House of Love and Prayer
San Francisco, 5733.
Reprinted with the permission of the Holy Beggars

"MAOS HITTIM" A REBBE NACHMAN TORAH
by Reb Shlomo Carlebach

Reb Nachman says Yom Tov stands on the street corner and screams
out to the world, "Please know that G-d is leading the world, that there
is no nature!" He says you have to put your ears and your heart very
close to hear this screaming. The more you hear the Yom Tov yelling
out that G-d is leading the world, the more you feel the joy of Yom Tov.
G-d forbid, if you are not so happy on Yom Tov, that means you didn't
hear it calling. How do you get the ears to hear Yom Tov calling? Before
Pesach you must give charity, you must give to the poor. You train your
ears by hearing the crying of those in need. Then your ears become
refined and on Yom Tov you can hear G-d letting you know there is
only one G-d. But if your ears are not open to the crying of the poor,
then your ears are deaf and you cannot hear G-d calling either.

