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Good morning! Class#2 will be a visual kashering by example. I'm sensitive to those who need to see it to understand. Time permitting, we'll follow that with setting up the kosher jjkitchen,being mindful l of limited space and budget. No need to worry because we have options! Kashering many items in your home, buying from a thrift store, The Dollar Tree. They have discounted flat rate shipping for the holiday as well. You are awesome! See you then, Sima
From the book Advice:
Rabbi Nachman: ADVICE (LIKUTEY ETZOT) by Rabbi Nathan of Breslov

Eating #2
2) If you are conscious that your eating habits are bad, the remedy is to give charity to the Tzaddik and to poor people who are genuinely deserving. The Tzaddik has the power to draw people who are far from God closer, even if they were sunk in idolatry. Eating greedily causes the light of God to be darkened in the world. But through this charity, God’s light is spread through the world. The powers of your mind and soul will be restored and you will see the light of the Tzaddik and learn the love and fear of God (Ibid. 5).
Sefer HaMidot - Rebbe Nachman

Anger


1. One who guards himself from anger, those who hate him have no dominion over him.

2. Also, he will dwell in his house, and others will not lodge in his place.

3. Through anger, one is humiliated.

4. Do not lose your temper and you will not sin.

5. Anyone who becomes angry; his wisdom and prophetic ability departs. And even if greatness has been decreed for him in Heaven, he is brought down from his greatness.

6. The Holy One Blessed be He loves one who does not become angry and one who does not harbor resentment.

7. A hot-tempered person's life is not worth living.

8. Also, all sorts of hell reign over (or afflict) him.

9. And is overcome with hemorrhoids (in the shape of figs).

10. The Divine Presence is not important to him.

11. And he forgets his learning.

12. And increases stupidity.

13. And it is certain that his sins are more than his merits.

14. Anger after eating is very damaging (t.n. See also #37).

15. The anger of a woman destroys the house.

16. Through anger one's flesh becomes emaciated.

17. It is conducive for [avoiding (or possibly: calming)] anger, to eat bread in the morning (t.n. See also #37).

18. One who does not complain about people will be esteemed in peoples' eyes.

19. Through falsehood comes anger (t.n. See also #21).

20. One with a bad temper should make a pledge and pay it immediately. Through this the anger will be annulled from him.

21. One who gazes at the face of a liar comes to anger (t.n. See also #19).

22. Through jealousy one comes to anger.

23. Through anger one incites upon oneself harsh judgments.

24. Through anger one sires foolish children.

25. Through anger, one's lifespan is shortened.

26. It is conducive to (dispelling or preventing) anger, that you lower the haughty.

27. When you don't have anger, through this you will be able, with your gaze, to humble the arrogant.

28. One who has a bad temper, it is certain that he loves honor, and even all the commandments (good deeds) he does, he only does for honor.

29. One who is angry at an honorable pauper, it is as if he taunted G-d.

30. Also, he becomes mute.

31. And becomes a leper.

32. One who breaks the vice of anger will merit a good name.

33. Sometimes anger comes through (bearing) a heavy burden.

34. Through anger comes depression.

35. Anger comes through hisbodidus (seclusion) not carried out appropriately.

36. Through choler, there is no peace.

37. Through eating, anger departs (t.n. See also #14 & #17).

38. Guard yourself from anger on a day in which you had a salvation.

39. Through (giving) charity, anger is annulled.

40. Through anger, a woman has difficulty in childbirth (or having children).

41. Anger frightens a person.

42. Anger damages eyesight
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15 TEVET 13. This explains why confusion and distractions are called TeHiLaH, as it is written, “All His angels he charges with TaHaLaH (folly [i.e., confusion])” (Job 4:18) – because they all come precisely at the time of praise (TeHiLaH) and prayer. [These distractions attack a person during his prayers] for one of two reasons. The first possibility is that they come to be rectified – since now is the time for this [i.e., when a person is praying with proper concentration], and these distracting thoughts contain certain holy sparks which are in need of rectification (also see above, Lesson #26). Another possibility is that these thoughts come to distract a person from his prayers because he is not fit to pray. A person needs to strive with enormous energy to overcome the confusion and extraneous thoughts that attack him at the time of prayer. For all the foolish and inane thoughts that a person entertains now and then, and all the mental confusion that a person experiences at various points throughout the day, all come to him precisely when he is praying. It is just then that they all sound themselves off, and they confuse a person’s thoughts precisely when he is praying; they occur to him specifically at that time. Therefore, one must invest enormous effort and energy into overcoming these thoughts and distractions. Complete with all these extraneous thoughts, the prayers then come to the tzaddikim to be elevated, as expressed in the verse, “For the sake of My praise, I will restrain (eChToM) My anger for you” (Isaiah 48:3). For all prayers come to the tzaddik, who is associated with Mashiach, and Mashiach, in turn, is associated with the nose (ChoTeM), as in the verse, “The breath of our nostrils, the anointed one (mashiach) of God” (Lamentations 4:20). [The underlying connection is that] “Mashiach will judge by his sense of smell” (Sanhedrin 93b), as in, “He [Mashiach] will breathe of the fear of God” (Isaiah 11:3); and [“the fear of God” alludes to] prayers, as in, “The fear of God, that is to be praised” (Proverbs 31:30). For the tzaddik smells and senses in the prayers he receives from people the spiritual state of each and every one of them as he is – since each person’s confusion and distractions are contained within his prayers.