A Prayer to Merit Greatness in Torah, to Speak Truth in One's Heart, and to Always See Only the Good Points

Master of the Universe, the Almighty, grant me the merit to attain greatness in Torah, and to speak only words of truth throughout my entire life. And in the merit of the "drawer of fish from the sea" who draws out the good points from each and every person, may I merit to see only good points by day (Yomam, 96) and by night (V'Lailah, 81), which equals 177. And through this, may I enter with my physical body into the Garden (Gan, 53) of Eden (Eden, 124), which equals 177. Just like Rav Safra, who spoke truth in his heart, and through this merited that his donkey was saved. For once, he was traveling with a caravan for many days, as is brought down in Bava Kamma 116a. A good lion followed in the footsteps of the caravan and guarded the entire caravan. All the people of the caravan would cast a donkey to it, so that it would come and eat one donkey. One day, it was Rav Safra's turn to cast his donkey, but the lion did not eat the donkey. Rav Safra went ahead and acquired the donkey [reclaiming it]. Now, the question is: why did he need to actively acquire the donkey? After all, he had never truly declared it ownerless except on the condition that the lion would take it. Therefore, the donkey always remained his, and he shouldn't have needed to go ahead and formally acquire it! Rather, Rav Safra did not want to enter into doubtful arguments. The people of the caravan could have argued that the donkey belonged to them, claiming that it was only in the merit of the lion eating their donkeys that the lion did not eat his donkey.

For the success of the Rav and the Rebbetzin in spirituality and materiality (b'ruchniyus u'vegashmiyus)

B"H 575

To Merit Greatness in Torah, to Speak Truth in One's Heart, to Always See Only the Good Points in Each and Every Person, and to Flee from Arguments and Strife

Master of the Universe, the Almighty, grant me the merit to attain greatness in Torah, and to speak only words of truth throughout my entire life. And in the merit of the "drawer of fish from the sea" who draws out the good points from each and every person, may I merit to see only good points by day (Yomam, 96) and by night (V'Lailah, 81), which equals 177. And through this, may I enter with my physical body into the Garden (Gan, 53) of Eden (Eden, 124), which equals 177. Just like Rav Safra, who spoke truth in his heart, and through this merited that his donkey was saved. For once, he was traveling with a caravan for many days, as is brought down in Bava Kamma 116a. A good lion followed in the footsteps of the caravan and guarded the entire caravan. All the people of the caravan would cast a donkey to it, so that it would come and eat one donkey. One day, it was Rav Safra's turn to cast his donkey, but the lion did not eat the donkey. Rav Safra went ahead and acquired the donkey [reclaiming it]. Now, the question is: why did he need to actively acquire the donkey? After all, he had never truly declared it ownerless except on the condition that the lion would take it. Therefore, the donkey always remained his, and he shouldn't have needed to go ahead and formally acquire it! Rather, Rav Safra did not want to enter into doubtful arguments. The people of the caravan could have argued that the donkey belonged to them, claiming that it was only in the merit of the lion eating their donkeys that the lion did not eat his donkey.

For the success of the Rav and the Rebbetzin in spirituality and materiality (b'ruchniyus u'vegashmiyus)

B"H 575

To Merit Greatness in Torah, to Speak Truth in One's Heart, to Always See Only the Good Points in Each and Every Person, and to Flee from Arguments and Strife

Master of the Universe, the Almighty, grant me the merit to attain greatness in Torah, and to speak only words of truth throughout my entire life. And in the merit of the "drawer of fish from the sea" who draws out the good points from each and every person, may I merit to see only good points by day (Yomam, 96) and by night (V'Lailah, 81), which equals 177. And through this, may I enter with my physical body into the Garden (Gan, 53) of Eden (Eden, 124), which equals 177. Just like Rav Safra, who spoke truth in his heart, and through this merited that his donkey was saved. For once, he was traveling with a caravan for many days, as is brought down in Bava Kamma 116a. A good lion followed in the footsteps of the caravan and guarded the entire caravan. All the people of the caravan would cast a donkey to it, so that it would come and eat one donkey. One day, it was Rav Safra's turn to cast his donkey, but the lion did not eat the donkey. Rav Safra went ahead and acquired the donkey [reclaiming it]. Now, the question is: why did he need to actively acquire the donkey? After all, he had never truly declared it ownerless except on the condition that the lion would take it. Therefore, the donkey always remained his, and he shouldn't have needed to go ahead and formally acquire it! Rather, Rav Safra did not want to enter into doubtful arguments. The people of the caravan could have argued that the donkey belonged to them, claiming that it was only in the merit of the lion eating their donkeys that the lion did not eat his donkey.