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Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal introduces the last story of the Sipurey Maasios (Stories of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov) to begin the deep and wondrous tale of “The Seven Beggars“. Text: Sichos HaRan 149. (Lesson rw33a. Recorded on 1977-09-05.)
00:00 – Introduction to the Sipurey Maasios and to the story of The Seven Beggars. “Even if you don’t understand the deeper meanings of the story, if you only hear the words on a simple level, you will understand it more fully in the Olam HaEmes – [Future] World of Truth.”
03:44 – Seder Yom of Rebbe Nachman. “The sleep of a tzaddik is his visit to heaven.”
05:59 – There are two ways to learn Rebbe Nachman’s seforim – first at the surface level and then in depth.
08:12 – The Seven Beggars. “I will tell you how people were once filled with joy.”
19:20 – A prince mourns his fall from faith.
21:52 – Two lost children cry for help.
22:50 – One after another, Seven Beggars appear. Each one provides the two lost children with food and a mysterious blessing.
28:50 – The two children find a path, reach a town, and decide to become beggars.
32:10 – A pit is dug out to serve as a wedding hall for the two lost children.
*34:40 – At times of joy, a person must remind themselves of kindnesses he has received. The children’s yearning demonstrates how yearning for the Tzaddik Emes enables him to create garments for any soul, no matter how lost.
36:06 – The First (Blind) Beggar reappears at the wedding of the two children and blesses them to “be like him.” All blessing is preceded by אתערותא דלתתא. The First (Blind) Beggar reappears at the wedding of the two children and blesses them to “be like him.”
41:58 – All seven beggars are one and the same person: the Tzaddik Emes.
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