CHIDUSHIN D'ORAYTA
ORIGINAL TORAH INSIGHTS
B
1)A person draws from the holiness of Eretz Yisrael in accordance with
the original insights which he finds in the Torah.
2)Supportive proofs from the Torah for Rabbinical enactments bring
abundant prosperity to the world. This is because there are a number
of teachings which have no explicit verse in the Torah upon which
they are based and the Rabbis labored to find some supportive
reference [for their enactment].
3)Original Torah insights increase Divine Providence in the world.
4)When a Jew is taken captive, the wise men of the generation are no
longer able to draw from the wellsprings of wisdom which he brings
into the world. The opposite is true when he is freed from
captivity.
5)Original Torah insights bring an increase of converts [to
Judaism].
6)When a person wants to gain deeper insight into the Torah, he arouses
great opposition and is then in serious danger. He should clothe
himself in the image of the patriarch Abraham [who epitomizes
lovingkindness] and he will be saved.
7)Those who want to reveal their original Torah insights should study
the Codifiers beforehand and then again afterwards. This study of the
Law will protect their insights from being affected by foreign
influences. This same procedure should also be followed when a person
wants to perform some act of charity.
8)Original Torah insights arouse the giving of charity and vice
versa.
9)Insights are gained into the mysteries of Creation in proportion to
the development of original insights into the Torah.
10)A person is at liberty to record all the Torah insights which he
originates. However, there are certain revelations which are only
meant to be given over verbally. The person who knows which insights
are to be written down and which are not also has the ability to
detect the lone Jew from amongst a thousand gentiles.
11)A person should refrain from teaching Torah at a time or in a place
where it will not be appreciated. And even if his words will draw
the proper attention, he must be careful to say only as much as is
appropriate - unlike "The fool [who] speaks everything" (Proverbs
29:11). When one says everything which is on his mind, his body
becomes swollen with an excess of water in the blood. [The need for
such restraint can be drawn from the verse,] "He makes a weight for
the wind and weighs the waters by measure" (job 28:25).
12)Through his Torah insights, a person merits having a beautiful
tallit.
13)There are times when the Tzaddik strives to achieve something or
struggles to understand a certain aspect of the Torah only to later
find that it has come to someone less righteous than himself,
without this person having to work to achieve it. This is only
because the door had already been opened [through the Tzaddik's
endeavors].
14)Whenever a wicked man prospers, it becomes difficult to develop new
insights into Jewish Law. [His success also has an effect on court
cases, in that] the litigants cannot accept the judge's verdict.
15)People tend to be fond of a person who has satisfactorily revealed
some aspect of the Torah's reasoning.
16)A person whose faith is lacking finds it difficult to gain insight
into the Torah.
CHITUN
MARRIAGE
B
1)A person who has difficulty finding a marriage partner should recite
the Shirat HaYam, the Song of the Red Sea, with great
concentration.
2)Reciting the Blessing of the New Moon is particularly propitious for
finding one's match. This is hinted at by the Hebrew word for moon -
LeVaNaH - which comprises the first letters of the expression,
"B'tulah Ni'sait L'yom Har'veee - A virgin marries on the fourth day
of the week" (see glossary B).
3)A man gains prosperity and blessing when he chooses a Torah scholar
to be his son-in-law.
4)Choosing a Torah scholar as one's son-in-law saves a person from the
punishment he deserves for having given bad advice to his friend.
5)When people choose Torah scholars for their daughters to marry,
proper judges are appointed.
6)A person who has difficulty finding a marriage partner should recite
the Torah section dealing'with the Temple sacrifices brought by the
heads of the twelve tribes (Numbers, chap. 7).
7)The pairing of potential marriage partners, even if only discussed
and never actualized is also from Heaven. Mere talk of such a match
has an effect on each of the potential partners.
8)The veil used to cover the bride before the ceremony carries with it
a blessing for children.
9)Through prayer a person can exchange the marriage partner designated
for him in Heaven.
10)When a husband and wife are careful not to share sleeping quarters,
even for one night, with another couple, they merit having kohanim
and prestigious [young] men for sons-in-law.
11)When a widower takes another wife, his first wife suffers in her
grave.
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