Israel, through whom I will be glorified
A phrase expressing appreciation for the people of Israel.
("Listen to me, O islands, and pay attention, O nations... And He said to me: You are My servant, Israel, through whom I will be glorified" - Isaiah 49:3; and likewise: "The Torah was given only in order to sanctify His great name, as it is said: 'And He said to me: You are My servant, Israel, through whom I will be glorified.'" From here they said: A person should keep far from theft, whether from a Jew or from a gentile, and even from anyone in the marketplace, for one who steals from a gentile will eventually steal from a Jew, and one who robs a gentile will eventually rob a Jew" - Tanna Devei Eliyahu Rabbah 26; and likewise: "May the Lord give you a son who will illuminate the eyes of Israel, and through him will be fulfilled: 'Israel, through whom I will be glorified'" - Agnon / Tales of the Baal Shem Tov, His Father and Mother)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּךָ אֶתְפָּאָר
Definition (Hebrew)
פִּתְגָּם הַמְּבַטֵּא הַעֲרָכָה לְעַם יִשְׂרָאֵל.
("שִׁמְעוּ אִיִּים אֵלַי וְהַקְשִׁיבוּ לְאֻמִּים...וַיֹּאמֶר לִי, עַבְדִּי אָתָּה יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּךָ אֶתְפָּאָר"- יְשַׁעְיָהוּ מָט א, וְכֵן:"לֹא נִתְּנָה תּוֹרָה עַל מְנָת כֵּן אֶלָּא לְקַדֵּשׁ שְׁמוֹ הַגָּדוֹל, שֶׁנֶּאֱמַר:"וַיֹּאמֶר לִי עַבְדִּי אָתָּה, יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּךָ אֶתְפָּאָר", מִכָּאן אָמְרוּ: יַרְחִיק אָדָם עַצְמוֹ מִן הַגֶּזֶל מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל וּמִן הַגּוֹי, וַאֲפִלּוּ מִכָּל אָדָם שֶׁבַּשּׁוּק, שֶׁהַגּוֹנֵב לַגּוֹי לַסּוֹף שֶׁהוּא גּוֹנֵב לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, וְהַגּוֹזָל לְגוֹי לְסוֹף שֶׁהוּא גּוֹזֵל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל"- תַּנָּא דְּבֵי אֵלִיָּהוּ רַבָּה כו, וְכֵן:"יִתֵּן לְךָ ה' בֶּן אֲשֶׁר יָאִיר עֵינֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וּבוֹ יְקֻיַּם " יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר בְּךָ אֶתְפָּאָר"- עַגְנוֹן/ סִפּוּרֵי הַבֵּעשְׁ"ט, אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ)