English translation — יחידות אור לטו"ב אדיש

Private audience of the group of Bar Mitzvah and their parents, may they live.

May the¹ Supreme One bless and grant success to each of the Bar Mitzvah boys,

with their fathers and mothers,

brothers and sisters,

grandmothers and grandfathers and all of Israel –

with all the blessings that accompany the matter of Bar Mitzvah,

At which time he becomes an adult in all particulars²,

and obligated in the commandments³ –

the Supreme One gives him strength that it should be "In My statutes you shall walk and My commandments you shall keep and do them"⁴,

and together with this, at that time the Supreme One gives him and the entire family all the blessings,

as subsequently enumerated in the portion,

until "And I will give peace in the land"⁵,

and as Rashi⁶ explains that "peace is equal to everything".

Until "And I will walk you upright"⁷ –

that one prepares for the true and complete redemption through our righteous Mashiach. Which is achieved through that which it stands "upright" in all matters of Judaism while still in exile,

That is, even when "we are servants of Achashverosh"⁸,

one stands in a state and condition of "with Mordechai⁹",

like Mordechai who "would not bow nor prostrate himself"¹⁰;

And specifically this brings that there should be "light and joy and gladness and honor"¹¹ in its simple sense

(that is, as the matter is with "the common people"¹²),

and in addition to this

(and primarily) –

as all these matters are interpreted in the Midrashim of our Sages, of blessed memory,

beginning from the Gemara in Megillah¹³,

and also in the Midrashim of our Sages, of blessed memory, in the revealed and in the way of the hidden.

Certainly,

that each of the Bar Mitzvah boys will give to charity on his Bar Mitzvah day,

or has already given

(if it has already occurred),

and if it falls on Shabbat one should give to charity on Erev Shabbat and on that day after Shabbat;

And also that the Bar Mitzvah boy should on his day of joy,

on the day of Bar Mitzvah –

as interpreted in the Zohar Chadash¹⁴ that this is analogous to the Giving of the Torah,

consequently it is understood that this is a very great joy¹⁵ –

learn*¹⁵ chapter 14 in Tehillim¹⁶,

the book of David "the sweet singer of Israel"¹⁷.

And how good that in the merit of the Bar Mitzvah boy, also the parents, the brothers and sisters –

give to charity.

And since this is connected with the Bar Mitzvah –

all these charities will certainly join together,

and this will bring down all the blessings,

which are included in "children, life, and ample sustenance",

each one at its time.

Beginning with a matter that is time-dependent –

he should immediately begin the study of the revealed Torah and Chassidus with greater adornment and vigor,

and the fulfillment of the commandments with adornment,

since he has already become obligated in the commandments. And moreover –

merits the commandments;

and doing this in a manner of increasing and adding light,

And since "Love your fellow as yourself"¹⁸ is a "great principle in the Torah"¹⁹ he will also be a "lamp to illuminate"²⁰,

to bring light to all his friends and companions,

and also in his home,

that there should be more of "a mitzvah is a lamp and Torah is light"²¹,

which contributes more to brightness in the simple sense,

and to health in the simple sense,

in the material and in the spiritual,

and in all blessings,

as mentioned above.

In order to participate in a joy of a Jewish home and of a Jewish son,

which is also a joy of all of Israel –

I will participate,

by giving each of you a "mission of a mitzvah",

a dollar to give to charity on the day of Bar Mitzvah

(or,

if it is Shabbat,

on the day before it or the day after it),

And as discussed many times,

that when one adds more in charity,

about charity,

even one perutah,

the Gemara says

(both in the Bavli²² and in the Yerushalmi²³)

that "it is equal to all the commandments"²⁴,

and "brings the redemption closer"²⁵ –

it causes that the redemption should come even more quickly and more revealed,

And speedily in our days, literally,

and out of joy and goodness of heart.