# Sources — Likutei Moharan II:88 (Fruit Before Its Time)

## Texts used

- Hebrew: Likutei Moharan Tinyana (Part II), Torah 88, edition 'Likutei Moharan Tinyana – rabenubook.com', public domain, via Sefaria — https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan%2C_Part_II.88
- English: our own paraphrase of the Hebrew, written for these videos. It is not copied from any published translation.
- Verses and teachings of the Sages appear only as Rebbe Nachman quotes them inside this Torah.

## How the text is shown

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## Every on-screen quotation in the full shiur, by part

### Part 1 — Fruit Before Its Time

- Scene 3 · LM II:88 §1, on Bava Basra 26a · paragraph §1.1
  - HE: צָרִיךְ לִזָּהֵר מְאֹד, שֶׁלֹּא לֶאֱכֹל פְּרִי שֶׁלֹּא נִתְבַּשְּׁלָה כָּל צָרְכָּהּ. וּכְמוֹ שֶׁאָסוּר לָקֹץ אִילָן בְּלֹא זְמַנּוֹ, כְּמוֹ שֶׁאָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה, כֵּן אָסוּר לִתְלֹשׁ פְּרִי קֹדֶם בִּשּׁוּלָהּ, וְכֵן אָסוּר לְאָכְלָהּ. וְהָאוֹכֵל פְּרִי קֹדֶם גְּמַר בִּשּׁוּלָהּ, יְכוֹלָה לְהַזִּיק לוֹ מְאֹד לְנִשְׁמָתוֹ, כִּי יוּכַל לְאַבֵּד נַפְשׁוֹ עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה.
  - EN (our paraphrase): One must be very careful not to eat a fruit that has not fully ripened. Just as it is forbidden to cut down a tree before its time, as our Sages said, so it is forbidden to pick a fruit before it ripens, and so too it is forbidden to eat it. And one who eats a fruit before it has finished ripening, it can do great harm to his soul, for he could lose his soul through it.
- Scene 4 · LM II:88 §1 · paragraph §1.2
  - HE: כִּי הַפְּרִי כָּל זְמַן שֶׁהִיא צְרִיכָה לְהִתְגַּדֵּל, יֵשׁ לָהּ כֹּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁךְ, כִּי הִיא צְרִיכָה חִיּוּת לְהִתְגַּדֵּל, וְעַל־כֵּן בְּוַדַּאי יֵשׁ לָהּ כֹּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁךְ, שֶׁמּוֹשֶׁכֶת יְנִיקָתָהּ וְחִיּוּתָהּ; וּכְשֶׁתּוֹלְשִׁין אוֹתָהּ קֹדֶם זְמַנָּהּ, קֹדֶם שֶׁנִּתְבַּשְּׁלָה עֲדַיִן כָּל צָרְכָּהּ, עֲדַיִן יֵשׁ לָהּ כֹּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁךְ, כִּי כְּשֶׁמִּתְבַּשֶּׁלֶת כָּל צָרְכָּהּ, שׁוּב פָּסַק מִמֶּנָּה כֹּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁךְ, כִּי אֵינָהּ צְרִיכָה עוֹד לִמְשֹׁךְ חִיּוּת, אֲבָל כְּשֶׁצְּרִיכָה לְהִתְבַּשֵּׁל עוֹד, עֲדַיִן יֵשׁ לָהּ הַכֹּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁךְ.
  - EN (our paraphrase): For as long as the fruit still needs to grow, it has a drawing power, because it needs life in order to grow; and so it surely has a drawing power, drawing its nourishment and its life. And when it is picked before its time, before it has fully ripened, it still has the drawing power. For once it ripens fully, the drawing power stops, since it no longer needs to draw life; but while it still needs to ripen, it still has the drawing power.
- Scene 5 · LM II:88 §1 · paragraph §1.2
