# Sources — Likutei Moharan II:93 (Why Prayer Is Made Light Of)

## Texts used

- Hebrew: Likutei Moharan Tinyana (Part II), Torah 93, edition 'Likutei Moharan Tinyana – rabenubook.com', public domain, via Sefaria — https://www.sefaria.org/Likutei_Moharan%2C_Part_II.93
- 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

- The Divine Name is shown as ה' and voiced as Hashem. Other Names are written in the customary form (אֱלֹקִים, קֵ-ל, קָהּ, שַׁ-דַּ-י, אֲדֹ-נָ-י, אֶקְיֶ-ה, צְבָקוֹת). No full Name is written or voiced.
- Parenthetical source references inside the printed Hebrew are left off the screen to save space; the citation line names the source instead.
- Long paragraphs are shown in consecutive pieces. Every Hebrew word on screen is from the edition above; nothing is reworded.
- Cards labelled EXPLANATION (green), and every line marked 'our own reflection — not a quote', are our own words, not quotations.

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

### Part 1 — Prayer at the Height of the World

- Scene 3 · LM II:93 §1, on Berachos 6b · paragraph §1.1, §1.2
  - HE: שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּשְׁמוֹ, שֶׁאָמַר לְעִנְיַן הַמַחֲלֹקֶת שֶׁהָיוּ חוֹלְקִים עָלָיו, כִּי אָמְרוּ רַבּוֹתֵינוּ זִכְרוֹנָם לִבְרָכָה: כְּרוּם זֻלֻּת לִבְנֵי אָדָם – אֵלּוּ דְּבָרִים הָעוֹמְדִים בְּרוּמוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, וּבְנֵי־אָדָם מְזַלְזְלִין בָּהֶם, וּמַאי נִיהוּ תְּפִלָּה. עַל־כֵּן מֵחֲמַת שֶׁכָּל עִסְקוֹ תְּפִלָּה,
  - EN (our paraphrase): I heard in his name that he said, about the controversy of those who opposed him: our Sages, of blessed memory, said on the verse 'kerum zulus livnei adam': these are things that stand at the height of the world, yet people make light of them. And what are they? Prayer. Therefore, since all his occupation was prayer,
- Scene 4 · LM II:93 §1 · paragraph §1.3
  - HE: כִּי בְּעִנְיַן תְּפִלָּה הָיָה מַרְבֶּה לְדַבֵּר עִם אֲנָשָׁיו, וְהִזְהִירָם מְאֹד לְהַרְבּוֹת בִּתְפִלָּה וְהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת וְשִׂיחָה בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין קוֹנוֹ, כַּמְבֹאָר בִּסְפָרָיו הַקְּדוֹשִׁים, וְיוֹתֵר מִזֶּה הִרְבָּה לְדַבֵּר עִמָּנוּ וְחִזֵּק אוֹתָנוּ בְּהִתְחַזְּקוּת בְּלִי שִׁעוּר לְהַרְבּוֹת בִּתְפִלָּה וְהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת.
  - EN (our paraphrase): For on the matter of prayer he would speak a great deal with his people, and he warned them strongly to pray much, and to practise hisbodedus, conversation between oneself and one's Maker, as explained in his holy books. And even more than this, he spoke with us and strengthened us beyond measure, to pray much and to practise hisbodedus.
- Scene 5 · LM II:93 §1 · paragraph §1.4
  - HE: עַל־כֵּן בְּנֵי־אָדָם מְזַלְזְלִין בּוֹ וּמְבַזִּין אוֹתוֹ וְחוֹלְקִין עָלָיו, כִּי כָל עִסְקוֹ הוּא תְּפִלָּה, שֶׁהֵם דְּבָרִים הָעוֹמְדִים בְּרוּמוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם וּבְנֵי־אָדָם מְזַלְזְלִין בָּהֶם. וְהָבֵן:
  - EN (our paraphrase): Therefore people make light of him, belittle him and oppose him; for all his occupation is prayer, which is among the things that stand at the height of the world, and people make light of them. Understand this.

## Hebrew phrases in the Explainer

- Scene 2 · §1.1: לְעִנְיַן הַמַחֲלֹקֶת שֶׁהָיוּ חוֹלְקִים עָלָיו,
- Scene 3 · §1.2: כְּרוּם זֻלֻּת לִבְנֵי אָדָם – אֵלּוּ דְּבָרִים הָעוֹמְדִים בְּרוּמוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, וּבְנֵי־אָדָם מְזַלְזְלִין בָּהֶם,
- Scene 4 · §1.3: וְהִזְהִירָם מְאֹד לְהַרְבּוֹת בִּתְפִלָּה וְהִתְבּוֹדְדוּת וְשִׂיחָה בֵּינוֹ לְבֵין קוֹנוֹ,
- Scene 5 · §1.4: כִּי כָל עִסְקוֹ הוּא תְּפִלָּה, שֶׁהֵם דְּבָרִים הָעוֹמְדִים בְּרוּמוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם וּבְנֵי־אָדָם מְזַלְזְלִין בָּהֶם.

## Hebrew phrases in the 1-minute recap

- Scene 2 · §1.2: אֵלּוּ דְּבָרִים הָעוֹמְדִים בְּרוּמוֹ שֶׁל עוֹלָם, וּבְנֵי־אָדָם מְזַלְזְלִין בָּהֶם, וּמַאי נִיהוּ תְּפִלָּה.
- Scene 3 · §1.2: עַל־כֵּן מֵחֲמַת שֶׁכָּל עִסְקוֹ תְּפִלָּה,
- Scene 4 · §1.4: עַל־כֵּן בְּנֵי־אָדָם מְזַלְזְלִין בּוֹ וּמְבַזִּין אוֹתוֹ וְחוֹלְקִין עָלָיו,