Eating Human Food / Healing from Fever / Restorative Sweating A person should not eat more than is absolutely necessary. He should pray that only food that has been purified until it is no longer animal food but human food will enter his mouth. Then God will rescue him from every type of illness — particularly from the illness of fever, which comes either as a result of overeating or as a result of eating food that has not yet been purified from being animal food. When a sick person experiences a good episode of sweating, his mind is set at rest and the energies of kindness and strictness — which are the power of fire and water within him — blend together in proper balance. Eating in a Human Fashion Guardian of Israel, guard the remnant of Israel. Let no illness and pain come to Your nation, the Jewish people.
You Who are filled with compassion, have compassion on me and on all the Jewish people. Guard us and rescue us at every moment, so that we will eat no more than is absolutely necessary. Rather, may we eat and drink in a measured fashion, so that we do not overindulge ourselves, which is animalistic.
As a result, You will guard us and rescue us from every type of illness — particularly from the illness of fever,12The term kadachat seems to refer to glandular fever, a severe illness that was prevalent in Rebbe Nachman’s time. which comes either as a result of overeating — which corresponds to animal food — or as a result of eating food that has not yet been purified from being animal food.
Have compassion, You Who are filled with compassion. You know how many blemishes and stumbling blocks come about as a result of excessive eating and drinking, and how many illnesses result from this, may the Compassionate One protect us — particularly the illness of fever, which has now spread a great deal, may HaShem guard us from now on.
In Your compassion, shield me and guard me so I will not eat any food that has not yet been purified from being animal food. Rescue me and Your entire nation, the Jewish people, from all types of illness, and from any type of blow, pain and discomfort — and particularly from the illness of fever.
Have compassion on all the Jewish people, on all who have had this fever, may the Compassionate One have pity and protect them (and particularly [Hebrew name], the son/ daughter of [mother’s Hebrew name]). Swiftly send them a complete healing from Heaven, a healing of the soul and a healing of the body, among the other sick people of Israel.
A Healthy Sweat In Your vast compassion, send them a good episode of sweating from Heaven, so that their minds will be set at rest and the energies of kindness and strictness, which are the power of fire and water within them, will blend together in proper balance,1When someone with a fever breaks out in a sweat, it is a sign that his illness is nearing its end. On the physical level, the flushing and chills of fever give way to a normal body temperature. On the Kabbalistic level, this corresponds to perfected da’at (knowledge, awareness) — which is the confluence of chesed (kindness) (associated with water and cooling) and gevurah (strictness) (associated with heat and burning). See Rebbe Nachman’s lesson in Likutey Moharan I, 263. no longer mixed and confused, so that one will no longer overcome the other.
In this way, rescue these individuals and all the Jewish people from too much coldness and heat, from the trembling of the limbs that comes from fever, may the Compassionate One protect us. May they recover completely and may their minds truly be set completely at ease.
May we, Your entire nation, the House of Israel, always learn Your Torah and serve You in truth, with complete knowledge, all the days of our lives, until we truly recognize You and serve You with a full heart and a calm mind, in holiness and purity, from now and forever.
You are the Guardian of Your nation, the Jewish people, forever. Guard us constantly from anything harmful, both in the material and spiritual realms. May the verse be realized in me, “HaShem will guard your going out and your coming in from now and forever.” Amen.
[עַל־פִּי תּוֹרָה רס"ג - דַּע שֶׁחֳלִי הַקַּדַּחַת רח"ל בָּא עַל־יְדֵי אֲכִילָה יְתֵרָה]
שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל שְׁמֹר שְׁאֵרִית יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאַל יָבוֹא שׁוּם חוֹלָאַת וּכְאֵב וּמַכְאוֹב עַל עַמְּךָ יִשְרָאֵל.
Eating Human Food / Healing from Fever / Restorative Sweating
A person should not eat more than is absolutely necessary.
He should pray that only food that has been purified until it is no longer animal food but human food will enter his mouth.
Then God will rescue him from every type of illness — particularly from the illness of fever, which comes either as a result of overeating or as a result of eating food that has not yet been purified from being animal food.
When a sick person experiences a good episode of sweating, his mind is set at rest and the energies of kindness and strictness — which are the power of fire and water within him — blend together in proper balance.
Eating in a Human Fashion
Guardian of Israel, guard the remnant of Israel. Let no illness and pain come to Your nation, the Jewish people.
מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, רַחֵם עָלֵינוּ וְעַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְשָׁמְרֵנוּ וְהַצִּילֵנוּ בְּכָל־עֵת שֶׁלֹּא נֹאכַל יוֹתֵר מֵהַהֶכְרֵחַ כְּלָל, רַק נִזְכֶּה שֶׁתִּהְיֶה אֲכִילָתֵנוּ וּשְׁתִיָּתֵנוּ בַּמִּדָּה וּבַמִּשְׁקָל וּבַמְּשׂוּרָה, שֶׁלֹּא נֹאכַל שׁוּם אֲכִילָה יְתֵרָה שֶׁהוּא בְּחִינַת מַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה.
You Who are filled with compassion, have compassion on me and on all the Jewish people. Guard us and rescue us at every moment, so that we will eat no more than is absolutely necessary. Rather, may we eat and drink in a measured fashion, so that we do not overindulge ourselves, which is animalistic.
וְכֵן תַּצִּילֵנוּ וְתִשְׁמְרֵנוּ שֶׁלֹּא יָבוֹא לְתוֹךְ פִּינוּ שׁוּם מַאֲכָל, שֶׁלֹּא נִתְבָּרֵר עֲדַיִן מִמַּאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם.
Rescue us and guard us so that only food that has been purified until it is no longer animal food but human food will enter our mouths.
חוּסָה עָלֵינוּ כְּרֹב רַחֲמֶיךָ וֶהְיֵה בְּעֶזְרֵנוּ וְשָׁמְרֵנוּ בְּכָל־עֵת שֶׁתִּהְיֶה אֲכִילָתֵנוּ רַק מַאֲכַל אָדָם לְבַד, וְלֹא שׁוּם מַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה כְּלָל,
In Your vast compassion, have pity on us. Help us and guard us so that we will eat only human food and not animal food.
וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה נִזְכֶּה שֶׁתִּשְׁמְרֵנוּ וְתַצִּילֵנוּ מִכָּל מִינֵי חֳלָאִים, וּבִפְרָט מֵחֹלִי הַקַּדַּחַת רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן, שֶׁבָּאָה עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁאוֹכְלִין אֲכִילָה יְתֵרָה חַס וְשָׁלוֹם, שֶׁהִיא בְּחִינַת מַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה. אוֹ עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁאוֹכְלִין מַאֲכָל שֶׁלֹּא נִתְבָּרֵר עֲדַיִן לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם שֶׁהוּא גַם־כֵּן בְּחִינַת מַאֲכַל בְּהֵמָה.
As a result, You will guard us and rescue us from every type of illness — particularly from the illness of fever,12The term kadachat seems to refer to glandular fever, a severe illness that was prevalent in Rebbe Nachman’s time. which comes either as a result of overeating — which corresponds to animal food — or as a result of eating food that has not yet been purified from being animal food.
רַחֵם מָלֵא רַחֲמִים, כִּי אַתָּה יוֹדֵעַ כַּמָּה פְּגָמִים וּמִכְשׁוֹלוֹת בָּאִים עַל־יְדֵי רִבּוּי אֲכִילָה וּשְׁתִיָּה, וְכַמָּה חֳלָאִים בָּאִים עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן, וּבִפְרָט חֹלִי הַקַּדַּחַת שֶׁנִּתְפַּשְּׁטָה עַתָּה מְאֹד, יְהֹוָה יִשְׁמְרֵנוּ מֵעַתָּה.
Have compassion, You Who are filled with compassion. You know how many blemishes and stumbling blocks come about as a result of excessive eating and drinking, and how many illnesses result from this, may the Compassionate One protect us — particularly the illness of fever, which has now spread a great deal, may HaShem guard us from now on.
רַחֵם עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְעָלַי, וְשָׁמְרֵנִי תָמִיד שֶׁאֶזָּהֵר מֵעַתָּה וְאֶשְׁמֹר אֶת נַפְשִׁי לִבְלִי לֶאֱכֹל שׁוּם אֲכִילָה יְתֵרָה כְּלָל,
Have compassion on the entire Jewish people and on me. Guard me always so that from now on, I will carefully guard my soul by not overeating.
וְאַתָּה תָגֵן בַּעֲדֵנוּ וְתִשְׁמְרֵנוּ בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ, שֶׁלֹּא יָבוֹא לְתוֹךְ פִּינוּ שׁוּם מַאֲכָל שֶׁלֹּא נִתְבָּרֵר לְמַאֲכַל אָדָם, בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁתַּצִּיל אוֹתִי וְאֶת כָּל עַמְּךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל, מִכָּל מִינֵי חֳלָאִים וּמִכָּל מִינֵי מַכּוֹת וּמַכְאוֹבוֹת וּמֵחוּשִׁים, וּבִפְרָט מֵחֹלִי הַקַּדַּחַת.
In Your compassion, shield me and guard me so I will not eat any food that has not yet been purified from being animal food. Rescue me and Your entire nation, the Jewish people, from all types of illness, and from any type of blow, pain and discomfort — and particularly from the illness of fever.
