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Parables by Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav on Rabbi Nahman of Bratslav I here is a synagogue in Jerusalem where all the deceased of the world are brought, and immediately when a person dies he is brought there where he is judged to ascertain his location [in the hereafter]. Far there is a place in the Land of Israel where they are brought up from outside the land and also vice versa. And there, in that synagogue , sits the court that judges every person and assigns to him the place he deserves. And there are those whom they judged who will not be given any place but are lost and hurled away as from a sling. And when a dead person is brought there, he is clad in garments [of the soul]. But one person might lack something of his garb; perhaps one might lack [the equivalent of] a glove or sleeve, and another might lack another part of his cloak, the hem, and the like, all according to the person's deeds, as is known. And according to his garments that are brought to him there, they judge him and assign him his place as mentioned above. One time they brought there a dead person who was entirely naked without any garment at all, God forbid. And he was judged that he be cast off from one end of 151 Parables by Rabbi Nahtnan of Bratslav on Rabbi Nahtnan of Bratslav I here is a synagogue in Jerusalem where all the deceased of the world are brought, and immediately when a person dies he is -====-- brought there where he is judged to ascertain his location [in the hereafter]. For there is a place in the Land of Israel where they are brought up from outside the land and also vice versa. And there, in that synagogue , sits the court that judges every person and assigns to him the place he deserves. And there are those whom they judged who will not be given any place but are lost and hurled away as from a sling. And when a dead person is brought there, he is clad in garments [of the soul]. But one person might lacl~ something of his garb; perhaps one might lacl~ [the equivalent of] a glove or sleeve, and another might lacl~ another part of his cloal~, the hem, and the lil~e, all according to the person's deeds, as is l~nown. And according to his garments that are brought to him there, they judge him and assign him his place as mentioned above. One time they brought there a dead person who was entirely nal~ed without any garment at all, God forbid. And he was judged that he be cast off from one end of 151 152 THE ttAflDIC PA~ABLE the world to the other, God forbid, because he was entirely naked. But a tzaddik came and took a garment from among his very own garments and threw it over him. The court questioned the tzaddik, "Why are you giving him your own garment? For why is it that the dead person clads himself and is saved through a garment other than his own?" And they insisted upon an answer. And to that the tzaddik answered, "1 must send that person to a certain destination and for this reason 1have permission to clad him in my garment. And have you not seen that at times an important official sends his servant to some other official, and the servant is detained for a time from going on his mission. When the first official asked him, "Why have you not yet set out on my mission?" the servant explained that he lacks a garment suitable for going to that other official. For the latter is an important person of rank and one cannot go there in a despicable garment. The minister answered, "Quickly, take one of my garments and wear it and run hurriedly to the official on my mission." And [the tzaddik explained] "since 1 need to send this deceased person on my mission, 1am therefore giving him one of my own garments." And the tzaddik saved the dead person from the bitter punishment of being hurled from a bow.1 And he related this concerning the power of the true tzaddik to save his people in the world to come. (lJayye Maharan, Sippurim badashimp 152 Til L tt A I I [) I CPA RA 13 L L the world to the other...

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