Descent for the sake of ascent; a descent that is for ascent/ a drop must needs precede a rise/il faut reculer pour sauter mieux (F) (יְרִידָה לְצֹורֶךְ עֲלִיָּה, יְרִידָה צֹורֶךְ עֲלִיָּה הִיא)

Descent for the sake of ascent; a descent that is for ascent/ a drop must needs precede a rise/il faut reculer pour sauter mieux (F)

A descent whose purpose is an ascent to a higher place than before. Figuratively: a difficult situation or an effort whose outcome is a better state. (In the source context, the killer's criminal intent is examined according to his hand movements.)

("Our Rabbis taught..." — except one who intends [to kill]. A willful murderer, obviously, is liable to death!... "If at a sudden moment" — except for a corner; "without enmity" — except for a hater; "pushed him" — meaning that he pushed him with his body, or threw something at him — to bring about a descent that is for ascent. He said to him: You have already touched upon a descent that is for ascent. He objected: This is the rule: anyone who kills while descending is exiled; one who does not kill while descending is not exiled" — Makkot 7b. And similarly: "Since he fell into such places, Heaven forfend, and this is the essence of his repair and ascent, in the sense of 'a descent that is the ultimate ascent' mentioned in the books" — Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, Likutei Moharan II, Torah 12.)

Translation

Expression (Hebrew)

יְרִידָה לְצֹורֶךְ עֲלִיָּה, יְרִידָה צֹורֶךְ עֲלִיָּה הִיא

Definition (Hebrew)

יְרִידָה שֶׁמַּטְּרָתָהּ עֲלִיָּיה לְמָקוֹם גָּבוֹהַּ יוֹתֵר מֵהַקֹּודֶם.בְּהַשְׁאָלָה: מַצָּב קָשֶׁה אוֹ מַאֲמָץ שֶׁסּוֹפוֹ מַצָּב טוֹב יוֹתֵר (הַמָּקוֹר: בְּדִינֵי הֲרִיגָה נִבְחֶנֶת כַּוָּנָתוֹ הַפְּלִילִית שֶׁל הַהוֹרֵג ע"פ תְּנוּעוֹת יָדוֹ).

("תְּנוּ רַבָּנָן... בִּבְלִי דַּעַת-פְּרָט לַמִּתְכַּוֵּן. מֵזִיד, פְּשִׁיטָא, בַּר קְטָלָא הוּא!...אֵם בְּפֶתַע - פְּרָט לְקֶרֶן זָוִית, בְּלֹא אֵיבָה- פְּרָט לְשׂוֹנֵא, הָדְפוּ - שֶׁדָּחֲפוּ בְּגוּפוֹ, אוֹ הִשְׁלִיךְ עָלָיו- לְהָבִיא יְרִידָה שֶׁהִיא צֹרֶךְ עֲלִיָּה, אָמַר לוֹ: כְּבָר נָגַעְתָּ בִּירִידָה שֶׁהִיא צֹרֶךְ עֲלִיָּה. אִיתִיבְיָה, זֶה הַכְּלָל: כָּל שֶׁבְּדֶרֶךְ יְרִידָתוֹ- גּוֹלֶה, שֶׁלֹּא בְּדֶרֶךְ יְרִידָתוֹ- אֵינוֹ גּוֹלֶה"- מַכּוֹת ז ע"ב, וְכֵן:"מֵאַחַר שֶׁנָּפַל לִמְקוֹמוֹת כָּאֵלּוּ, רַחֲמָנָא לִצְּלַן, וְזֶה עִקַּר תִּקּוּנוֹ וַעֲלִיָּתוֹ, בִּבְחִינַת "יְרִידָה תַּכְלִית הָעֲלִיָּה" הַמּוּבָא בַּסְּפָרִים"- ר' נַחְמָן מִבְּרֶסְלָב/ לִקּוּטֵי מוהר"ן- תְּנִינָא, תּוֹרָה י"ב).

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