The prophesied redemption has dawned, the first rays of God-Consciousness have penetrated the darkness to reveal the imperative for holy attire! This article offers a cogent explanation of Tzitzit and their benefits. The sentence, “I put on righteousness and it clothed me” is a reference to tzitzit (Job 29:14). Wearing Tzitzit (self-rebuke) serves to elevates consciousness to a level of higher thought, proper speech, and right action. In this redemptive cycle, Hebrew Israelites must become Self-governed. It is prophesied in Jeremiah 31:33 “And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor and every man his brother, saying know the Lord; for they shall all know me from the least of them to the greatest of them, say the Lord for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will no longer remember their sins.” This corresponds to God-consciousness, which is an all-time awareness and synchronicity with the will of God. The psalmist, King David in # 16 writes” I have set Ha Shem before me always; Because he is at my right hand I shall not falter”. This sentence is a fundamental principle of the Torah and the quality of the righteous who walk before Ha Shem.
- Numbers: 15:37 The LORD said to Moses speak to the Israelites people and instructs them to make for themselves fringes (Tzitzit) on the corner of their garments throughout their generations.
- Ha Shem gave this directive to Moses in order to foster in the children of Israel the recall of all the commandments of the LORD. An Israelite must observe all of the commandments and not follow the desires of the heart and eyes in lustful usage.
- It is, therefore, the will of Hakodesh Baruch Hu (The Holy One blessed be He) that His chosen people (Israel) dawn a specific righteous attire that is inclusive of Tzitzit.
- Tzitzit gather in the dispersed from the four corners of the earth. “I shall gather in the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth”. (Isaiah 11:12)
- Zachariah 8:23 when interpreted accurately means that by Israel fulfillment of the commandment of Tzitzit ten men from the seventy nation will be drawn to the Tzitzit of a Yehudi saying “let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you”.
- Imperfections and all sins are evident and registered in clothing. For this reason, the force of evil attaches itself to a person’s clothes. Clothes are the lowest and outermost level of holiness.
- Tzitzit are protection for the clothing so that the forces of evil do not attach themselves, Likutey Halakhot, Orach Chaim I Part I. Tzitzit represents a general rectification enabling the wearer to hold on to the throne of Glory.
- Tzitzit are the wings of the eagles found in Exodus 19:4, “I carried you on the wings of an eagle”.
- Tzitzit corresponds guarding the covenant “you shall be holy to your God”, Numbers 15:40. Therefore, the Nation of Hebrews is commanded to wrap themselves in Tzitzit for prayer.
- Tzitzit constitutes the entire Torah! It is written, “so that you remember and fulfill all of my Commandments” Numbers 15:40. The only way that we can keep all the 613 commandments is by holding onto the throne of glory, and Tzitzit is the means by which we are connected to the throne of glory.
- Tzitzit elevates the soul from exile and rectifies judgment by elevating the soul to a category called,” beyond- place”. All human actions are done in time and place, which is the sphere of influence of the force of evil. God is beyond place and time where everything is good, and evil has no power, and all things are ameliorated in his place.
- Tzitzit corresponds to the rebuke to fulfill God’s commandments and not stray after the passions of his heart and eyes.
- The strands of Tzitzit correspond to lovingkindness through which sins are forgiven and transformed into merits. There are 32 X 2 = 64 strands and by adding the eight strands of each corner we reach the numerical value of 72 which is the number of Chesed or Kindness. Consequently, the sacredness of the stand of tzitzit is drawn from the Light of the Threads of Lovingkindness which is braided and woven from 72 strings.
- Tzitzit protect from the forces of evil, and rectify the fantasies of the heart, as it is written in Number 15:39 “You shall see it and not stray after your heart. Moreover, Tzitzit constitute the entire Torah “So that you remember and fulfill all of my commandments.
- Tzitzit, therefore, constitutes a holy garment, corresponding to the Divine Garments, corresponding to the Throne of Glory.
- Devotion to HaKodesh Baruch Hu, (The Holy One blessed be He) begins immediately upon rising, we fulfill the Mitzvah of tzitzit by which we hold on to the Glory throne and derive power to serve Ha Shem and have dominion over the evil inclination.
- Tzitzit promotes healing, for through tzitzit one attains prayer which corresponds to the word of God, and through the word of God healing from heaven through all things in the worlds, “He will bless your bread and I will remove illness Exodus 23:25.
- Tzitzit is equivalent to, a little that holds a lot, which elevates a person from the place in the world to the category of the throne of Glory, a place where everything is ameliorated with compassion. Exodus 19:4 “You have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagle wings and brought you to myself”. This is in reference to Tzitzit, which therefore gathers in the exile from the four corners of the world from all of the place to which we were scattered. Isaiah 11:12.
- Each individual was exiled to a specific place by virtue of his “place. “Do not judge another until you have reached his place”. God will beseech Him from whatever place he is in, binding and elevating that place where he is to beyond place, to the place of the world to come”
- Zachariah 8:23 “ten men from all the nations of the world will grab hold of the garment corner of a Jewish man (Tzitzit) and say Let us come with you”.
- Tzitzit correspond to an angel and in Psalms 34:7 “The angel of the Lord encamps all around those who fear him and saves them.
- Tzitzit represent the four corners of the earth from which come all the melodies and songs. Tzitzit represents the threads of loving-kindness upon which the song of the future will be played on the seventy-two strings represent the string of Tzitzit.
- Proverbs 31:25. Might and Splendor are her garments correspond to Tzitzit that will arouse a melody in the last days, a song of lovingkindness from which Tzitzit are drawn.
- Threads of lovingkindness; the strands of Tzitzit through which sin are forgiven and transformed into merit.
- There are four Tzitzit corresponding to the four letters, יהוה which represents the Single, Double, Triple, Quadruple song of Y-YH-YHV-YHVH that will be a song in the future of which; Na- Nach- Nachma- Nachman- M’Uman is the percussor
- Zachariah 8:23. when interpreted accurately means that by Israel’s fulfillment of the commandment of Tzitzit ten men from the seventy nation will be drawn to the tzitzit God of Israel in order to come close to God
- The outlined teachings on Tzitzit above are the wisdom of Rabbi Nachman however, the profound power of Tzitzit can only be experienced by exercising the Mitzvah (commandment) to wear them. Subsequent to the redemption, rebirth, and empowerment every Hebrew will be directed by Yah Himself to put on the rabbinic garments to avail the throne to His glory and to overcome. the world
- These profound insights on Tzitzit are found in Likutey Halakhot on Shulchan Arukh Orach Chaim part a stream of wisdom mystical, and prophetic; the wisdom of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov. Going forward, Hebrew Israelites will increasingly dawn holy attire to observe the commandment not follow the desires of the heart and eyes in lustful usage.
NA NACH NACHMA NACHMAN M’UMAN