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Have compassion on those of Your Nation, the House of Israel, who need to find their spouse, and let them merit very quickly to a partner in life, their true spouse, whom Heaven considers worthy. Let each one feel a sense of arousal towards You at the time of betrothal and when breaking the china vessel at the time of formal betrothal, and let them remember the final, ultimate purpose of marriage. Let each one remember the Gate of Clay that was in Jerusalem, which was the entranceway to Hell, so that he or she won’t betray his or her proper spouse. Let one never divorce the other, even if he or she suffers from the other, Heaven forbid, and let them remember the bitter punishment of Hell from which they will be saved by this, as the Sages said, "He who has a wicked wife won’t see Hell." This he has to accept with love and to remind himself that if his wife is good, as he wants, then he has to be very, very careful not to indulge his lust, Heaven forbid. Let him remember, certainly remember, that there is Hell, and let him have mercy on himself by sanctifying himself properly with the ultimate holiness at the time of marital intercourse, as is fitting for a Jew. Let him remember and never forget the bitter punishment of Hell which comes as a result of blemishing the covenant (brit), Heaven forbid, Heaven forbid! Have mercy upon me and upon all the seed of Israel; arrange things for the good in such a way that we merit to escape and save ourselves from Hell and from all sorts of punishments and harsh judgements in This World and the Next. In Your abundant mercy, have pity upon us in the merit and strength of the tzaddikim who brought us closer to You... May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart find favour before You, O Lord, my Rock and Redeemer.
91. "AND G-D SPOKE"
(a) All the things and wisdoms in the world, whatever they are, have to be connected to the Holy One. And someone who does not connect them to the Holy One is an aspect of (Proverbs,16:28) "A whisperer separates the master" ( "master" in Hebrew 'aluf' alludes to G-d). This person separates things from the Master of the World and causes, Heaven forbid, a blemish in the moon and the exile of the Shechinah. For each person, whoever he is, has to connect his mind wherever he is to the Torah and to the Holy One. All this is rectified by coming close to true tzaddikim for they raise and connect everything to G-d through their speaking about mundane, worldly matters. Even the apparently mundane conversations of the true tzaddikim are very precious because specifically by this they connect to the Holy One even those who are very far away from G-d. Then all the harsh decrees are removed and all the wicked are subdued; we find all forms of light and all forms of perfection.
(b) By binding oneself to true tzaddikim one merits to complete repentance and one's sins are atoned for. This leads to the sweetening and nullification of all the harsh judgements and, through this a unification is made between the Holy One and the Shechinah.