וּתְרַחֵם עַל כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל, עַל כָּל מִי שֶׁכְּבָר הִגִּיעַ עָלָיו חֹלִי הַקַּדַּחַת רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן, (וּבִפְרָט עַל פְלוֹנִי בֶּן פְּלוֹנִית), וְתִשְׁלַח לָהֶם מְהֵרָה רְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם, רְפוּאַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ וּרְפוּאַת הַגּוּף בְּתוֹךְ שְׁאָר חוֹלֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
Have compassion on all the Jewish people, on all who have had this fever, may the Compassionate One have pity and protect them (and particularly [Hebrew name], the son/ daughter of [mother’s Hebrew name]). Swiftly send them a complete healing from Heaven, a healing of the soul and a healing of the body, among the other sick people of Israel.
וּתְסַבֵּב בְּרַחֲמֶיךָ הָרַבִּים, וְתִשְׁלַח עֲלֵיהֶם זֵיעָה טוֹבָה מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם, וְעַל־יְדֵי־זֶה תִּתְיַשֵּׁב דַּעְתָּם, וְיִתְמַזְּגוּ הַחֲסָדִים וְהַגְּבוּרוֹת שֶׁהֵם כֹּחַ הָאֵשׁ וּמַיִם שֶׁבָּהֶם בְּמֶזֶג הַשָּׁוֶה, וְלֹא יִתְעָרְבוּ וְלֹא יִתְבַּלְבְּלוּ עוֹד, וְלֹא יִתְגַּבֵּר זֶה עַל זֶה כְּלָל,
A Healthy Sweat
In Your vast compassion, send them a good episode of sweating from Heaven, so that their minds will be set at rest and the energies of kindness and strictness, which are the power of fire and water within them, will blend together in proper balance,1When someone with a fever breaks out in a sweat, it is a sign that his illness is nearing its end. On the physical level, the flushing and chills of fever give way to a normal body temperature. On the Kabbalistic level, this corresponds to perfected da’at (knowledge, awareness) — which is the confluence of chesed (kindness) (associated with water and cooling) and gevurah (strictness) (associated with heat and burning). See Rebbe Nachman’s lesson in Likutey Moharan I, 263. no longer mixed and confused, so that one will no longer overcome the other.
בְּאֹפֶן שֶׁתַּצִּיל אוֹתָם וְאֶת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל מֵרִבּוּי קְרִירוּת וַחֲמִימוּת וּרְעִידַת הָאֵבָרִים שֶׁל חוֹלִי הַקַּדַּחַת רַחֲמָנָא לְשֵׁזְבָן, וְיִזְכּוּ כֻלָּם לִרְפוּאָה שְׁלֵמָה וְיִתְיַשֵּׁב דַּעְתָּם בִּשְׁלֵמוּת בֶּאֱמֶת,
In this way, rescue these individuals and all the Jewish people from too much coldness and heat, from the trembling of the limbs that comes from fever, may the Compassionate One protect us. May they recover completely and may their minds truly be set completely at ease.
וְנִזְכֶּה כֻלָּנוּ עַמְּךָ בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל לַעֲסֹק בְּתוֹרָתְךָ וַעֲבוֹדָתְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת תָּמִיד, בְּדַעַת שָׁלֵם כָּל יְמֵי חַיֵּינוּ, עַד שֶׁנִּזְכֶּה לְהַכִּיר אוֹתְךָ בֶּאֱמֶת וּלְעָבְדְךָ בְּלֵב שָׁלֵם וּבְיִשּׁוּב הַדַּעַת, בִּקְדֻשָּׁה וּבְטָהֳרָה מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם.
May we, Your entire nation, the House of Israel, always learn Your Torah and serve You in truth, with complete knowledge, all the days of our lives, until we truly recognize You and serve You with a full heart and a calm mind, in holiness and purity, from now and forever.
שׁוֹמֵר עַמּוֹ יִשְׂרָאֵל לָעַד, שָׁמְרֵנוּ תָּמִיד מִכָּל דָּבָר רָע בְּגַשְׁמִיּוּת וּבְרוּחָנִיּוּת, וִיקֻיַּם בִּי מִקְרָא שֶׁכָּתוּב, יְהֹוָה יִשְׁמֹר צֵאתְךָ וּבֹאֶךָ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד עוֹלָם. אָמֵן:
You are the Guardian of Your nation, the Jewish people, forever. Guard us constantly from anything harmful, both in the material and spiritual realms. May the verse be realized in me, “HaShem will guard your going out and your coming in from now and forever.” Amen.