  - HE: וְעַל־כֵּן זֶה הָאוֹכְלָהּ קֹדֶם גְּמַר בִּשּׁוּלָהּ, תּוּכַל הַפְּרִי לִמְשֹׁךְ לְעַצְמָהּ חִיּוּת הַנֶּפֶשׁ שֶׁל זֶה הָאָדָם, מֵאַחַר שֶׁעֲדַיִן יֵשׁ לְהַפְּרִי כֹּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁךְ כַּנַּ"ל, עַל־כֵּן תּוּכַל הַפְּרִי לִמְשֹׁךְ לְעַצְמָהּ חִיּוּת נַפְשׁוֹ, וְיוּכַל לְאַבֵּד נַפְשׁוֹ.
  - EN (our paraphrase): And so, for one who eats it before it has finished ripening, the fruit can draw into itself the life of that person's soul, since the fruit still has the drawing power, as said above. Therefore the fruit can draw his soul's life into itself, and he could lose his soul.
- Scene 7 · LM II:88 §1 · paragraph §1.3
  - HE: וְעִם כָּל זֶה, אִם מְבָרֵךְ הַבְּרָכָה שֶׁל הַפְּרִי בְּכַוָּנָה וּבְיִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם, אֲזַי יוּכַל לְהִנָּצֵל מִזֶּה, וְגַם אִם הוּא חָזָק בְּיוֹתֵר בַּעֲבוֹדַת ה', יוּכַל גַם־כֵּן לְהוֹצִיא עוֹד חִיּוּת מֵהַפְּרִי, וְלִמְצֹא שָׁם אֲבֵדוֹת.
  - EN (our paraphrase): Even so, if he says the blessing over the fruit with kavanah and with fear of Heaven, he can be saved from this. And if he is very strong in the service of Hashem, he can even draw more life out of the fruit, and find lost things there.
- Scene 8 · LM II:88 §1 · paragraph §1.4
  - HE: כִּי יֵשׁ דְּבָרִים אֲבוּדִים, וְיֵשׁ בָּזֶה דְּבָרִים נִפְלָאִים, סוֹדוֹת נִסְתָּרִים וְנוֹרָאִים מְאֹד, רָזִין עִלָּאִין. וְהָעִקָּר, שֶׁהָאָדָם צָרִיךְ לִזָּהֵר מִזֶּה מְאֹד, הַיְנוּ שֶׁלֹּא לֶאֱכֹל פְּרִי קֹדֶם שֶׁנִּתְבַּשְּׁלָה כָּל צָרְכָּהּ.
  - EN (our paraphrase): For there are lost things, and in this there are wondrous things, very hidden and awesome secrets, supernal mysteries. But the main thing is that a person must be very careful about this, that is, not to eat a fruit before it has fully ripened.
- Scene 10 · LM II:88 §1 · paragraph §1.5
  - HE: וְדַע, כִּי גַּם כֶּשֶׁמְּבַשְּׁלִין הַפֵּרוֹת בְּבֵיתוֹ אֵינוֹ מוֹעִיל לָזֶה, אֲבָל אִם הַפֵּרוֹת שֶׁלֹּא נִתְבַּשְּׁלוּ כָּל צָרְכָּן עַל הָאִילָן הֵם מֻנָּחִים אֵיזֶה זְמַן עַד שֶׁנַּעֲשִׂין מְבֻשָּׁלִין מֵאֲלֵיהֶן בְּתָלוּשׁ, זֶה מוֹעִיל, וּמֻתָּר לְאָכְלָן.
  - EN (our paraphrase): And know that cooking the fruits at home does not help for this. But if fruits that did not fully ripen on the tree are left lying for some time, until they ripen by themselves after being picked, that helps, and they may be eaten.
- Scene 11 · LM II:88 §1 · paragraph §1.5
  - HE: וְזֶה דּוֹמֶה כְּמוֹ הָאָדָם שֶׁהוּא יָגֵע, וְהוּא מְרַחֵף רְחִיפוֹת הַרְבֵּה בְּפִיו, עַד אֲשֶׁר יָנוּחַ, כְּמוֹ־כֵן אֵלּוּ הַפֵּרוֹת שֶׁנִּתְלְשׁוּ, קֹדֶם שֶׁנִּתְבַּשְּׁלוּ כָּל צָרְכָּן, צָרִיךְ לְהַמְתִּין עַד שֶׁיָּנוּחוּ מֵרְחִיפָתָן, וְאָז יֵשׁ הֶתֵּר לְאָכְלָן. וְהַדְּבָרִים סְתוּמִים:
  - EN (our paraphrase): And this is like a person who is tired and pants many times until he rests; so too these fruits that were picked before they fully ripened must be left to wait until they rest from their panting, and then they may be eaten. And these words are sealed.

