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a) 'Sometimes ceasing to learn Torah is the way to keep it' (Menachot,99), for someone who wants to engage in learning Torah and serving G-d constantly will find it impossible to maintain this cleaving to the Holy One and His Torah without a break. One has to cease occasionally. Now and again one has to let the mind go out from the realm of Torah in order to engage in mundane things so as to prevent the powers of confusion from the Other Side becoming too strong and nullifying one's wisdom completely. Consequently one has to rest sometimes. However, when Meshiach comes then one won't need to cease from one's intense attachment to G-d.

b) The tzaddik who learns intensely sublime wisdom has eyes that radiate like

the sun. This is an aspect of "our eyes shine like the sun and like the moon."

Sometimes they shine like the sun when we concentrate on holy wisdom, and at other times they shine like the moon when we stop ourselves from letting the mind wander in holy wisdom, for the moon doesn't shine other than when the sun disappears. In the future, through the two Meshiachs (Yoseph and David), we will be redeemed from all the nations, who stem from Esau and Ishmael, the two clouds which cover the eyes (Zohar,3,252). Then one won't need to cease from cleaving to G-d and the verse will be fulfilled which says, "The light of the moon will be as the light of the sun" (Isaiah,30).

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“The eyes of all look to You with hope and You give them their food in its proper time. You open Your hand and satisfy every living thing with its desire”.

Master of the Universe, grant me an honourable living before I need it, in such away that I will only do good in Your eyes and be You desire You know how much making a living confuses me and weakens my mind from becoming stronger in Your service. Master of the Universe, I know that I am far away an honourable income for I have blemished a lot and damaged my own income. But, I have come before You, merciful One, like a beggar at the door who goes from door to door. I open my hands and ask for an undeserved gift, a gracious present from You alone, in Your immense loving-kindness. Arrange my income from Heaven and give me all my needs and needs of my household prior to our need, for our eyes look with hope only to you,

Master of the World, First of all First Causes, arrange form me an income in such a way that comes easily without great efforts or confusions. Let our income be drawn down upon us with great speed and for the good. Let it be abundant. Merit us to clarify our income with great holiness. May we eat and drink with great holiness. May we eat and drink with holiness and great purity such that our food and drink are clarified with holiness, like the Katoret, creating holy words of blessings and thanksgiving. You can arrange causes for the good so that our income comes with great speed, with no delay. Then bring us Meshiach, speedily in our lifetime. May he rule over us and over all the Jewish People and over the entire world.

Amen. G-d may it be.