tzaddikim, the light of Mashiach is drawn into the world, much darkness and troubles are dispelled from the world, and one also merits having attractive clothing.

2. One who is accustomed to cursing, through this he will not have clothes for Shabbat.

3. One who always beautifies his legs with fine garments, for example, wearing ostentatious shoes or pants, through this he comes to deceive others.

4. One who is negligent (disrespectful) in the commandment of tzitzit does not merit burial.

5. One who makes clothing for his friend can change his friend's will in any way he wants, both materially and spiritually.

6. When a man dresses in his father’s clothes, through this it is easy for him to practice his father’s traits.

7. “Come eat my food and drink…” Mishlei 9:5 -- the initials of the Hebrew words in this verse spell Lulav (palm branch). "…from the wine…" (adding four for the letters of the word) has the same gematria (numerical value)) as the initials of Etrog, Hadas, Arava (citron, myrtle, willow). [The word] “Masachti—I mixed…” – is an aspect of Sukkot (in that the words share the same root letters). [Thus we derive that] through the mitzvah of taking the Four Species and through [dwelling in] the Sukkah, a man merits to have food, drink and clothing, and also that his soul will receive life-force. Through the sukkah one merits to have clothing, an aspect of "When I put clouds as his garment." (Iyov 38:9) Through the willow one merits beverage, through the myrtle one merits to vitalize the soul, and through the lulav and the etrog one merits eating, for they have fruits, which are types of food.