### Part 2 — The Angels Who Search for Lost Things

- Scene 2 · LM II:88 §2 · paragraph §2.1
  - HE: וְדַע, שֶׁיֵּשׁ מַלְאָךְ, וְתַחְתָּיו כַּמָּה מְמֻנִּים, וְכֻלָּם אוֹחֲזִים בְּיָדָם שׁוֹפָרוֹת וְהֵם עוֹמְדִים וְחוֹפְרִים תָּמִיד, וּמְחַפְּשִׂים תָּמִיד אַחַר אֲבֵדוֹת, וְהֵם תּוֹקְעִים תְּקִיעָה תְּרוּעָה, וְאַחַר־כָּךְ חוֹזְרִים וְתוֹקְעִים תְּקִיעָה, וּכְשֶׁהֵם מוֹצְאִים אֵיזֶה אֲבֵדָה, נַעֲשֶׂה רַעַשׁ וְשִׂמְחָה גְּדוֹלָה.
  - EN (our paraphrase): And know that there is an angel, and under him several officers, and all of them hold shofars in their hands. They stand and dig constantly, and constantly search for lost things. They blow tekiah, teruah, and then blow tekiah again. And when they find some lost thing, there is a great tumult and great joy.
- Scene 3 · LM II:88 §2, on Tehillim 112:10 · paragraph §2.2
  - HE: כִּי יֵשׁ כַּמָּה דְּבָרִים אֲבוּדִים, הַיְנוּ מַה שֶּׁאוֹבְדִים אֲבֵדוֹת הַרְבֵּה עַל־יְדֵי הַתַּאֲווֹת, בִּבְחִינַת: תַּאֲוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד.
  - EN (our paraphrase): For there are many lost things, that is, the many things that are lost through the desires, as in the verse: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
- Scene 4 · LM II:88 §2, on Koheles 7:15, Tehillim 83 and Koheles 3 · paragraph §2.3
  - HE: וַאֲפִלּוּ מִי שֶׁהוּא צַדִּיק הוּא אוֹבֵד גַּם־כֵּן לִפְעָמִים, בִּבְחִינַת: יֵשׁ צַדִּיק אֹבֵד בְּצִדְקוֹ. וַאֲפִלּוּ הַצַּדִּיקִים הַחוֹפְרִין וּמְבַקְּשִׁים אַחַר אֲבֵדוֹת, הֵם אוֹבְדִים גַּם־כֵּן לִפְעָמִים, בִּבְחִינַת: יַחְפְּרוּ וְיֹאבֵדוּ – שֶׁאֲפִלּוּ הַחוֹפְרִים אַחַר אֲבֵדוֹת חוֹזְרִים וְאוֹבְדִים לִפְעָמִים, וְזֶה בְּחִינַת: עֵת לְאַבֵּד.
  - EN (our paraphrase): And even one who is a tzaddik is sometimes lost too, as in: there is a tzaddik who is lost in his righteousness. And even the tzaddikim who dig and search for lost things are sometimes lost too, as in: they dig and are lost. That is, even those who dig for lost things turn and are lost at times. And this is: a time to lose.
- Scene 6 · LM II:88 §2 · paragraph §2.4
  - HE: וְזֶה: תַּאֲוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד – רָאשֵׁי תֵבוֹת: תְּקִיעָה, תְּרוּעָה, תְּקִיעָה, כִּי הַמַּלְאָכִים הַמְחַפְּשִׂים אַחַר הָאֲבֵדוֹת, שֶׁהֵם בְּחִינַת תַּאֲוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד, הֵם אוֹחֲזִים בְּיָדָם שׁוֹפָרוֹת וְתוֹקְעִים תַּרַ"ת כַּנַּ"ל.
  - EN (our paraphrase): And this is 'the desire of the wicked shall perish': its first letters are tekiah, teruah, tekiah. For the angels who search for the lost things, which are 'the desire of the wicked shall perish', hold shofars in their hands and blow tekiah, teruah, tekiah, as said above.
- Scene 8 · LM II:88 §2, on Bava Basra 21a · paragraph §2.5
  - HE: וְגַם הִזְכִּיר אָז, שֶׁקָּשֶׁה מְאֹד מְאֹד לִהְיוֹת מְקַבֵּל. וְגַם הִזְכִּיר אָז קִנְאַת סוֹפְרִים תַּרְבֶּה חָכְמָה. וְלֹא בֵּאֵר כָּל זֶה, כִּי הֵם דְּבָרִים סְתוּמִים וַחֲתוּמִים. גַּם נִשְׁכַּח קְצָת, כִּי לֹא כְּתַבְתִּים בִּזְמַנּוֹ כִּי־אִם בְּדֶרֶךְ רֶמֶז.
  - EN (our paraphrase): He also mentioned then that it is very, very hard to be a receiver. And he also mentioned then: the jealousy of scholars increases wisdom. But he did not explain all this, for these are sealed and hidden words. Also some was forgotten, for I did not write them down at the time except by way of hint.
- Scene 9 · LM II:88 §2 · paragraph §2.6
  - HE: וְאָמַר, שֶׁכָּל הַנַּ"ל, דְּהַיְנוּ עִנְיַן כַּוָּנַת אֱלוּל, שֶׁהֵם תִּקּוּן לִפְגַם הַבְּרִית, וְעִנְיַן הַפֵּרוֹת הַנַּ"ל, וְעִנְיָן זֶה שֶׁל הַמַּלְאָךְ וְכוּ' כַּנַּ"ל – הַכֹּל אֶחָד, וְיֵשׁ בָּזֶה רָזִין גְּדוֹלִים:
  - EN (our paraphrase): And he said that all of the above, that is, the matter of the kavanos of Elul, which are a repair for damage to the covenant, and the matter of the fruits above, and this matter of the angel and so on, as above: it is all one, and there are great secrets in it.

