כי אני ה' המעלה אתכם מארץ מצרים להיות לכם לאלהים, שמעתי בשם הבעש"ט זלה"ה, היינו שגם הדברי גשמייות והארציות, שמכונה בשם לכם, על דרך (ביצה דט"ו ע"ב) חציו לה' וחציו לכם, יהיה גם כן לאלהים, בלי שום תאוות עולם הזה: (מבשר צדק פ' קדושים, ופ' בהר).
For I am G‑d, that brought out of the land of Egypt, to be for you a G‑d. Therefore, you shall be holy, for I am holy. (Leviticus 11:45) That is, even earthly and material things, called by the term “for you” – as it says: “Half for G‑d and half for you”4Beitzah 15b. The Talmud states that of the time spent during the holidays, half should be for devoted to G‑d (through prayer and Torah study), and half “to you” – to enjoy the physical aspects of the day, the festive meal, the rest. – should also be devoted to G‑d, without any earthly desires at all. Mevaser Tzedek, Kedoshim, Behar5See, also, Sheiris Yisroel, Likutim, sha’ar 1; Chesed l’Avraham, Shavuos: “I person must see to it that also the ‘for you’ – that is, permissible desires – are ‘for G‑d’ – only for G‑d alone.”
כי אני ה' המעלה אתכם מארץ מצרים להיות לכם לאלהים, שמעתי בשם הבעש"ט זלה"ה, היינו שגם הדברי גשמייות והארציות, שמכונה בשם לכם, על דרך (ביצה דט"ו ע"ב) חציו לה' וחציו לכם, יהיה גם כן לאלהים, בלי שום תאוות עולם הזה:
(מבשר צדק פ' קדושים, ופ' בהר).
For I am G‑d, that brought out of the land of Egypt, to be for you a G‑d. Therefore, you shall be holy, for I am holy. (Leviticus 11:45)
That is, even earthly and material things, called by the term “for you” – as it says: “Half for G‑d and half for you”4Beitzah 15b. The Talmud states that of the time spent during the holidays, half should be for devoted to G‑d (through prayer and Torah study), and half “to you” – to enjoy the physical aspects of the day, the festive meal, the rest. – should also be devoted to G‑d, without any earthly desires at all.
Mevaser Tzedek, Kedoshim, Behar5See, also, Sheiris Yisroel, Likutim, sha’ar 1; Chesed l’Avraham, Shavuos: “I person must see to it that also the ‘for you’ – that is, permissible desires – are ‘for G‑d’ – only for G‑d alone.”