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Keter Shem Tov: 2:254: The Evil Inclination |
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Written by Bentzion of Medziboz
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 "When you go out to wage war against your enemy, G·d will deliver him into your hands, and you will capture his captives."1 The Baal Shem Tov taught: Why should a person
listen to his evil inclination? It would be wiser to learn from the evil inclination itself, which faithfully fulfills its Master's wish.
This, then, is the meaning of, "When you go out to wage war against your enemy" [which refers to the evil inclination,] "you will capture his captives" [which means that you will learn a lesson from how he captures his captives].2
1. Deuteronomy 12:10
2. Toldot Yaakov Yoseph, Pekudei 3, Bekhukothai 4
Translation and Commentary by Rabbi Yehoshua Starrett and reprinted with the kind permission of the Baal Shem Tov Foundation. Please visit www.baalshemtov.com
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