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What Is the Matter of Delighting the Poor on a Good Day, in the Work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Sukkot<\/em>&nbsp;Inter 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In&nbsp;<em>The Zohar<\/em>: \u201cThe Creator\u2019s share is to delight the poor,\u201d etc. In the&nbsp;<em>Sulam<\/em>[Ladder commentary on&nbsp;<em>The Zohar<\/em>], he interprets that since the Creator saw that the&nbsp;<em>Lo Lishma<\/em>&nbsp;[not for Her sake] does not bring him to&nbsp;<em>Lishma<\/em>&nbsp;[for Her sake], He rose up to destroy the world, meaning his abundance is stopped (\u201cIntroduction of The Book of Zohar,\u201d Item 175).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We could say that when one receives an illumination from above, even while one has not been purified, if he takes this illumination in order to raise himself from his lowliness and approach bestowal, it is considered that the&nbsp;<em>Lo Lishma<\/em>brings him&nbsp;<em>Lishma<\/em>, meaning that he is walking on the path of Torah.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is called \u201cOne who is happy on holidays.\u201d A holiday is a good day. 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