## Hebrew phrases in the Explainer

- Scene 2 · §1.1: צָרִיךְ לִזָּהֵר מְאֹד, שֶׁלֹּא לֶאֱכֹל פְּרִי שֶׁלֹּא נִתְבַּשְּׁלָה כָּל צָרְכָּהּ.
- Scene 3 · §1.2: יֵשׁ לָהּ כֹּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁךְ,
- Scene 4 · §1.2: תּוּכַל הַפְּרִי לִמְשֹׁךְ לְעַצְמָהּ חִיּוּת הַנֶּפֶשׁ שֶׁל זֶה הָאָדָם,
- Scene 5 · §1.3: אִם מְבָרֵךְ הַבְּרָכָה שֶׁל הַפְּרִי בְּכַוָּנָה וּבְיִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם, אֲזַי יוּכַל לְהִנָּצֵל מִזֶּה,
- Scene 6 · §1.4: כִּי יֵשׁ דְּבָרִים אֲבוּדִים,
- Scene 7 · §1.5: צָרִיךְ לְהַמְתִּין עַד שֶׁיָּנוּחוּ מֵרְחִיפָתָן,
- Scene 8 · §2.1: וּמְחַפְּשִׂים תָּמִיד אַחַר אֲבֵדוֹת,
- Scene 9 · §2.2: תַּאֲוַת רְשָׁעִים תֹּאבֵד.
- Scene 10 · §2.3: יֵשׁ צַדִּיק אֹבֵד בְּצִדְקוֹ.
- Scene 11 · §2.6: הַכֹּל אֶחָד, וְיֵשׁ בָּזֶה רָזִין גְּדוֹלִים:

## Hebrew phrases in the 1-minute recap

- Scene 2 · §1.1: שֶׁלֹּא לֶאֱכֹל פְּרִי שֶׁלֹּא נִתְבַּשְּׁלָה כָּל צָרְכָּהּ.
- Scene 3 · §1.2: יֵשׁ לָהּ כֹּחַ הַמּוֹשֵׁךְ,
- Scene 4 · §1.3: אִם מְבָרֵךְ הַבְּרָכָה שֶׁל הַפְּרִי בְּכַוָּנָה וּבְיִרְאַת־שָׁמַיִם,
- Scene 5 · §2.1: וּכְשֶׁהֵם מוֹצְאִים אֵיזֶה אֲבֵדָה, נַעֲשֶׂה רַעַשׁ וְשִׂמְחָה גְּדוֹלָה.